(Finally- a post from me that might benefit someone other than just myself...)
While looking for a good, cheap harmonica mic, I realized that there must be dozens, perhaps hundreds, of un-sung (no pun intended) microphones that are very good mics, but are languishing in back rooms because no one knows how good they really are. Everyone knows the virtues of a Shure SM58- but how bout others- I personally have a Shure BG 1.0 that is a darn good, and cheap, workhorse. Sure (Shure?) it's no SM58, but it is durable and sounds decent (altho I must admit, when I have a choice, I always put my SM58 or better in the stand in front of me- hey, it's one of the few perks of working my ass off doing sound for my group...)
Shure 545's have a decent freq. response curve, very similar to the SM57. Are they durable? If so, I'd think they'd make good substitutes.
What are some other mics that might be sleeping bargains?
While looking for a good, cheap harmonica mic, I realized that there must be dozens, perhaps hundreds, of un-sung (no pun intended) microphones that are very good mics, but are languishing in back rooms because no one knows how good they really are. Everyone knows the virtues of a Shure SM58- but how bout others- I personally have a Shure BG 1.0 that is a darn good, and cheap, workhorse. Sure (Shure?) it's no SM58, but it is durable and sounds decent (altho I must admit, when I have a choice, I always put my SM58 or better in the stand in front of me- hey, it's one of the few perks of working my ass off doing sound for my group...)
Shure 545's have a decent freq. response curve, very similar to the SM57. Are they durable? If so, I'd think they'd make good substitutes.
What are some other mics that might be sleeping bargains?