Are shure sm57's good?

[fritzmusic]

in a nutshel: 57's are good and can be great. many many major studios have 57s... check a list of mics at any studio and i promise youll find atleast one. theyre very commonly used for drums too. Ed Rose (The Get Up Kids, New Amsterdams, Reggie and the Full Effect) uses 57s on every cd he has made to this day and im sure hes not the only engineer who puts them to use.

As OVERHEADS as msblaze was asking? Bluh. Yeah, they'll technically work but not nearly as well as the less expensive condensors we all suggested. 57's have their forte but NOT as overheads.

 

[MISTERQCUE]

i also would be a little leery of a the 2 overhead condenser, simply because your drum sounds will be very similar to many, many other peoples'. but maybe that's what you're looking for.
experiment.

That's false.

Your kit will not sound similar to everyone else using condensors overhead.
Due to various factors such as kit tone & tune and your style of play and performance, using condensors will maximize the sound emanating from the kit
and capture a cleaner & clearer perf than using dynamics.