deathofamind
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So, I went to the guitar store today, looking for a decent all-purpose microphone. I'm still a beginner at this stuff. I want something that I could use for vocals and acoustic/electric guitar (sometimes clean, sometimes distorted) at home, and maybe live for vocals sometime.
I went in to look for a Shure SM57 or SM58, and they had both in the cabinet. So I asked the guy if he had them in stock, and he gave me this whole speech about how "nobody buys them anymore", and that I'd be better off with an AKG D880. He said it's the same price as the SM58, and it's a little better. He also said that the AKG D770 is similar to the SM57, but better.
So um... what gives? Like I said, I'm a total beginner at this. Everybody here praises the Shure mics, but now I don't know what to think.
I went in to look for a Shure SM57 or SM58, and they had both in the cabinet. So I asked the guy if he had them in stock, and he gave me this whole speech about how "nobody buys them anymore", and that I'd be better off with an AKG D880. He said it's the same price as the SM58, and it's a little better. He also said that the AKG D770 is similar to the SM57, but better.
So um... what gives? Like I said, I'm a total beginner at this. Everybody here praises the Shure mics, but now I don't know what to think.