So I have an sm57 that doesn't work.

[Chris.]

Bought it new, then tried it out a month later (big mistake) and it doesn't work.

Give someone $10 to fix it.

 

[Jacobi1211]

i'll buy it for $10.

Jacob

 

[Chris.]

Naw, I'm pretty sure it's just some stupid little thing wrong with it. I'm sure someone who knows how they work can fix it pretty easily.

I doubt there's a website however for troubleshooting an sm57, sadly.

 

[chessrock]

Did you find a rock in it?

.

 

[Chris.]

I wish, it would be like a bonus!

Combo hammer/mic/shaker.

 

[OhSh1rt]

Have you done any kind of "beep" test (for lack of a better name) with a multimeter to see if a solder joint has come lose?


-jeffrey

 

[cpl_crud]

Continuity test...

From memory, you should be able to get a reading from pins 2 and 3 of something like 1000 ohm (that's a rough guess there)

There's only 3 parts to the SM/Beta 57/58:
Capsule
Transformer
Jack

the most likely failure there is the jack, and that's usually fixed easily with a bit of solder

 

[ermghoti]

IIRC, you can ship it to Shure, and they will ship back a new (or like new?) one for something like $40, if you can't get it running.

 

[scrubs]

Where was it purchased? What is their return policy? I've returned mics to MF within their 45 day window that were not functioning properly.

 

[Chris.]

Where was it purchased? What is their return policy? I've returned mics to MF within their 45 day window that were not functioning properly.

Guitar Center about a year ago. I don't think they'll take it. I was actually thinking about buying a new one and switching them out and taking back the broken on saying it didn't work. Haha.

 

[scrubs]

Guitar Center about a year ago. I don't think they'll take it. I was actually thinking about buying a new one and switching them out and taking back the broken on saying it didn't work. Haha.

Oh, in your original post, you said only a month. I won't advise on the morality of your suggested remedy, but it would probably work.

 

[Chris.]

Oh, in your original post, you said only a month. I won't advise on the morality of your suggested remedy, but it would probably work.

No, in my original post I said I bought one new and then tried it out a month later. I never said when I bought it.

And yeah, that was mostly a joke, even though it would probably work. I'd rather just fix mine since like I said it' sprobably some loose wire or something.

 

[cominginsecond]

I'd do the tape op mod on it and see if it becomes usable at that point.

 

[basstracker7769]

toss the SM57 and get a Unidyne III version

Current SM57s are junk get a real one the ones that use to be made in the USA
a Unidyne III. Even better find a shure 545, cheaper and much better it uses the unidyne III capsule and sounds so much better then the current junk

 

[Chris.]

Current SM57s are junk get a real one the ones that use to be made in the USA
a Unidyne III. Even better find a shure 545, cheaper and much better it uses the unidyne III capsule and sounds so much better then the current junk

I see this solving all of my problems. Thank you.