Tell me about theShure SM60 and MXL 603s since I got the pair for 20 dollars

[pimpingiraffe]

Well a local guy was having an estate sale for his friend, said friend had a shitload of equpiment, most of which I had no idea what it was.

I picked up a Shure SM60 and a MXL 603s and I don't really know anything about these mic's. I paid 5 dollars each for them. I also got a Alesis Nanoverb for 8 dollars. If anyone could tell me anything that would be greatly appreciated. I could find info on the MXL and could see what it was worth but I know nothing about this Shure mic.

 

[jkokura]

Well a local guy was having an estate sale for his friend, said friend had a shitload of equpiment, most of which I had no idea what it was.

I picked up a Shure SM60 and a MXL 603s and I don't really know anything about these mic's. I paid 5 dollars each for them. I also got a Alesis Nanoverb for 8 dollars. If anyone could tell me anything that would be greatly appreciated. I could find info on the MXL and could see what it was worth but I know nothing about this Shure mic.

I'll give you 20 for the mics....

kidding. The 603s is a decent low-budget Small Diaphragm Condensor. Good for some drum applications and acoustic guitars. The SM60 I'm not familier with.

Jacob

 

[mshilarious]

I've tried lots of Shures, the SM58 and the SM62, but not in between

http://www.shure.com/pdf/discontinued/sm60.pdf

It's an omni with low sensitivity but a decent high-end response, maybe a predecessor to the SM63? Discontinued in 1982. Could be interesting on some vocals, as a room mic, guitar cabs, or close mic on acoustic. I've tried my SM63 on some of those.

Could be great for pretending you're Howard Cosell

 

[Richard Monroe]

The SM60 is an omnidirectional dynamic made between 1966 and 1982. It was intended for us by MC's on live sound stages and for television broadcast applications. It has a built in pod filter/wind screen, and It's a low impedence mic, rated at 150 ohms (200 ohms actual), and it's looking for an input rated at 19 to 300 ohms. Frequency response is 15 to 15K hz. It may very well be useful as a percussion or amp mic.
You did good. The 603 itself is worth quite a bit more than you paid for both mics. Congrats.-Richie

http://www.shure.com/pdf/discontinued/sm60.pdf

 

[pimpingiraffe]

Yeah it looks like I got quite a deal here. I'll play with both mic's some more today, and maybe record my mesa boogie mark III a little bit with that new shure mic and compare it to my SM57.

 

[emergencyexit]

Frequency response is 15 to 15K hz.

I'd like to see a frequency response chart on this.

Ben

 

[mshilarious]

I'd like to see a frequency response chart on this.

Ben

Look at the pdf.

 

[Richard Monroe]

Oops! ***TYPO ALERT****- thats 45 to 15K hz. I knew that had to be wrong. That's seriously subsonic. Sorry-Richie