Shure Beta 58 A

I have used this microphone in a multitude of applications over the years and I decided to finally buy one for myself.
Perfect for close proximity vocals/loud vocals and live performances. Super sturdy and heavy as it is can take a lot of beating and still work for years. No rattling or looseness in this microphone, so your recording performance will be free of sound artifacts caused by moving the microphone. I have also experimented with it recording high gain electric guitars with a lot of success. I would not recommend it to vocalists that are into genres like opera or more open vocal applications as it does not perform well if the distance from the microphone starts increasing beyond a certain point. One more strong point of this microphone is that it will ot pick up ambient sound the way a large diaphragm microphone will, so you will be able to record in environments that are not soundproofed/relatively loud with substantial success. In conclusion this microphone is a legend and there is a reason why a HUGE number of artists choose the
Shure Beta 58 for live performances. It's reliability, quality, sound and price make it an extremely attractive option (even for "pro" applications).

I bought this mic for my home PA as a bundle offer,always based on reviews on thomann and i was not dissapointed!This is one of the best dynamic vocal microphones ever produced with its predecessor being a legendary mic and it is no luck why it outperforms all the other mics..in my ears,and since i own also the Sennheiser e945 and so i can compare those two mics,the SHURE Beta 58A is the most well-balanced dynamic mic i have ever used..The lows and the mids (especially the mids) are just excelent..the highs are very clear and the total result is just amazing.You just cannot go wrong with this mic..robust,high built quality and exceptional clarity.. BEST mic money can buy in this price range.

Might as well update most of my reviews as i've gotten more experienced with stuff...

Alright, so first off, it's a really solid build that can take some hits.
The sound quality is very clear.
It's not very loud though, it might just be my Mackie Big Knob Studio that isn't very powerful for this type of mic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but i had to crank the pre-amp all the way up with phantom power to get anywhere close to not being very quiet. Though if you have a powerful audio interface or mixer or whatever you have that can use XLR microphones, you should be good to go... On a last note, it's not very sensitive, you need to be really close to it to really pick something up, so not ideal for streaming or any other activity like voice chats or whatnot, you can make it work though. Otherwise it's a really great microphone.

Needed a special mic for a female backing vocalist who did not have a very powerful voice (sings a bit softly, compared to the main vocals) and who was using a Boss VE22 vocal processor to add vocal effects & harmonies to thicken the vocals as per the band’s requirement.

The said vocalist during rehearsals and lives usually stood next to the drumkit.

She was previously using an SM58, and the VE22 despite the noise reduction engaged, was still catching the snare bleed and cymbals every now and then, and also producing feedback/hiss at times.

The 58a did the trick. The percussion was no longer being replicated into the PA. The hiss was gone. And the special eq of the 58a added more clarity and presense to the ‘not so powerful vocals’, and i to the VE22, it worked like a charm and brought so life much into the harmonies.

Highly recommended, in such scenarios!