Erica says:

Hi, I just want to point out that, when an SM-58 is EQ’d correctly, it is eeenllxct for just about any sound you want to record. I’m not kidding. I’ve used it on three music projects, several short films, and even put the BETA 58a aside as an overrated voice over mic. At the moment I’m tackling foley for someone’s short film, and using the 58 on everything, even room tone (in conjunction with an SP-303 sampler to get the mic out of the studio and do some field recording). This is only opinion, but here’s how it boils down for me: SM-58: Vocals, foley effects, guitar cabs, acoustic instrumentsSM-57: Vocals that require screaming directly into the microphone, guitar cabs.SM-58a: Voice overs, DJ work.If you plug any of these into a guitar FX processor, then you have EQ’s, reverbs, delays, noise reduction, gates, and other DSP effects right in one unit. I use a Zoom G2. For close-micing vocals, if you cut the bass on the 3 band EQ, you can eliminate the proximity effect (the thumpy poppy sound you hear on transients). If you crank the bass with the SM-58a, you’ve got a better-than-decent DJ mic; I’ve had people on Skype say that it sounded like I was on the radio. Don’t have to spend a lot of money, just use your equipment creatively. Don Carlsonsound designer