The most recognised microphone on both stage and music video clips today was a long time in the making.
After perfecting the SM 57 Shure engineer Ernie Seeler led a team to build the ideal vocal microphone, one that provided high-quality sound, was rugged and dependable. After three years and hundreds of tests involving dropping, throwing, cooking, freezing, salt spray, and water immersion, the SM58 was born.
Best suited for stage vocals, but will work for speech and a variety of instruments.