Shure SM57 LC

En klassiker! går inte att beskriva det bättre. det är en riktig arbetshäst som klarar av vad man än sätter den på.

för ett år sen så fick jag låna en sm57 av en kompis och jag tyckte ganska fort att den inte lät speciellt bra. men men tänkte jag, om så många älskar den så får jag väl ändra mig. hade även läst att dem är väldigt stryktåliga. dock så fick jag möjlighet att jämföra den med en annan 57a och det var då jag förstod att den inte lät som den skulle!
så jag beställde en ny här på thomann för två månader sen och älskar den. fungerar på i princip på allt man ger den. speciellt på förstärkare och akustiskt så gör det ett toppen bra jobb!
hade gärna sett att den kom i ett bättre fodral som man kan ta med sig utan att vara orolig att dänga till den. och det finns inga mer inställningar eller annat kul. men det kanske är anledningarna att den är på pass billig.
till alla som funderar på att köpa, gör det bara. den kommer komma till användning på ett eller annat sätt det lovar jag. och för det priset så är den väldigt svår slagen.

TOTAL
I've been using this mic in the studio 8 years. I do understand why SM57 considered industry standard for many applications. But the fact that theese are industry standard doesn't mean they are the best mics available. Its reputaion for being very reliable, fairly cheap and good for many situations made me choose SM57 for close micing of some of the drums and guitar amp when i started out and i don't regret it!.They do colour the sound a bit. I'm sure theese work good in live situations too.Very good starting point for recording snare drums, toms and guitar cabinets for the inexperienced user.

FEATURES
No features, no on/off switch. But then again there are few situations where i would need one.

SOUND
I've tried recording many diferent instruments with my SM7s mostly drums, guitar, bass and accordion with positive results. I find the sm57 in particular well suited for

Recording drums:
- Snare drums gives me a nice and dry sound reminding of the sound of queens of the stone age. I place the tip about 5 fingers above the rim and about 2 inches inwards from the rim. I direct the tip towards the center of the drum.
- Good with toms.
- Kick drum (beater side) for higher frequencies together with a mic picking up low frequencies better than sm57 on the front

Recording guitar speaker:
- I find it easy for any situation involving both clean and heavily distorted guitar sound. It adds some warmth and mellowness.

- The SM57 sounds good, but it does colour the sound. This is not a good or bad thing. The mid-low frequencies is more present in the signal and it lacks some hi frequencies. I get the best result when keeping this in mind when dialing the amp settings.

Bass guitar speaker:
- Good additional mic for the bass cabinet. Gives a clean sound.

-Lacks low frequencies needed for the bass guitar. I don't use it alot for bass guitar because i get better results with another mic(beta 52) combined with direct in when recording.

I bought this and a cheaper (copycat) version, to basically kickstart my home studio project after getting a good 12+ years older, stupider and fatter whilst not actively making music. I'm only in the early phases with said "project", but it's safe to say this mic will never let me down. Period/end too long review. Such clarity and just beeeeautifully quiet. I just lack superlatives here; IF you're planning to record any music ANYWHERE, I'd say start here. You will not regret going Shure, for sure! (I know, I only do terrible jokes..)

I have done a whole 20 year "career" in mostly loud and obscure music, back in the day. I did not record or produce myself in the olden days (except by sitting on studio couches yelling "guitars need to be louder" a lot) but... y'know, you'll still learn a lot by recording full albums and smaller releases, touring, and all that jazz. Shure was a name I first met decades ago. Knew a lot of professionals, who all seemed to swear by it. Now, later in life, I can just thank each and every "studio dude" or "punk club mixing dude" and their ilk, that I ever met in my life!

I'm using mine mostly to record guitars of all kinds, both played thru my tiny Orange amp, or just direct recording acoustic guitars. I have recorded simple percussions on it; hand claps never sounded so good. Now, I know th'57 is not a vocals mic, but my tests produce "demo level" quality even there. Great for whispers, mind you! :D (got a Rode mic for "singing for realsees", mind you..)

TL;DR
If you're looking to buy JUST ONE MIC for almost any purpose, seriously look no further! Sonic joy guaranteed.