[Dixielandjazz] Microphones

[OArkas at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/06 1:35:23 PM, rakmccallum at hotmail.com writes:
I tried both the SM58 and the 57.   For me, the 57 sounded better for the 
clarinet than the 58.   That's just my experience.   I bought two of them and use 
one for singing and one for the clarinet.
Someone else's experiences may be different.
Good luck.
John

> Looking for opinions on performance microphones.  I was going to pick up a
> Shure SM58, since I need a vocal mike (and wanted to spend $100 or
> less--which is what they run), but I really also need it to double as a horn
> solo mike.  Does the SM58 respond well to instruments, or does it strictly
> work best as a voice microphone?  Does anyone have a favorite?
> 





John
John Pappas
oArkas at aol.com