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Vocal Mic Recommendations
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:58 am
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:58 am
I've got a young friend who helped me turn an impulse buy of a Squier baritone guitar into a new Peavey Solo PA in an even trade. Anyway, now I'd like to add a microphone to the rig and am looking for recommendations.
My research (lots of counterfeits) has definitely turned me off from buying from anyone that's not a legitimate shop, but my focus has narrowed to either a Shure or Sennheiser. Specifically I'm looking at a Shure SM58 and a Sennheiser E 945 or E 845.
I'm sure some of you have experience with several. What would you recommend for use with a classic rock band and as a solo. My voice is more tenor than baritone and trends quieter than loud, although I can scream when I want to.
Thank you in advance.
One more... Have any of you dealt with Alto Music and their "repack" items? Good store?
My research (lots of counterfeits) has definitely turned me off from buying from anyone that's not a legitimate shop, but my focus has narrowed to either a Shure or Sennheiser. Specifically I'm looking at a Shure SM58 and a Sennheiser E 945 or E 845.
I'm sure some of you have experience with several. What would you recommend for use with a classic rock band and as a solo. My voice is more tenor than baritone and trends quieter than loud, although I can scream when I want to.
Thank you in advance.
One more... Have any of you dealt with Alto Music and their "repack" items? Good store?
This post was edited on 12/8/25 at 3:04 pm
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Posted on 12/8/25 at 11:17 am to Mizz-SEC
I'm not doing much live singing, but for recording I use a Shure of some type. I think I've had it about 15 years.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 11:26 am to Mizz-SEC
Shure 57 or 58 is the defacto standard for live performances for most singers
Posted on 12/8/25 at 1:02 pm to Zappas Stache
After the apocalypse, three things will remain:
Cockroaches
Twinkies
SM 57/58s
That Shure mic is indestructible and sounds fine. Good representation of your voice, works fine and takes EQ well.
A step that will give you a little something something (for those like me not blessed with the best singing voice. Those would be the Shure Beta 57/58 and the Sennheiser e935/945. They are really good. I tried each and ended up with the e945 and keep my SM 58 as a spare. Could have went with any of them but for my voice, my lead singer said e945 sounded best and I trust her on vocals.
If convenient, go to Guitar Center and plug a bunch into a monitor and try them out.
Cockroaches
Twinkies
SM 57/58s
That Shure mic is indestructible and sounds fine. Good representation of your voice, works fine and takes EQ well.
A step that will give you a little something something (for those like me not blessed with the best singing voice. Those would be the Shure Beta 57/58 and the Sennheiser e935/945. They are really good. I tried each and ended up with the e945 and keep my SM 58 as a spare. Could have went with any of them but for my voice, my lead singer said e945 sounded best and I trust her on vocals.
If convenient, go to Guitar Center and plug a bunch into a monitor and try them out.
This post was edited on 12/8/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 12/8/25 at 2:50 pm to Mizz-SEC
Both Shure and Sennheiser make great mics.
Personally, I have owned an Audix OM7 for 20+ years and that thing is great ($250 mic though). It never feeds back (smaller pattern) therefore the output is a little lower than most dynamics, but it sounds great and I have gigged with it for 20+ years. The OM5 is more affordable version, but people rave about it as well.
Audix OM5
Personally, I have owned an Audix OM7 for 20+ years and that thing is great ($250 mic though). It never feeds back (smaller pattern) therefore the output is a little lower than most dynamics, but it sounds great and I have gigged with it for 20+ years. The OM5 is more affordable version, but people rave about it as well.
Audix OM5
This post was edited on 12/8/25 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 12/8/25 at 3:03 pm to Mizz-SEC
Also, Regarding Alto Music, Yes, a very reputable business. I work for a manufacturer and they have been one of my dealers for 20 years. I work with them almost on a daily basis.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 5:04 pm to Mizz-SEC
Can never go wrong with a 58 for vocals or a 57 for miking instruments. Value priced, readily available, virtually indestructible.
If you can only afford one mic for both purposes (home recording), get the 57.
If you can only afford one mic for both purposes (home recording), get the 57.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:43 am to Mizz-SEC
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Specifically I'm looking at a Shure SM58 and a Sennheiser E 945 or E 845
I use all of these, but I prefer the E 845. It just suits my voice a little better.
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:44 pm to Mizz-SEC
Not a Squier Baritone Jazzmaster in Antigua finish, was it?
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:52 pm to TheFretShack
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Can never go wrong with a 58 for vocals or a 57 for miking instruments. Value priced, readily available, virtually indestructible.
If you can only afford one mic for both purposes (home recording), get the 57.
Someone who worked for Shure made a post somewhere settling an ongoing argiument: that yes, the SM57 and SM58 are indeed the same capsule with different windscreen designs, which make a slight difference in the pickup pattern (unidirectional for the 57, omni for the 58). That makes the 57 a bit handier for recording (an old trick for tracking vocals is to throw one of the near field monitors out of phase and that lets you record vocals without headphones with the playboack through the monitors, canceled out by the phasing when they pass the front of the 57 if you're facing them... to this day Bono records most of his vocals this way because he feels less inhibited)... but, I hate singing into 57s live because I don't like chipping my teeth.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 7:34 am to Lee B
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but, I hate singing into 57s live because I don't like chipping my teeth.
Lord how many times have I done that. I don't know why but I don't do it with my Sennheiser. Maybe because the screen is shaped different.Posted on 12/10/25 at 8:04 am to Lee B
quote:
Not a Squier Baritone Jazzmaster in Antigua finish, was it?
No. It was a black and white tuxedo Telecaster I bought when ProAudioStar was cutting out post-COVID overstocks (used that were really new). I shouldn't have bought it but was beyond glad when I got more in trade than I paid for it.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 12:22 pm to Mizz-SEC
The Sennheiser equivalent to the Shure SM58 would be the E835 (cardioid) microphone. The E845 is a super cardioid microphone, meaning it has a narrower cone or range that it will pick up sound. It's better for rejected ambient noise and reducing feedback in a live setting. If you plan on singing and playing, I would recommend a cardioid (SM58 or E835) due to the fact that it would allow you a little more area to move your mouth behind the mic without worrying about signal reduction.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:08 pm to Shwapp
I never realized how far back my e945 will pick up. Narrower spread but if you are right behind it, it picks up pretty far. I never noticed using on stage monitors for vocals and then I started using IEMs sometimes. I always think I need to be right on the mic. I was standing back from it and messing with my guitar player, "Hey dummy, you didn't play the A again in the solo", and I heard it in my IEMs. I was like, oops, better be more careful. Of course that is just my mix which is only vocals and bass. I'm sure out front in the whole mix maybe that gets lost. I hope.
Posted on 12/10/25 at 1:27 pm to Mizz-SEC
Shure SM58
Posted on 12/11/25 at 4:22 pm to Mizz-SEC
I’ve had very good luck with shure mic’s in my band. They are extremely durable and still sound great after a lot of abuse. We run two sm58’s for backup vocals and a beta 58a for main vocals. In my opinion the beta seems to sound slightly better but both mics are very good. Also I must state that I’m a lead guitar player who isn’t an expert in mics by far, I just know that those mics have worked very well for us
This post was edited on 12/11/25 at 4:25 pm
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