StraightSix Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Did you check the links I listed...? There are many better ways to check if your Shure is real... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1329733626' post='1546387'] Did you check the links I listed...? There are many better ways to check if your Shure is real... [/quote] Yes I did check them and many thanks. I'd had to look through several web sites to find what was in just one of your links. The final check is that the Beta weight is under 'whereabouts' what Shure states. The internal wire colours to the 3 pins is also incorrect and the increased handling noise ain't good.... the Beta is a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSix Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Sorry to hear that. Just for reference, I dug out my old late 1970s dual-impedance SM58 (not BETA) and it weighs 295g, Also it's worth noting that that the Shure website lists the current SM58 as weighing 298g but the SM58 BETA weighs 278g. Edited February 20, 2012 by StraightSix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='StraightSix' timestamp='1329744979' post='1546593'] Sorry to hear that. Just for reference, I dug out my old late 1970s dual-impedance SM58 (not BETA) and it weighs 295g, Also it's worth noting that that the Shure website lists the current SM58 as weighing 298g but the SM58 BETA weighs 278g. [/quote] Your figures are as correct as Shure state, sir. (Their given weights on their website are : SM58 298g ..... Beta58A 278g). However, the current crop of bona fide SM58s are weighing in at around 320g, by their own admittance! I've returned the Beta for refund and actually may start looking at other mics instead of Shure....EV/Rode/Sennheiser maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='mybass' timestamp='1329761712' post='1546933'] ...may start looking at other mics instead of Shure... EV/Rode/Sennheiser maybe. [/quote] SE do some cracking mics, and very affordable too. Recommended. [url="http://www.seelectronics.com/"]http://www.seelectronics.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I once bought a Samson Q8. I like this microphone because I feel that it is very sold, nice and heavy too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSix Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='mybass' timestamp='1329761712' post='1546933'] I've returned the Beta for refund and actually may start looking at other mics instead of Shure....EV/Rode/Sennheiser maybe. [/quote] Do be aware that there are other manufacturers who are also getting cloned now - Sennheiser is definitely one of them... I recently bought a (genuine) Sennheiser E835 and it is great value for the £40-odd I paid for mine second hand. Is it for live or studio use...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 +1 on the e835, great mic, think of it as a differnet stand in for the ubiquitous sm57, where as the e845 has more eq built in and os closer to an sm58 in where its aiming. Both great value for money mics IME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1329762178' post='1546942'] SE do some cracking mics, and very affordable too. Recommended. [url="http://www.seelectronics.com/"]http://www.seelectronics.com/[/url] [/quote] Thanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1329820978' post='1547747'] +1 on the e835, great mic, think of it as a differnet stand in for the ubiquitous sm57, where as the e845 has more eq built in and os closer to an sm58 in where its aiming. Both great value for money mics IME. [/quote] Thanks for the Sennheiser update.....The 835/845 look pretty good on spec and decent (Amazon/other shop) prices.....one with a switch could be useful. A friend of mine uses an Elecrovoice N/D 767a which sounds a little better than the SM58.....about £80 these days but a few years back when he bought they were well over £100. Edited February 21, 2012 by mybass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackthelad Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I have just boughta new SM58 mic i weighed it too,330g,i messaged seller,no reply,i've scoured the net and checked out every detail,including on box made in mexico,so hopefully not a fake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Gave up on sure 58’s years ago, overpriced mediocre meh, ev’s and sennheisers are much better bang for buck these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 18 hours ago, jackthelad said: I have just boughta new SM58 mic i weighed it too,330g,i messaged seller,no reply,i've scoured the net and checked out every detail,including on box made in mexico,so hopefully not a fake. It looks like you have a bona fide one so that’s good. Shure are decent all round mics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Are you all tuning down a semitone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_c2 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 IMHO buying a Shure SM58 is like buying an IBM personal computer.....except they don't make PCs any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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