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SM58 Facts vs. Fiction—Part 2

Like scars on a heavyweight prize fighter, a bashed and bruised grille reveals the long, hard road that an SM58 microphone has traveled. Like a bodyguard, the grille's job is to take a beating to protect the "VIP" – the more-delicate microphone transducer inside. In this video, Chad Wiggins explains why a 58 keeps working long after other microphones have gone down for the count.
October, 08 2012 |

Last week we launched a video series about the SM58® to help our blog readers separate fact from fiction about this legendary microphone.  In Part 1, we discussed the myth "old technology".

In Part 2, we discuss the myth that the SM58's grille should never dent.

Like scars on a heavyweight prize fighter, a bashed and bruised grille reveals the long, hard road that an SM58 microphone has traveled.  Like a bodyguard, the grille's job is to take a beating to protect the "VIP" – the more-delicate microphone transducer inside.  In this video, Chad Wiggins explains why a 58 keeps working long after other microphones have gone down for the count.

 

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Davida Rochman
A Shure associate since 1979, Davida Rochman graduated with a degree in Speech Communications and never imagined that her first post-college job would result in a lifelong career that had her marketing microphones rather than speaking into them. Today, Davida is a Corporate Public Relations Manager, responsible for public relations activities, sponsorships, and donation programs that intersect with Shure at the corporate and industry level.

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