I-5 : Good utility dynamic mic

I have one of these, I use it for all the jobs you'd typically use a sm57 for (recording guitar cabs, snare drum, toms, hand percussion, etc.)

I like this mic. It's very well built and comes with a good, snug holder. It has no fragile plastic parts on the outside, it's been hit by a few over-enthusiastic drummers and there's not a scratch on it.

Soundwise, it won't blow you away or anything, but it does what it's supposed to. I can't think of any cons, it just does the job.

Soundwise, I find it a bit brighter than my sm57 (which I find a slightly murky-sounding mic), I like to use it on snare top and guitar cabs, it captures the top end of amp spring reverbs well. I've also used it on rack toms, it did the job much as expected.

I'll pick up another few of these when budget allows.