Shure SH55 Series II Reviews

Great performance mic.

I use Shure SH55 Series II mostly for recording purposes. Voice and all kinds of guitars. The delivery was fast as usual. Very good product for this price.

Awesome microphone

Sound is very clean, high quality. Best for live concerts and repetitions!

The Mike has great sound

I love this mike, its sound is stunning, however if you are anyway breathy it will train you how to work better with that as it picks up on that easily. We use this with the Fender 100 and it's a gorgeous sound.

SHURE

Again it's a shure but hey absolutely amazing sound and quality, use it every day . TOP !!!

The classic!

If you are looking for the perfect vocal sound, I would recommend you buying another mic as this one sounds a bit flat. But it's the looks that make this mike the one to go after! Good build quality, too.

Classic sure quality and sound

Well, I was using this model previously, its classic already. Best quality/price combination. If you want simpler design you could buy 58 model - it has the same inside and it will be a bit cheaper, but I need mic for live performance so I have chosen this one.

Classic sure quality, durability and sound.

Concreet!

Like concreet and build like a tank!

We use it for recordings in sessions where we don't sounds of the room in the singing mic

It has the looks

That’s a damn sexy microphone, beautifully made, and very sturdy. However there are some issues with it:

1. In loud rehearsals and gigs it doesn’t stand out and cut through the mix no matter how you will eq it.

2. Compared to other Shure microphones is very silent, even if you max the volume in the console it doesn’t get louder. I was rehearsing with my band and with the same channel settings the SM 58 was 2dB louder.

It’s not a bad microphone however I feel the SM58 is more suitable for rehearsals.

I’m currently using it in my home studio only

Superb

Classic looks, classic sound, classic vibe. Love it!

It is what it is.

Great for the look, and works well for quiet intimate cafe/restaurant gigs.

But I found it not the best for larger, louder gigs it struggled to cut through the mix and turning it up only resulted in feedback.

I found myself sing with my lips having to touch the casing nearly.

But at the end of the day, it is what it is. If you want the mic that looks vintage, this is the one and only original.

Good looks and sound - An ideal package.

I love this mic. I fell in love with the looks a good time ago, but hearing it in action really made the purchase worth while.

The Sound - It's everything I've come to expect from Shure. It has pretty much the same internals as the ubiquitous SM58, and the sound is as good as you should expect. Couple that with the aesthetics and you have a mic worth reckoning with.

The looks - This is a beautiful mic. The vintage looks really work for our band - Late 50s early 60s music. If it fits your style, go for it.

Excellent sound and durability for a great price - would recommend!

Like many others, I was attracted by the looks of this classic microphone, and I read some positive reviews so I decided to buy one for live gigs with my band.

It is a very versatile mic, with an excellent feedback control, it has a great sound that cuts through the mix.

The pros never end, so I will write down the only con that I experienced with this one - it is a little more difficult to use than a standard dynamic mic like SM58 (which I also own), it takes some time until you get used to this one, you have to try and find that 'sweet spot'.

I mostly use this microphone for blues-rock gigs, I had never experienced problems with feedback in small clubs, even though this one can really pick up a lot of spills from the drums and amps, so I would not recommend a high gain.

It really looks very classy, especially at a blues/jazz gig. The most beautiful microphone I have ever seen, and it is really well built, you don't have to worry that it will break easily if you drop it or something.

All in all - a great value for the money, I would definitely recommend this microphone to anyone!

Great original retro mic

Retro in design, but not in sound.

Rugged aluminium body and timeless design.

Modern version of SM58 capsule under the hood. And it is interchangeable for capsule from SH55 Deluxe (also sm58 version but better freq. response), so you can have deluxe version in standard design.

Sound is really good - more airy as SM58. Suits many voices. I bought it for a friend, and her voice is great through this mic.

Try before buy is recommended.

Faulty power switch but easily replaced aftermarket. Big sound, great response for mid and highmid timbres.

Looking gorgeous.

I have purchased this mic for an music video but, it have a really quality sound also! It can be used on stage for Live PA.

really satisfied!

Nice mic

I had the Shure 58A beta before, and I want to have one more dynamic mic for my band, thus, I bought this Shure SH55.

Really amazing mic, looks good and easily to preform your voice, I think it have a little reverb from the mic.

really nice, one more choice for my band vocal.

Classic look with Shure Reliability

OK, So i'm in a rock band, surely you would think that this mic would be more suited to the classic crooners...

How wrong you would be!!

If it's good enough for James Hetfield, it's good enough for me!

MIc sounds amazing and cuts through the mix with minimal of compression. Bands singers all use one now and we are loving these every night

All I Expected Was Delivered

It's such a beautifully designed microphone and the quality of the manufacture is excellent. It's iconic presence probably makes it a tad overpriced. But I've been using the microphone constantly during January and February 2017 and the regular use has increased my skill in the most effective way to use it. It's not necessary to get too close as long as there is sufficient gain - but not too much. The only hint of feedback was when my headphones brush the mike as I was reaching across to continue the recording session.

My guess is that the original mike of 60 years ago was bigger. The size and aesthetic beauty of the latest model is perfect for me. My only cautionaly note for those wishing to buy one is to be careful when buying a mike stand to suit the SH55, the locking screw on the K&M 260/1 stand is too wide for the mike to be fully screwed onto the the stand with the inserted K&M 215 adapter. I can still use the Mike for studio work - but would want to be careful of the choice of stand - or file down the perimeter of the locking screw by a millimeter - for on the road gigs.

Great vintage style microphone

I bought this for my then girlfriend, now wife, for her to use with our vintage jazz duo (guitar and vocals.) It looks 'the business' and sounds great through my AER compact. You can get a cheaper lookalike, but don't bother; you'll only want to upgrade sooner rather than later. This is the original and best

Great Sounding Mic

I have used this mic for mainly jazz, pop and rock 'n' roll and it not only looks the part but it sounds great and is very well made. Would highly recommend