Shure SM 48 LC Reviews

neat microphone

Nice budget dynamic mic. I use it as a studio interconnection mic, so I can be heard in the recording room.

Great value, small price: best deal for live gigs!

Great microphone, best value for the price.

Might not be a high end professional model, but in the hands of our lead singer performs greatly.

Nice build quality, good response and very reliable for live gigs.

It also came in a very convenient bundle... hard to beat for that price!

Best buy and a wonderful gift for every amateur musician

Good but quiet

Extremely well made but low output compared to Shure beta 57

Excellent Mic -Mobile DJ

I Love this Mic. Only issue is no on and off button and depending on the angle the sound from your voice isn't picked up as strong but still excellent, if you need a good pro budget Mic then this is the one.

Good mic

This microphone corresponds to the price / quality. We use it for children's activities (30 - 100 children). Recommend for this kind of events.

A 58 for a lot less

Secondary mics? All round mics? You don't trust some musicians on stage with your 58? Give them this. They won't know the difference and you can save a lot of money as well.

Great reliable Shure quality

Bought this as a gift for my girlfriend, took it to rehearsals etc. and honestly can't tell the difference between this and an SM58, maybe this one is less durable? Couldn't tell you as I haven't subjected this one to any stress or durability tests or mishandled it, but it seems to be all there in terms of Shure quality, reliability & sound and would definitely recommend it if you want a 58 but don't quite have the cash

Excellent backup

I use this microphone as a backup to when I don't have an '58 available or in situations where I know that a drunk customer will drop the mics.

Makes them extremely useful for karaoke sets or low budget performances.

I find very little difference between this mic & the 58.

Affordable mic

I?m not a proffessional singer but with my setup the mic works perfectly.

Incredible quality for such a low price

i've bought this microphone and after a couple of months using it, i can say that the quality surprises me for the price. For singing or capturing a guitar amp, it always sounds great.

good mike

As an amateur musician I use Shure SM 48 LC as a simple way to record vocals on my tracks. I know that there are much better mics (e.g. not dynamic ones) for this purpose but for me is enough. Plus, it is really robust and I am not afraid to put it in somebody elses hands.

Fair price for good mic. Definetly would recommend buying.

Not bad at all

great mic for the price.

Great value for money

Great sounding vocal mic. Nice and rugged and nice feeling product

Very little sound difference between this and an SM58

Only down side is the pop shield is slightly more flimsy, so may not survive as long as a BETA58 on tour, but for venue use they are great value for money.

Not just a poor mans 58!!!

I found one of these lying around at a venue I was engineering in, had never heard of an SM48 before. Used it out of curiosity alongside SM58s for the gig and I preferred the SM48 by a long way, so decided to buy one. I cant believe how much cheaper they are than 58's.. They sound similar to a 58, about the same output level, but many will find the 48 to give a more flattering vocal sound. Great feedback rejection too.

your style

this microphone and only slightly below the sm58 , we start with the materials that are really good sign that the shure and ' an excellent azineda with so much quality , pulls out a sound not altered the natural voice and leaves the speaker's voice or singing are rimastao really satisfied , then where do you find a price so ..... however this microphone collocoin the medium-high range

Shure SM 48 LC

Great little mic, as to be expected by Shure. Have the SM 58 as well, but this mic is well able to hold its own. Great sound and great volume. Great buy for a great price. Recommend to anyone who hasn't got the cash to buy the SM 58 or who doesn't need an expensive mic.

Too low output!

The female vocalist in our band bought this because we read that this would be the best one for the low budget we had. However, this microphone has a lower output than average, and you couldn't hear the vocals in the rehearsing room.

I'm sure the sound is great and all. But without volume there's not much we can use this for.

PS. we are a very loud band and we do have a crappy PA. But, we managed to get better volume with lower quiality microphones.

Good enough

I needed a spare mic and didn't want to spend the earth so I though 'Shure aren't going to make anything that's rubbish even if it IS a bit cheap' so I gave this one a punt. And it's fine. Obviously it's not as good as the 58 but it's only half the price. So for the money, I'm very pleased with it; it's my '4th' mic so it won't be too challenged!

It's clear, covers a good range of frequencies, doesn't feedback at the drop of a hat, feels solid enough and if I changed the 48 to 58 most people wouldn't notice.

One month later. . .It does lack the punch of the 58 and I need to boost the gain on my desk to get it to match my other mics but it still gives a good sound..