Shure SM57 LC Reviews

Great mic for acoustic guitars recordings and vocals

It's fast and accrate, best for neck position 5" from fretboard and about 3" from soundhole. I am using it as a standard for acurate timbre recorder. Powerful tool for vocals too. I was surprised how it beats much much higher priced competition!

Sure SM 57

The best old standard mic ever! Works great on many applications especially guitar cabs and high percussion sounds. Ian Anderson even used to sing through one! Can't go wrong having this in your mic collection.

Best Budget dynamic ever!

Can't go wrong with the legendary SM57. This mic is an absolute must for every studio, for Professional, Home and also live gigs. It can take a beating and it can take it with ease. I use it for recording my 40w guitar tube amp. I position it mostly on axis to capture more of the attack and the high end of the sound and pair it with a condenser to capture the low end frequencies. Ofcourse it can also be used on its own(I prefer abit off axis for a more fullsound). Great mic also for snare drums.I've recorded acoustic guitars as well as some vocals though it would'nt be my number 1 choice. Definately recommend this mic!!

Definitely go for this mic!

I absolutely love this mic! You just can't beat the Shure SM57. I use this mic for mainly recording guitars and sometimes other instruments and vocals. It's a great versatile mic that can be used for recording any instrument or voice in my opinion. Build wise it's seems to be built very solid, has a nice weight to it as well. I honestly don't think I'll need to buy any other mics. I would definitely recommend this for either studio or live use! You just can go wrong with this mic. There are cheaper mics out there but all I would say is just spend the extra bit and go for the Shure SM57! You won't be disappointed!

Best mic avaliable

Very good sound quality.

This mic can go through hell and back again

I bought this back in 2013 and have mainly used it for recording my cab for a year when I lent the mic to one of my friends.

He wrecked the mic with myself getting it back with the wires inside the mic both broken. I was able to reconnect and solder the wires back to where they were meant to be and the mic is back in perfect working condition.

So without a doubt I shall be using this mic for the rest of my life

First mic

Many say, that this is the first microphone anyone intending to record music should get. While I did make a mistake buying it to record acoustic guitar, I do realize that it has recording amps as it's main application, so I'm not able to fully appreciate it. Outside it's comfort zone 57 might not perform as well as you'd expect, but it's a classic nonetheless. And a well-built one, too. It comes with a nice bag and a Shure sticker, which is nice :)

Standard in the Industry

This mike is absolute standard for the guitar amp recording. I have bought two of them and I m very happy to use them on my daily basis. The price was the best I could find on the market. This is the mike to start the electric guitar recording journey with. Highly recomended

Shure SM57

I'll keep it simple:

It's a Shure SM57, it's been used for as long as it's been available and hasn't changed much since it's creation.

Yeah, it sounds great. Yeah, it's for guitars, yeah, it'll do acoustic guitars alright too. Yeah, it's good.

Obviously, it's a Shure SM57.

Sure there is better, but this get's the job done and get's it done right.

Simply the sm57 is an essential mic to have in your studio

Have to have on of those

I was hesitant to buy it for a long time. Bought instead many others, changed them, sold them blablabla.

This one will stay in my studio.

I bought it for recording vocals with A 81 WS and it sounds SOOOO smooth and nice.

I had previously sm7b. If you looking for a cheap alternative this combo won't disappoint.

As expected

Nice mic.

Perfect for guitar recording.

Industry standard

Real all-rounder dynamic mic for studio or live. I use it to record various drums, guitar cabinets, percussion, bass and so on. Really solid, built like a tank. Quite strong bump in the frequency response around 5-7 kHz. This can be pleasant or not, depending on the source and the desired sound.

Best all round mic

It can be used for wide variety of applications.

Standard for snare and guitar amps.

Good for toms and even vocals, acoustic guitars and other acoustic instruments.

Not as hign definition as a large diafragm condenser but works every time.

It would not be my choice for classical recordings but works great for rock, pop, country etc both live and in the studio.

I love to have it.

Does what you expect

Classic SM57 - great build quality and great sound. Absolutely no complaints! We use this at church to mic a guitar amp and it does exactly what you expect.

Reliably awesome - worth spending the money.

THE SM57

The SM57 is good on anything because you always know what you're going to get - detailed sound of a solid dynamic mic.

Built to withstand the toughest of handling, the SM57 is a workhorse microphone which will work with almost any sound source from vocals to guitars (acoustic or electric), woodwind to brass and drums to percussion. It's also a great live or studio mic which makes it a go to for stage or studio.

There is nothing to it, no switches, cut offs or switchable patterns... not even an on/off switch. What you see is what you get. And in this you get a seriously robust, unbreakable* microphone with an equally reliable sound and characteristic.

So what's bad about it? Can a budget mic really be this good?

Well, yeah! It really is this good. Which is why all major studios have loads of them (and the SM58s - which are pretty much the same but with a different 'mouthpiece').

Being hyper critical, one of the things which I have to keep in mind when using this mic is proximity - you have to be close the get the sound source. This is the nature of dynamic microphones so it's not a fault of the Shure as such. You'll see these mics on stage and singers are touching their lips against it just to make sure the sound is level... Other than this, you can't fault it. Especially at this price.

SM57 Sound

I'm sure whoever is about to buy this SM57 now, is very aware of the sound they'll get and it's most likely also not the first 57!

Can't have enough 57s in the studio, can you?!

Legendary sound that has still its place in the modern music production.

Wouldn't want to change a thing on this microphone. Except maybe an actual vintage 57 ;)

Great product, many great sounding applications. Well build quility product.

I have absolutely nothing bad to say about these.

I wouldn't accept anything less than perfect when it came to mics. And these are.

legendary mic

Exceptional quality for the price.

I use it for pretty much everything; electric guitar, voice, toms, kicks, ...

Also build like a tank, so it will last you a long time when you handle it with the respect it deserves.

I love it!

It works perfect for recording my acoustic guitar and my voice.It is so small compared to other microphones but so good.I would definitelly buy another one without hesitation.