Shure PG58 user reviews ( 6/10) - 22 user reviews

• 11/13/12

  mitchgeist's review "Great buy with the shure PG58"

  Characteristics

  Excellent microphone for the price. There is a place in town where I practice music and there are SM 58s there as well. So I decided to test out the PG58 and an SM 58 and they sound identical. The only difference is the SM 58 is made like a tank, but if you take care of the PG 58 you'll be fine. The PG 58 isn't fragile but it won't be able to withstand throwing it across the room and stuff like the SM58 can. You can literally scream into this mic and if you have your settings right you still will not have an awful clipping sound. Really great mic for live and recording settings. I recommend it.

  Overall Opinion

  Excellent microphone for the price. There is a place in town where I practice music and there are SM 58s there as well. So I decided to test out the PG58 and an SM 58 and they sound identical. The only difference is the SM 58 is made like a tank, but if you take care of the PG 58 you'll be fine. The PG 58 isn't fragile but it won't be able to withstand throwing it across the room and stuff like the SM58 can. You can literally scream into this mic and if you have your settings right you still will not have an awful clipping sound. Really great mic for live and recording settings. I recommend it.
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• 07/18/11

  Anonymous 's review

  Characteristics

  The Shure PG58 is Shure's entry level dynamic vocal microphone. It has a cardioid pickup pattern. This should leave the uneducated reader assuming that this is just a slightly lesser version of the venerable SM58. It is not. Do not be fooled. If you have no patience for why's, I will relay the what for you who do not wish to read the details (because you are considering this microphone, I assume you are a beginner; if you just cannot afford more expensive microphones right now, then read on for more details and suggestions.):
  
  
  
  The Shure PG58 has no reason to exist. It has no place in the world or microphones. On one side, the vaunted Shure SM58, the world standard, which all live vocal microphones are measured against. On the other...another SM microphone. The SM48, which is actually cheaper than the PG58, sounds worlds superior. Add that to the respectable vocal microphones coming in around $60 and you realize that Shure cannot market this as a budget microphone because its sitting in the price range of some very respectable microphones.
  
  
  
  The PG58 has a frequency response from 60-15,000 Hz, and has a rather dull response. It furthermore, has an on/off switch, which, while appreciated by many, adds a liability to the performance. And looks a bit silly, but that's my experience.

  Overall Opinion

  When I state the PG58 has no place in the world, I mean it. I would excuse it if it could actually be called a budget microphone. While it technically is, its quality screams $10 mic so loudly that Shure's insistence of charging $60 for them is absurd.
  
  
  
  Consider the fact that a Behringer XM8500 (an underground alternative to the Shure SM58) can be found for as little as $20 is you look hard enough.
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• 02/11/09

  moosers's review

  Characteristics

  The Shure PG58 is a dynamic microphone used by most in a live setting. It is probably used by most for vocals as it has a grill to protect it and also has an on/off switch. This is on the lower end of Shure's microphones and I wouldn't recommend ever using this to record with, as it is not built well enough to sound good when recorded.

  Overall Opinion

  I've been using these as practice mics for years as a cheap option that I can run to a PA when having band practice. While they aren't the best sounding mics, they are cheap so I don't worry about breaking them if I need to bring them around. I use them so I can protect some of my better recording microphones when I need a mic to bring to a show or to practice with for live vocals. I have only used these for vocals so I don't know what they would sound like on other instruments, but the grill on the mic makes it clear that its intended use is for vocals. If you are looking for a really nice sounding live or recording mic, this is not your mic. If you need a few cheap mics that you won't have to worry about if it breaks, this is your mic. If you want a nice live mic get a Shure SM58 as it sounds better and is built better. I've never recorded with these mics, as I definitley wouldn't recommend it as they don't sound all that good. Overall, I like these as a dirt cheap microphones that I can use for casual uses so I don't have to endanger my more expensive mics, beyond use like this, I wouldn't recommend using them for much more as they aren't built for it and they are certainly not built for recording.
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• 12/09/08

  Audiofanzine FR's review

  Characteristics

  (Originally written by Selecta Biss@/translated from Audiofanzine FR)

  Overall Opinion

  I used this capsule once for live speech with a HF mic and the result was awful (considering only the capsule, although the HF has a similar quality...).
  
  
  
  The capsule generates feedbacks quite easily and it also produces a very flat sound.
  
  
  
  But the funniest part of the story is that the person who bought me this mic had two SM58 (HF version). When I asked him why he wanted two SM58 and a PG58 he said that some guy at a shop told him the SM58 HF was discontinued but he could buy instead a PG58 HF because it was the same thing!
  
  
  
  For those of you who are still in doubt, it is not the same thing... They have actually nothing common...
  
  
  
  You'll find much better products for less money.
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• 12/02/08

  Audiofanzine FR's review

  Characteristics

  (Originally written by moody13/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
  
  Vocals mic... Wired version and it's a pity because there is also an HF version...

  Overall Opinion

  Avoid it, no matter what you do!!! I never liked Shure products (awful highs - except for the SM58, which is the only valuable Shure product) and this mic reinforced my opinion. Other manufacturers offer much more interesting products in this price range. I won't say what I think about this product because I don't want to speak ill of it. As a home studio owner and PA technician I must strongly advise you against this product... Try out products of other manufacturers, also lesser-known brands, even though shop assistants always recommend Shure...
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• 10/31/08

  FP User Reviews's review

  Characteristics

  It's a mic, it's pretty straight forward. Easy on/off switch, durable xlr cable. Total package for the home artist.
  
  
  
  $60 USD

  Overall Opinion

  Good sound quality, gets rid of a considerable amount of noice during the recording process. A little fuzzy at times if the connection is somewhat compromised. Recommend a preamp with this, it really brings out the warmth and the richness of the vocals.
  
  
  
  Plug and go capability. It doesn't get much easier than that.
  
  
  
  A tough, rugged microphone, could probably withstand the rigors of a tour of any size, a very respectably built product, durable, long lasting, and surprisingly heavy!
  
  
  
  I gotta love my mic, it's what ultimately lets the people hear my voice. I can have all the beats in the world, and still have no one to hear me, if I didn't have a mic. A must for those recording on a budget.
  
  
  
  Originally posted on FutureProducers.com
  
  Posted by: CrAcKa-JaCk ( 3-, 2006)
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• 08/07/08

  JackLudden's review

  Characteristics

  This is really more of a live, workhorse mic for beginners. It's sort of like an SM58 Junior, with a switch. This is a dynamic mic with an attached pop screen, so it's best suited for live vocals. Not recommended for recording or critical applications, since the sound quality is not impressive.

  Overall Opinion

  This was actually my first microphone - I've had it for about 6 years. It still works, and it's been dropped many times, so there's something to be said for durability. As my ears have matured, this mic sounds rather dull to me now. Definitely wouldn't want to use it for recording. I actually use it for a talkback mic in my studio, where sound quality isnt that important - just intelligibility, which it handles fine. It also has an on/off switch on it, which is handy. I've used a great deal of mics - the closest relative to this would of course be the SM58, which is a better sounding PG58, except the SM does not have the switch. It's very cheap, so if you just need a mic to get the job done and not sound breathtaking, it's a great value. Since I use it for a talkback mic, it works great for that, and I'd get it again.
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• 11/17/11

  tiffa59's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " I like this mic but ..."

  Characteristics

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  Overall Opinion

  For this it will be a micro 6 / 10, or "correct".
  
  Explanation: it does not dnature voice, which is not bad dj when used for singing. Small dtail I love: the on / off button. I also put myself in the XLR for the microphone, and I must say it is not so bad, I who used to play with my wireless, at least he does not micro or dcroche the enclosure, and is better! The thing I dislike, and I speak for singers: put yourself ct of the battery, look derrire you, the amp is 100 watts of your guitar: good, bah s going to have to stick the microphone, because we will not be able to mount the enclosure Eternal. It leaves me less freedom of movement from my old, which ignores the lowest range that exists, he had no mm mark, I had bought ads on a site (do no ads).
  
  We will our answer to the question of Audiofanzine when same:
  
  How long have you use it? It's been two months rpt (rock band, has help for those).
  
  Have you tried many before acqurir MODELS? Well my old microphone, and one of the range Shure, but in the shop, and I felt no diffrence its really, I ended up taking it because the cage and not silent bomb on the other, and Dranga me because of my habit.
  
  What is the particular feature you like best and least? Most is not quil dnature not my voice, the less is the fact that it loses power, so to speak thus, when my group goes the sound of the instrumentals.
  
  How do you report quality price? Even when good! PSE if the pros and cons, ultimately, to 50, is a frankly, are more for than against.
  
  With the exprience, this choice would you do? Yes, I think, because like many zikos, I have a budget, and that the microphone is not as dgueulasse that has, for its price. I will be in against trsdgoute for 30 more. However, I do not know yet if I will ascend with scne has it's clear.
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• 08/26/11

  MrStayCoul's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " Good micro"

  Characteristics

  See the features in previous opinions:)

  Overall Opinion

  Frankly I was not expecting such quality. Although avoiding the song for the pros or registration, it is more than a microphone "troubleshooting". I use it in my Hard-rock group and it is quite the shot with a high quality rendering of sound.
  
  Resistant He will cash the falls for those who do not take care:)
  
  I do it again the choice without hesitation, in fact I'm going to buy a second for backvocals!
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• 08/02/11

  super-gaffeur's review ( translated ) Improve this translation " For the price, do not ask too much"

  Characteristics

  Cardioid type "song" ... To speak, it goes but it is sensitive to plosives, requires a lot of gain - breath. I tried recording, it is quite inaudible.

  Overall Opinion

  I use it for a year, it helps out to talk and singing on very small configurations where the string sound is not better than the microphone.
  
  Looking back, I'd wait a bit to invest in something really functional type SM 58.
  
  But for 50 €, you can not expect wonders!
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