spec me a mic

mattyfez · 10 Sep 2011 at 22:33

Random question for anyone who might know..

I've recently taken up guitar after about 5 years of neglect, and I want a Mic to attempt some vocals, what's cheap and decent (will be put through a mini marshal practice amp and/or stereo system) so nothing to expensive, but not rubbish either. Preferably advice on a stand also that cab be adjusted for sitting or standing.

Cheers

mattyfez · 10 Sep 2011 at 22:55

Cool thanks for the replies, I will investigate!

Mods: if this is in the wrong forum feel free to move it.

I have a pre amp with a tube and balanced input, for my guitar which I've plugged into my hi fi but I was planning to Mic up my practice amp to experiment with.

mattyfez · 10 Sep 2011 at 23:11

hellarda said:
if you want to mic up your guitar... (which i got from: 'but I was planning to Mic up my practice amp to experiment with', tho i could be completely wrong) then go for the sm57... if you just want to do vocals then get a 58

Sorry, I wasn't very clear, I'm quite drunk ,I've got an electro acoustic, which is plugged into a pre amp effects unit, which in turn is plumed into my hi-fi system.

I have a separate guitar practice amp, which I thought I could plug in a microphone for practicing vocal stuff.

Or something lol.

mattyfez · 11 Sep 2011 at 00:01

hellarda said:
as dmpoole said, if you're going through a crappy practice amp then pick up a rubbishy thing from argos or somewhere

I would rather get something semi decent, otherwise I would just use my pc mic.

When I said "plumed in" I've basically sliced a stereo pair of guitar jacks out of the pre-amp, into RCA jacks for the hi-fi system.

mattyfez · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:07

hellarda said:
if you want to mic up your guitar... (which i got from: 'but I was planning to Mic up my practice amp to experiment with', tho i could be completely wrong) then go for the sm57... if you just want to do vocals then get a 58

Thread resurection,

Whats the difference between the SM57 and 58?

mattyfez · 22 Oct 2011 at 20:28

the shadow said:
The SM57 and SM58 microphones are based on the same cartridge design. The main difference is in the grille design. The SM58 was designed for vocal application and it uses a ball grille that acts as an effective pop filter. The SM57 was designed as an instrument microphone where a smaller grille size is preferred. In this application, pop and wind are not usually a concern. The SM57 uses an integral resonator/grille assembly, where grille is actually a part of the cartridge. These two grille designs place the diaphragm of each microphone in a different acoustical environment. The distance from the top of the grille to the diaphragm is shorter on the SM57 compared to that of the SM58. This allows for a closer miking position with a more pronounced proximity effect. The different resonator/grille assembly design of the SM57 is also responsible for its slightly higher output above 5 kHz.

Cheers...but head asplode... which one is warmer?