Tuned to accentuate the warmth and clarity of lead and back-up vocals, the SM58 is a legendary live vocal microphone known for its rugged reliability on tour.

The legendary Shure SM58 vocal microphone is designed for professional vocal use in live performance, sound reinforcement, and studio recording. Its tailored vocal response for sound is a world standard for singing or speech. A highly effective, built-in spherical filter minimizes wind and breath "pop" noise. A unidirectional (cardioid) pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while minimizing unwanted background noise.

Rugged construction, a proven shock-mount system, and a steel mesh grille ensure that even with rough handling, the SM58 will perform consistently, outdoors or indoors.

Features

• Frequency response tailored for vocals, with brightened midrange and bass rolloff
• Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source and minimizes background noise
• Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise
• Effective, built-in spherical wind and pop filter
• Supplied with break-resistant stand adapter which rotates 180 degrees
• Legendary Shure quality, ruggedness and reliability
• Cardioid (unidirectional) dynamic
• Frequency response: 50 to 15,000 Hz
• Replacement cartridge: R59

The Shure SM58 isn’t just a live mic — it’s a proven studio vocal microphone, deliberately chosen on iconic recordings from the 1970s through the 2020s.

Johnny Rotten famously recorded much of Never Mind the Bollocks with an SM58, and that philosophy never went away. In the modern era—when every studio has access to high-end condensers like the U87—artists have continued to choose the SM58 on purpose. Dave Grohl has tracked vocals with it on Foo Fighters records like Wasting Light, The Strokes used it to define the raw vocal sound of Is This It, Arctic Monkeys leaned on it for their debut, and Jack White has repeatedly rejected pristine condensers in favor of SM58s and SM57s for their immediacy and attitude. Artists like LCD Soundsystem, PJ Harvey, and Green Day have also relied on the SM58 for vocals when performance, control, and honesty mattered more than polish.

The reason is simple: performance beats perfection. The SM58’s controlled top end, strong midrange presence, and excellent rejection allow singers to move, shout, whisper, and lean into a take without fighting harsh sibilance or room artifacts. It naturally sits vocals inside a mix rather than floating above it, making it ideal for rock, punk, indie, alternative, and spoken-style vocals. In an era of limitless editing and ultra-clean recording, the SM58 remains a deliberate artistic choice — trusted not because it’s inexpensive, but because it captures energy, intent, and character better than many microphones costing ten times as much.