Shure SM58 Mic Torture-Tested: Takes a Licking…

The classic SM58 vocal mic has stood up to abuse before, but the Scandinavian-based Studio TV takes it to a new level. Photo of another well-used SM58 by Trendwhore, via Flickr.

Us Americans are wimps. Scandinavians know how to test music gear. As a metal soundtrack pounds away in the background, a Shure SM58 gets subjected to some serious torture testing, including:

  • Being used to hammer nails
  • Dropped a couple of meters
  • Frozen
  • Dunked in water
  • Driven over by a car

And then something really nasty happens involving Heineken and a microwave.

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