Extremely popular studio and stage workhorse, the SM57 is a favourite on snare drum and guitar amp cabs, as well as vocals.

Contoured frequency response for clean, instrumental reproduction and rich vocal pickup Professional-quality reproduction for drum, percussion, and instrument amplifier miking Uniform cardioid pickup pattern isolates the main sound source while reducing background noise and feedback Pneumatic shock-mount system cuts down handling noise Extremely durable under the heaviest use Frequency response: 40 to 15,000 Hz