The SM 58 has been out for a while Don. What's nice about the SM 58 is it's really rugged and holds up to abuse. You can drop it, kick it, spit on it (unintentionally of course ) use it in foul weather and windy conditions, expose it to extreme feedback or even dust or other airborne particles and it keeps on ticking. Being a Dynamic Mic it isn't near as delicate as a Condenser Mic can and oftentimes is.

Best regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by keybplayer (edited 03-13-2004).]