Studio Mics -
The SM-57 Tone King
Details for the
SM-57
General Description
The SM-57 is the industry standard guitar amp mic for decades.
The Seismic Custom Twin 12" Celestion Creamback cabinet, is used by the "Bedroom Amps" as a shared cabinet. It is mic'd with two SM-57s, one for each Celestion 12" Creamback speaker.
Comments
The contoured frequency response makes it simple to engineer clean audio for a live sound mix.
Hard knocks are just part of the show sometimes, and the SM57 is built to take them on. A hit from a high kick or a flying drumstick can’t shut it down.
Only the loud you want. With a uniform cardioid pattern and a pneumatic shock mount system, you get a whole lot of tone without the handling or background noise.
Mic Type
Polar Pattern
Impedance
Max SPL
Dynamic
Cardioid
310 ohms
130 dB
Studio Role
Seismic Creamback Tone King Tube Amp
Diaphragm Size
N/A
Sensitivity
Maker
Purchased from
-56.0 dBV/Pa [1] (1.6 mV)
Shure
Sweetwater
Freq Response
40Hz-15kHz
Mic Cost
Replacement Cost
$
100
$
100
Phantom Powered?
No
Shock Mounted?
No
Output Transformer?
No
Low Pass
Filter?
High Pass
Filter?
No
No
Low Pass
Frequency
High Pass
Frequency
[Low Freq]