I bought a counterfeit mic so you don't have to.

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6 жыл бұрын

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@PictureFit 6 жыл бұрын

Thought it was just going to be a sound comparison. Great breakdown of all the other fake features!

@SpyceBrain 6 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine that when you got the counterfeit it already had the fake stickers all over it

@SoundJudgment 6 жыл бұрын

Truth in advertising!

@ryanmacalandag5279 Жыл бұрын

Honest fakes are honest

@oranebeast 6 жыл бұрын

you'd be hard-pressed to tell

@fencefirst2722 6 жыл бұрын

oranebeast i can tell ever so slightly

@stuffnuns 4 жыл бұрын

Naw, as soon as you picked it up, there would be no question. Half the weight? Obvious after one would plug it in. The fake IS a pos.

@lundsweden 2 жыл бұрын

Until you plug it in and it does'nt work!

@zezesilver 6 жыл бұрын

"Go grab an authentic microphone and record something amazing." I had to say it so it is an authentic Booth Junkie video.

@no-yj2cf 6 жыл бұрын

There is just something about seeing the microphone you use in the video you're watching. It's like the day after Christmas. Not quite as exciting, but you still feel happy.

@TheMisterDavis 6 жыл бұрын

Right? Haha. Seeing the NT1 in the booth I was like, "Yeaaah!"

@fencefirst2722 6 жыл бұрын

The Heartfelt Kid thats why i got a yeti.. Get that feeling alot..lol

@EposVox 6 жыл бұрын

Haha that ending

@BBFSGaming 6 жыл бұрын

EposVox hello to the man that taught me to use OBS

@EposVox 6 жыл бұрын

@CHRISDABAHIA 6 жыл бұрын

EposVox That looks like a Røde NT1 he’s using, right?

@EposVox 6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@danboud8135 6 жыл бұрын

That mic droop... had a good laugh :D

@thomasvargeletis2279 5 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate you going into all of those details! I have 4 sm58’s and after I was halfway through watching I frantically checked my mic’s to make sure they were the real deal.

@eclexian 6 жыл бұрын

What a great wrap! I love it!! Thanks, Mike.

@AkersTimothy 6 жыл бұрын

This is the best review and comparison I've ever seen. Thank you for doing this. Been subscribed for a while, but for some reason this was the only video on my feed. And that ending is the best.

@rogerstgermail 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVED the closing shot!!! I hope that everybody watches to the end. Thanks for the advice.

@icebear2814 6 жыл бұрын

"hard pressed" only happened 5 times. That is five more times than I have regretted watching a video of yours. Thanks for the awesome content :)

@NutsAboutGaming 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video... When i bought the sm58, i made sure to followed the Amazon link on your description

@ryosuketakahashii 5 жыл бұрын

I actually found a real sm58 for 35$ but it looked like it went trough a war zone

@siretmeleni4968 4 жыл бұрын

Lol🎤

@yoboisteven1741 4 жыл бұрын

The SM58 is a tank, it probably still worked.

@sreeser3512 4 жыл бұрын

@@yoboisteven1741 Yep these things can go to hell and back. Mine has clearly taken at least three hard falls. Basket has two dents. Handle/casing has a shallow dent from a metal-on-metal impact, looks like it hit an aluminum stair corner. Still works perfectly. I got it for $20!

@StanTheBland 4 жыл бұрын

It's probably older than you, it's seen some shit, salute to your microphone everyday before you use it, don't want it to go crazy and have any nam flashbacks.

@VictorHugoAlvarez-eternelymiss 2 ай бұрын

@@sreeser3512The Sm58 is Fine But The Aluminium Stair Passed Away when the Sm58 hit that Stair.

@stuffnuns 4 жыл бұрын

This does make one appreciate the engineering and build quality of the Shure beast. They are tanks, so friggin’ reliable, that we tend to take it for granted that they will work, even after you drop it, or the mic stand falls over.

@techenvy4093 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Very eye and ear opening Mike. Thank you for this video!

@wbuttry1 6 жыл бұрын

good job booth junkie the old saying if it sounds to good to be true then it probally is nailed it

@tonybeach4725 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this.. was looking at one being offered cheaply. I am glad i found this clip.

@alfonsosales4233 6 жыл бұрын

What a great comparation (as always). Fantastic ending!!! Regards from Spain.

@usamaalshughry4967 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent detailed comparison! Well done Mike

@Yourvideossuck247 6 жыл бұрын

I'm Shure glad you told us about these fakes great video Mike

@urnotfunny2780 5 жыл бұрын

ha. haha... ha............................. ha.

@urnotfunny2780 5 жыл бұрын

@A D r/wooooosh

@dreamweaver8616 6 жыл бұрын

Loved the Ending :) and thank you for telling us the reasons why we should not buy from un-autherized dealers.

@edwardlbc562 4 жыл бұрын

I just ordered a used one on EBay! This is a good informing video! Thanks for doing this!

@SyncAndPost 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Man..Thank you so much for this. This was really helpful.

@DreidMusicalX 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!~ I was about to buy another SM58 and now I know to look closely.

@JunkyardSam 3 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent, thorough breakdown. I was glad to confirm mine is real. I love my SM-58.

@schmoofadoop 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! I am about to meet someone to buy a used SM58 off Craigslist and now I'll be able to easily verify it's the real deal.

@granpastrange 6 жыл бұрын

"Hard pressed" words of the day

@jkreth Жыл бұрын

Great video! Awesome informational breakdown.

@VictorKibalchich 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a "second hand" SM58 on Ebay, it was £50, I though that seemed a reasonable price for a 2nd hand SM58. No, it was a fake. From a Chinese seller too.

@Ivcifer 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for doing this video, man.

@MusicByDarcy 6 жыл бұрын

Really great for you to break it down for people who have never use a real SM58! The real one does feel like a small brick in your hand!

@JustDavidMinistries 3 жыл бұрын

January 2021! I just came across this video and had to properly examine my 2 Shure mics. Thank GOD they are not fake☺️ Thank you for this amazing revelation.

@DapperDanLovesYou 6 жыл бұрын

Great video Mike!

@obdmpod 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic review. Informative and necessary for new audio geeks

@mac- 6 жыл бұрын

lol at the end Mike walks the crap mic away in the recycling bin but the mics specifically state not to dispose of them that way :P Great video none-the-less Mike!

@leodf1 5 жыл бұрын

The fake mic didn't have that symbol.

@SeanLaMontagne 4 жыл бұрын

@@leodf1 😲😲😲

@error3859 2 жыл бұрын

glad i watched this before buying the sm58. thanks a lot bro

@Julesybabes70 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service to us all.

@D40Oz1 6 жыл бұрын

Wow I believe I bought a fake one from long and mcquade in Edmonton years back because it sounded identical to how yours sounds and looked like that to! I'm happy I returned it , today I think I am going to go grab another but making sure it's real this time, thanks man!

@EU_DHD 6 жыл бұрын

I think the best thing you can do with that thing is to mod it into a nice microphone. Maybe even one of those "old-school radio talker" mics you have a tutorial for?

@michaos1 5 жыл бұрын

Bought a counterfeit SM58 once in Russia. It was heavy enough, very-well built, but had a round hole at the bottom and a sticker. The sound quality was cheap but it was working. The little store I was buying it from vanished when I went back to return it:) Sent it to Shure in Germany, they told me it's a fake one and kept it:) The end.

@Samlol23_drrich 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think it’s counterfeit, I think it’s made with that new space age polymer, and filled with helium. Great video. Thank you on behalf of EVERYONE.

@florianmuller9865 4 жыл бұрын

What a lucky dude you are, that the counterfeit does NOT say "DO NOT PUT IN THE TRASH!" :D

@n01z3 5 жыл бұрын

the intro was mint, the mic is like NOPE i am out, exits stage left xD

@colinlarkin5843 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful, well done and thanks

@parameswararaoyadamreddy96 6 жыл бұрын

Very well shown. Thank you very much for

@jamesfrederick99 5 жыл бұрын

Shit! Dropped my headphones! Like that you are real. I just subscribed bc you didn't edit that out bc you are just like the rest of us. Thank you for that.

@MrMoviePhoneEx 4 жыл бұрын

That last garbage shot looks a lot like my old neighborhood in Portland Oregon. Cheers!

@PWFenton 6 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few similar videos, this was the clearest. Another thing that is hard to illustrate is just how durable these mics are. I recently put back into service an SM-57 that I bought 40 years ago and had been sitting in a file cabinet. It's still an awesome sounding mic. Oddly enough I think I paid more for it in 1977 than they cost now.

@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I paid almost $400 Australian for an SM58 in 1987! US made though, the others were cheaper.

@dibmusictv2698 6 жыл бұрын

Love your videos booth Junkie...

@JessDeChavez Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I saw this before buying.

@thakurrock86 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent vedio.... Awesome job boss.... Your analysis power is great.... U r a real man.... An honest man...

@dubiousjesse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, Mike.

@Soundgrains 6 жыл бұрын

i found a really old behringer dynamic mic i had from many years ago. plugged it in and it sounds like your counterfeit mic. The lesson is to just buy right and buy once.

@RossHadi 5 жыл бұрын

Nice house. I love your driveway!!!

@shantysweetsmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Great review! 🙌🏾

@somethingsouthafrican6934 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. So helpful, really

@iancraig 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. The same kind of thing unfortunately is going on with headphones and I have been on the receiving end of fake AudioTechnicas and Sennheisers. The copies can be very good and extremely difficult to tell apart from the real thing. So a big thank you for pointing out the differences with the Shure SM 58. By the way, you are beginning to cost me money now. I’ve just bought a Fethead!!!

@pchan4267 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, very informative.

@LifeKommando 6 жыл бұрын

Hooray! A New Video =D I recently invested in some new hardware to replace my failing Blue Yeti that was disappointing since day one New setup is now an AT2035 paired with a Yamaha MG10UX Got some new floor mats mounted to the wall, still figuring out my acoustics situation :) Thanks for the awesome videos :)

@fencefirst2722 6 жыл бұрын

Life Kommando it's great for rap

@Mr.Altavoz 3 жыл бұрын

Nice channel and very educational.

@Glockodile 4 жыл бұрын

This is really going to help people trying to make good counterfeits lol.

@bradbonarddelacruz2238 2 жыл бұрын

i really like the ending, it's like from a hollywood romcom movie 😂

@junkmale53 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE your video posts! Love the entrance! Can you keep them

@phillvallace 6 жыл бұрын

It takes as long as it takes, I thought it was a good edit and length

@gabejohnston1556 3 жыл бұрын

Was laughing out loud before the title. Classic moment.

@sadmanfuad5410 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot for the video,sir

@KeCk60 6 жыл бұрын

That intro was amazing hahaha :D

@ProcessedDigitally 3 жыл бұрын

gotta love that ending

@Gregg0Palmer 6 жыл бұрын

This was great!

@GTRBuster 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent review to educate novice! I'd be "hard pressed" to say how many times you say "hard pressed" ... just sayin' ;) All your videos are so very well done and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! All the best Mike!

@MarcosLucas 4 жыл бұрын

Gracias por hacer un comparativo completo. Los demás sólo te muestran el falso o el Real pero no los dos juntos. Genio!!

@DeepBlueWaves 6 жыл бұрын

Until you post an E100s vs. NT1 comparison [ :) ], if I watch your separate videos to compare them, will I be hearing the same audio -chain?

@blazingdan 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! I wish I could get this in front of everyone who might not think about the possibility of counterfeits. It's amazing how many people give this thing (or ones like it) great reviews on Wish. Heck, even the pictures they show on the product page demonstrate it's a fake, and in at least one case, the product name given was NOT a Shure, only the pictures said Shure. LOL!

@thelegendofsupernerdsupers9475 6 жыл бұрын

Could you please make a video on the studio projects c1?

@joshuajarman 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one from Wish as well. I still have it as a beater mic... or if I need something to make my room sound like it is wrapped in foil.

@DeadKoby Жыл бұрын

The counterfeit looks exactly like the PDmic58 from Pyle. It's likely the same one. Those sold on Amazon for 15$.... and were OK for general use... like talking into a PA for a meeting or something.

@transforminggravity15626 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome good job

@BryanTorok 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to know what lav mic and wireless set up he was using at the end. It had very good sound.

@fullnelsontecmo 5 жыл бұрын

Your intros are hilarious

@othman3192 2 жыл бұрын

I almost bought a fake one on the second hand market thank god I watched this video

@SympleNLP 6 жыл бұрын

Ok Mic Junkies, I need some help. I recently purchased an SM7B and an Audient ID4. At 90% gain on the ID4 I have a VO signal of -18db. So I figure I need about 10db of gain. I could get a cloudlifter but I was wondering if a DBX 266s would be able to give me the missing db since it has a 20db boost on it. I figured the DBX 266s since I want to do interviews and have a SM58 as well. What do you guys think?

@JosueChoqueGutierrez 6 жыл бұрын

Does the original one come with a tag stating something like "Made in SOMEWHERE"?

@Rock7Clips 3 жыл бұрын

Damn Mike your voice is still super smooth on the fake one hahaha

@geezergeek1637 Жыл бұрын

Kick that sucker to the CURB! lol. As you were showing these, I was comparing my c608... a number of differences, cosmetic and otherwise. Thanks for the video!

@APMTenants Ай бұрын

Today I scored Blue Bluebird SL in the box for $70 (missing shock mount). Inside the box were two sm58s in excellent condition. I thought they had to be fake. But after watching about 10 videos and looking on 4 websites, I found out they are real. 3 great mics for $70. Best mic deal of my life.

@John48778 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro... Good video...

@IAmClearAsCrystal 5 жыл бұрын

Mike, what kind of stand are you using here?

@insomnia9619 5 жыл бұрын

What microphone do you personally use?

@gnarlysoundscapes7210 3 жыл бұрын

First mic I ever bought was a "refurbished" SM58 I got on Ebay for $35. By refurbished it meant swapping the real capsule with a fake one. Appeared to be a legit SM58 body, nice and heavy, but sounded like a $5 toy and had the infamous caution sticker of doom. It ended up where yours did... right in the trash, lol.

@eric6345 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. One suggestion: At 14:16 could you place a tape measure next to the two bags for scale? You compare a real bag to a fake bag but what if we don't have a real bag to compare to? A tape measure would be helpful to explain measurements. Thanks.

@binburr 6 жыл бұрын

When will you upload again .. make more tips like recording in the car ... that was one of the best tips .. we need more creative tips like that .. thank you very much

@hempun2284 4 жыл бұрын

thanku sir .i also checked my sm 58 its genuine .thanks.

@jani11 4 жыл бұрын

Better to have a counterfeit mic of for example SM58 or have a 15 bucks cheap mic?

@KurtBob 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou sir!!!

@techmundane3890 6 жыл бұрын

Will you do a review of the Pyle PDMIC 58?

@MrArudark 3 жыл бұрын

I bought it 2 days ago and I just received it today. Why didn't I see this video earlier?

@GB-lo6qg 4 жыл бұрын

Great video but I miss the conclusion. Which one is the keeper?

@seanobrien7568 6 жыл бұрын

Nice driveway!

@a1enterprises562 3 жыл бұрын

I am saravanan From Chennai Thank you so much sir I am very happy After seeing your Nice explanation Thanks 🙏

@Mr.Altavoz 3 жыл бұрын

I ned a mic for flute , hamonica and singing. NOTHING fancy . I'm in between Shure beta a 58 and Sennheiser e945. Had a Shure sm 58 before ( got stolen) , it worked fine but would like to try something a little better .Thanks in advance for any answer.