Re: beta 58

"Phil Allison" <philallison@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Joe L"
> "Phil Allison"
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>>>
>>>> Just offhand, whats a used beta 58 worth? It's in great condition, 
>>>> barely been used.
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>>>
>>> ** Absolutely Nothing - to any sane person.
>>>
>>> The Shure Beta58 was a 100% total  LEMON   !!
>>>
>>> The (non used induced) failure rate was near 100% in the first one or 
>>> two years.
>>>
>>> Shure have disowned the product, world wide,  & currently provide no 
>>> spare parts back up.
>>>
>>> One of the biggest  and DUMBEST mistakes the otherwise very savvy
maker 
>>> ever made.
>>>
>>> OTOH  -
>>>
>>>  you might just own a Beta 58a    -  right ?
>>>
>>>
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>> Well mine *works* just fine, it's no lemon electronically,
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> ** You did not bother to read what I wrote.
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> BTW  a dynamic microphone is NOT an electronic device.
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>> But I do know they suck, thanks anyway.;-)
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> ** No  -  the Beta 58 was lemon cos it was so likely to fail early.
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> Shure replaced the model with the Beta 58a  -  a return to the famous
SM58 
> design that had proved so reliable.
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> ......   Phil
>
Gotta love you 'literal' types who have to have everything spelled out 
exactly, or it's somehow a big problem. I understood George's comments.

Anyway,
The mic works-as it did when it was new, but I don't like the sound of it,

thus I'm selling it. Clear enough?

I'll check when I dig it out later at the gig today, (it's a spare right 
now) whether it's a beta58 or beta58a  (or would that be Beta58A.....?) 
;-)

JL