Shure PG81 Performance Gear Instrument Microphone

Flat-response mic ideal for acoustic instruments such as an acoustic guitar, cymbals, piano, strings, woodwinds, and ensembles.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

"Awesome Condenser Mic"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from homexpressway.net

Submitted: 12/29/2006

Style of Music: Blended Christain And Bluegrass

Musical Experience: Music Leader in a Church and Sound Tech. also hobby

Location: Charleston S.C.

Feature:
Quiet on/off switch. battery last a long time for phantom power.

Quality:
extreemly rugged, heavy duty and sleek design.

Value:
For my personal taste it's a great value.

Desirability:
very practical mic. nothing too sexy

Sound:
Awesome for instrument pick-up. Piano, Guitar, and chior Not for use with close-up vocals. A windscreen is avalible. My fav mic. will pick up from up to 6 feet away. Used 2 for a 30 member choir, one for a 6 member ensamble. one for a guitar and vocalist thru one mic. Very low feedback.

Ease of Use:
Mic works great if you use it for its intended purpose. I've had some folks try to put the mic right up to their lips and hate it because its a condenser mic Not a dynamic mic,(too many pops from too much air.)

Support:
never have needed anything fixed on a shure mic.

Overall:
I plan to keep this mic for a long time. I like it so much that I gave one to the chapel at Incirlik AFB and they ordered 3 more to eliminate 6 dynamic mics being used for ensambles. I always keep my eyes open for them on sale.

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"Shure-for sure"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from gmail.com

Submitted: 10/19/2005

Style of Music: alt rock, frock(funk rock), electronic

Musical Experience: Active-Drummer,vocals,recording.

Location: Franklin WI

Feature:
on/off

Quality:
I have taken these on the road, dropped them. hit them with a drum stick... and they continue to work perfectly

Value:
it was cheaper to just buy the six mic (drums) but when i needed another for more cymbals... it was a little pricey.

Desirability:
long slender black and smooth, how could you not want it. actually they blend in very well and dont really get in the way.

Sound:
i record my cymbals on my drumset with these (with my band). I get perfect sound, aside from having to buy a soundcard for my computer.

Support:
The mesh on the tip was cut, from factory, i took it to shure and recieved a replacement with no argue.

Overall:
so far they are amazing and i wont need a replacemtn until i become an extreme audiofile...

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"PG 81 BG 4.1 - Reconsider as Performance Mic for Acoustic Musicians in Small Performance Space!"

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 5 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 8 out of 10
I Want It:: 7 out of 10
Sound:: 7 out of 10

Submitted: 4/18/2005

Style of Music: Bluegrass

Musical Experience: Bluegrass Banjoist, Guitarist, Vocalist Bar Band/Fest Act

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Feature:
Basic Setup Microphone. On off switch. Phantom Power

Quality:
Shure Quality.

Value:
Recognize performance advantages of this type of mic and price performance.

Desirability:
Get over the PG or BG low grade 2nd tier reference.

Sound:
Surprising for such an inexpensive mic. Very good on acoustic guitar in performance setting, works well on banjo and decent on mandolin. Excellent feedback supression. I've read some many neg reviews on BG and PG mics, I was truely suprised. In a world of expensive recording microphones, performance space is overlooked. I had to ditch my recording mics live as they are just too sensitive and give me feedback hell in a live performance in a small space. It just sounded really good in the monitors and was loud and sensitive with Blugrass instruments! Electret Condensor at a dynamic mic price!

Overall:
Great performance instrument microphone at at a great price. Bluegrass Musicians, especially guitar, should consider this mic. Easy on the wallet. Recording mics can be problamatic in performance. Happy to have a couple to work with. Simplified my life considerably as we mix ourselves in performance!

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