Shure - Beta 57A

Beta 57. It's a fantastic mic.

57’s,47, 87, sm7b, good pair of SDC’s, coles or some other nice ribbon pair. 421’s

This doesn’t work for everyone. Yes, if you want to let a singer hold a $500+ mic you can get the same quality. If you have a chill venue, I’m sure it’s fine. But for those of that run a wild ship, it doesn’t work. Besides physical damage, I’d worry about them walking out the door. You will sound great on my corded Betas, you will have 25’ of leeway. I’m not cheap, at all. But it’s like lipstick on a pig sometimes 😉

Why not a Beta 57a? About the same midrange but also captures more of the high and low end.

SM57, SM58 or Beta SM57 Beta SM58. I prefer the betas mostly for the off axis response and slightly wider frequencies. These are the industry standard for durable quality mics. 

I've used a zoom h4n with beta 57 with success

My vote is a Shure beta 57. There's nothing it doesn't sound at least very very good on.

I’ve found the Beta 57 sounds better on cabs to my ears. A little smoother and better rejection.

My favorite is Shure Beta 57A. Others I recommend are Sennheiser e945 and e935.

I gotta sortta agree and explain: it's a souped up version of the "magical" Shure SM57, for decades it has been used to track guitars in studio or voice, and used for voice in stages as well. Some people just dig it... Then they made this version, with built in extra settings and extra bass, and currently I hear it's a fever all over Podcasters.    So, not the best, too expensive for what it does, but some like it... But certainly, a lot of it is "google, what is the best podcast mic, no cash limit?"