Shure BETA 52A Kick Drum Microphone - Supercardioid Dynamic Mic with High Output Neodymium Element, Locking Stand Adapter, Durabl Steel Mesh Grille and Shock Mount

This is one of two mics I use on my kick drum, and it doesn't disappoint. Good sound, quality build, and reasonable price point. There's a reason Shure is an industry standard.

The Shure Beta 52A is a specialty mic. If you want a microphone for voice do NOT buy this mic. If you want to mic the kick (bass) drum of a drumset then this is for you. The unit has a spring loaded thread mount so it will stay pointed forward at the end of a boom stand placed inside the kick drum. (Kinda handy since fitting your hand inside to adjust isn’t easy). If you are using it outside the drum you can easily change angles and tighten the screw to save whatever angle you wish. The sound quality is excellent for this price point. It’s somewhat subjective as well but if this is your first jump into this market of live and recorded sound it’s a good place to start. Does better than this exist? Of course from Shure and others but you’ll definitely pay for it. The fact that this has a preset on Yamaha TF series mixers makes it easy to get started setting up. (You can use the preset as is or as a jumping off point for your fine tuning of EQ, compression, etc).Special note: this mic is heavy! Not bad at all but don’t go cheap on the kick drum boom stand. The onstage MS9411TB is a very heavy stable boom stand. That will handle a mic like this well. Last thing you will want is a good mic on a cheap stand. Mic + impact = bad news!

Do I love the sound of this mic? You beta believe it! In fact, I'd beta lot of money that this is among the finest kick drum mics ever made.

These work so good in bass drums!

Excelente

Works great, sounds better than I expected.

Great kick drum mic. There are maybe better mics, but not for this price.

If you want your kick drum to sound great, this is the mic. Sounds clear and punchy and needs minimal eq. That being said, I would still like to have the original packaging. As another reviewer mentioned, this did not arrive in the original Shure packaging, but rather it appears they removed the Shure branded outer sleeve, slapped an address label on the interior box and sent it out the door. In fact, it wasn’t even taped shut. Also having the original packaging helps if I sell it someday.