Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:20:19 -0000 From: "M. Nessmith" Subject: Amplified gospel (or, the story of my new 545S)
Don't know if the Shure 545S pistol grip mic is the "holy grail" of harp mics or not, but the one I just got sure does sound sweet! Looking around for one that’s in good shape? I have a suggestion. Check out your local churches. On Saturday I was helping a buddy do some work at his church. We were in the rec room where they have music equipment and there sat a pristine vintage 545S on a mic stand. At first I thought maybe their priest blows harp and is a huge Butterfield fan. ;-) But on second thought I remembered reading that these were once really common mics for churches and schools and such. I was raving about the mic to my friend, but I certainly wasn’t going to say anything to the church folks. Well, lucky for me, my buddy has a big mouth. The music director walked in and right away my friend sez, "Hey, this guy here wants to swap for that mic!" To make a long story short, the church musical director was pleased as hell, err, heck to get a modern SM-58 and cord for that old 545S and its 4-prong cord. So, folks, if you’re hunting around for an affordable 545 series mic, do as Curtis told Jake and Elwood, "You get wise, you get to church!" MN
PS: Or call Tom Ellis, naturally. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
