I have an old SM58 left over from a band I was in in the '80s that appeared to be dead for all intents and purposes, but I recently opened it up and it came back to life for some reason.
After taking the windscreen off it was clear that all the foam was disintegrating and had totally clogged up the capsule. After blowing off the foam bits and plugging it in it works again.
I know nothing about the inner workings and maintenance of mics, and I'm not sure if it was a bad connection or if these foam particles had anything to do with it not working, but my question is...what is the best way to clean out all the particles without causing damage?
Also, how similar is the SM58 to the SM57? I was going to go out and buy a new SM57 to try experimenting with micing my guitar cabinet, but I thought since I had this old SM58 lying around, I'd try to get something out of this first. Waste of time?
Thanks.
JL
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