Shure SM58

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   Hi all, can anyone identify if this Shure SM58 is a legit or fake please.
Google a few differences between the real and fake and the only difference I could see from the majority of real on these is the wiring..yellow normally on the negative and green on positive whereas on this photos are opposite or color doesn’t matter as long as they where wired correctly.

Price looks too good to be real?

Here’s the link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134261930036?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jxunlwtktxi&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fO5W0VroSmi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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ermita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 19 August 2010 Location: Surrey, TW10 Status: Offline Points: 1266	Post Options Post Reply Quote ermita Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Shure SM58 Posted: 28 October 2022 at 9:11am
	Hi all, can anyone identify if this Shure SM58 is a legit or fake please. Google a few differences between the real and fake and the only difference I could see from the majority of real on these is the wiring..yellow normally on the negative and green on positive whereas on this photos are opposite or color doesn’t matter as long as they where wired correctly. Price looks too good to be real? Here’s the link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134261930036?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=jxunlwtktxi&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=fO5W0VroSmi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

ermita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 19 August 2010 Location: Surrey, TW10 Status: Offline Points: 1266	Post Options Post Reply Quote ermita Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2022 at 9:13am
	And also the Made in Mexico writing at the bottom and the bold CE marking..

FOO Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 23 December 2018 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 727	Post Options Post Reply Quote FOO Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2022 at 11:04am
	Looks legit to me.

Earplug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 January 2012 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 7079	Post Options Post Reply Quote Earplug Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2022 at 1:06pm
	The main difference I've noted between the legit and the copies is the weight difference - usually because the fakes don't have the transformer!
	Earplugs Are For Wimps!

madboffin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 July 2009 Location: Milton Keynes Status: Offline Points: 1530	Post Options Post Reply Quote madboffin Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2022 at 9:17pm
	Handling noise is often worse too. I think the copies use the wrong grade of rubbery stuff for the shock mount.

markie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 31 October 2005 Location: Sunny Liskeard. Status: Offline Points: 4564	Post Options Post Reply Quote markie Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 28 October 2022 at 11:17pm
	There were loads of fakes around a few years back and one of the indicators then was that the connector pins are (were) gold plated on the real ones. Another was the lining of the case was different. But as I said this was a few years ago aand Shure may have changed the spec. There's always loads on google about this topic.
	If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune

kedwardsleisure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 20 January 2009 Location: Staffordshire Status: Offline Points: 4868	Post Options Post Reply Quote kedwardsleisure Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 29 October 2022 at 12:31am
	looks ok in the pics but it's always possible the pics are a real one and you'll get one that is subtley different. There is not a huge margin on Shure SM58's so there's little room for a legit dealer to discount one. If it's too cheap, it's a fake.
	Kevin North Staffordshire

ermita Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 19 August 2010 Location: Surrey, TW10 Status: Offline Points: 1266	Post Options Post Reply Quote ermita Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 October 2022 at 8:56am
	Thanks all. Decided to order one……will further check actual unit once it arrived. As Kevin said is so true, picture might be of the real one but actual unit arriving could be a fake one….. Can always return it I guess……will update post once I received (fingers cross it wont get lost due to the RM strike😀).

Earplug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 03 January 2012 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 7079	Post Options Post Reply Quote Earplug Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 October 2022 at 11:22am
	Yes - with e-baaa you can always open a case & get a refund. I just ordered a couple of pumps to repair a fog machine. The idiots didn't pack them very well and the little plastic thingie on one was broken. I opened a case and got a refund the next day. All sorted. And good thing that I ordered 2!
	Earplugs Are For Wimps!

Andylaser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 16 April 2010 Location: Southampton Status: Offline Points: 285	Post Options Post Reply Quote Andylaser Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 30 October 2022 at 12:32pm
	If you look at his feedback, he has been accused of selling fakes. Edited by Andylaser - 30 October 2022 at 12:33pm
	"music so loud, that if we move in next door to you; your lawn will die" - Lemmy

markie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 31 October 2005 Location: Sunny Liskeard. Status: Offline Points: 4564	Post Options Post Reply Quote markie Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 October 2022 at 3:37pm
	Actually if you read the feedback fully it seems that the 2 bad entries came from the same buyer (different accounts). From the sellers reply it seems that the buyer bought one and tried to claim it was not delivered..... he lost the case.
	If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune

Conanski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 26 January 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 2428	Post Options Post Reply Quote Conanski Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 October 2022 at 3:34am
	Yeah that looks like a real SM58 to me too. I bought a pair from a guy a couple years ago and as soon as I picked them both up I could tell one was a fake... it was noticably lighter. The other things they say to look for were visible with these as well, one had no marking at all in the connector, the cartridge looked slightly different, and the SHURE font on the body was also slightly different. I still bought both of them but he essentially threw in the fake for free. Upon getting them home I fully dismantled both and the transformer in the fake was hillariously small while the Shure transformer filled the whole body width, so although they both work I'm sure the fake would show it's stripes if used in a loud environment.