I have a 57 and a 58, and imo they are not the same mic at all. The 57 has a flatter frequency response, where as the the 58 has a small peak somewhere around 4K if I'm not mistaken. The 58 is taylored more toward vocals.
Now that I have a good mic pre (UA Solo 610), I love the 57 on my Taylor acoustics. Before that I prefered an AKG C1000 or Shure SM94, but the UA pre makes every mic somewhat equal but different.
A good mic pre is much more important than an expensive mic, imo.
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