Shure 55

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Posted 4 months, 16 days ago

decosound
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Did you know that the front grille of the 1939 Cadillac was the inspiration for the design of the Shure 55? The microphone that many sellers on Ebay today call the "Fat Elvis mic", started out having three different models (55A/55B/55C), due to different impedances. In the 40's, Shure changed their numbers to 555 and 556, for the shock mounted models. It would reign the world of music and public speech until the 55S model came along in 1951. Find out more at my blog, The Deco Sound.

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1. fifties50s, 4 months, 16 days ago
   Great microphone I hope to add one of those in my collection in the future
2. decosound, 4 months, 16 days ago
   You definitely should! Of all the vintage mics I have, it's one of the best sounding ones!
3. oldhippee, 4 months, 14 days ago
   Very Nice, Shure makes great stuff!
4. decosound, 4 months, 13 days ago
   Thanks fifties50s and oldhippee.
5. Signaholic, 4 months, 13 days ago
   That Fatty is killer!
6. decosound, 4 months, 12 days ago
   It sure is! And it sounds really good, too!

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