After consulting some of my audio engineering friends, they suggested the SM57 not for its diversity but because many hit records have used the SM57 as tom and drum mics. Both the Sennheisser and the 57 are priced the same but as far as an industry standard, the SM57 is highly recommended.
Just a note, the old SM57 were known for their exploding plastic wind screens when hit by a errand drum stick stroke so Shure re-designed the windscreen to rotate freely 360 degrees around to help disapate any force that may come in contact with the windscreen. Please note it is NOT a defect in the mic if you decide to buy the SM57.
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