Yea, I'm a singer and I've been looking to buy a really nice unidirectional microphone for recording and for playing live as well. Wondering if any of you could help me out in recommending me one. I'm not afraid to spend a little money either. The type of vocals I do range from anywhere to singing to high pitched screams so I'd like something that can handle both extremes pretty well.

Thanks for helping out!

Shure sm58 or even an sm57 for the screams.
Those work fine for recording and are really durable if you wanna use them live.

For vocals, Shure SM58.

For guitars, i like the Shure SM57. I've got a Audix i5 coming soon though, which I hear good things about. Sennheiser has some good mics too.

DO NOT record with an SM58...my god...for live it's great, but NOT recording.

DO NOT record with an SM58...my god...for live it's great, but NOT recording.

If you just want a demo recording it's fine. Whats the point on spending 500 to 2000 on a condenser mic if you are making demos?

Shure Beta 58A. I like it for a live-situation...

If you absolutely want a mic for BOTH situations, which I don't recommend, then I'd go with the Shure Beta 87C, which requires phantom power as it's a condensor. Link:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta87C

You'd be better off getting different mics for different situations. For live situations, a Shure SM58 or Beta 58A are fantastic and can be doubled as hammers if the need arises. Okay, don't actually do this, but they are built like tanks.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SM58
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta58a

For recording, the AKG C3000 B or Rode NT1000 are fantastic condensors, which, again, require phantom power. I've used the Rode (and if Blazingmonga ever finishes the HevyDevy Allstars, you can hear an example of vocals recorded with the Rode on the track I submitted) and it's a very nice, fairly inexpensive condensor. Since it's a tube condensor, it should be suspended upside down to prevent overheating. I haven't used the C3000 B, but I know that it's a workhorse and is a superb condensor.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C3000B
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NT1000

If you absolutely want a mic for BOTH situations, which I don't recommend, then I'd go with the Shure Beta 87C, which requires phantom power as it's a condensor. Link:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta87C

You'd be better off getting different mics for different situations. For live situations, a Shure SM58 or Beta 58A are fantastic and can be doubled as hammers if the need arises. Okay, don't actually do this, but they are built like tanks.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SM58
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Beta58a

For recording, the AKG C3000 B or Rode NT1000 are fantastic condensors, which, again, require phantom power. I've used the Rode (and if Blazingmonga ever finishes the HevyDevy Allstars, you can hear an example of vocals recorded with the Rode on the track I submitted) and it's a very nice, fairly inexpensive condensor. Since it's a tube condensor, it should be suspended upside down to prevent overheating. I haven't used the C3000 B, but I know that it's a workhorse and is a superb condensor.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/C3000B
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NT1000

i would listen to this man....
i was just gonna say beta 58a