The guy in the picture is "Any Austin", a very well known YouTuber who always uses this mic. I've checked every frame but I can't seem to find any type of logo o brand name. This coupled with the fact that the top of the mic is covered makes it very hard for me, a complete noobie, to complete this task alone. Any help would be appreciated!
EDIT: Seems like it actually was a Shure Beta 58, thank you all so much!
October is here and spooky season is upon us, so now seems as good a time as ever to share a tale of horrors beyond your wildest nightmares. That's right, today I'm going to tell you about a little company called Beesneez Pro Audio. Strap in, because this is going to be a long one.
I'm sure many of you have heard of Beesneez; I certainly did when I was doing research to find the best U67 clone on the market. Every person I saw online discussing the B67 said it was the closest they'd ever heard to a U67, and as such it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. The perfect microphone for my purposes. It seemed almost too good to be true. I placed an order, and, unbeknownst to me at the time, sealed my fate of neverending nightmares, headaches, and hair-pulling frustration for the next 8 months.
When the microphone arrived, I excitedly took it out of its case and, after letting it heat up, did some quick tests. It sounded exactly how I hoped it would. I was in heaven. A more-than-worthwhile purchase that would pay for itself in dividends. How naive I was.
I would soon come to find that there was something off about this microphone. The noise floor would sometimes be much louder than it should be, waves of white noise would erupt out of nowhere, and the frequency response would change dramatically from one day to the next. On February 22nd, I contacted customer support to let them know that I was encountering some issues with my microphone. As I would soon find out, Beesneez's customer support is handled by one single person: "Mr. Beesneez" himself, Ben Sneesby. He responded to my request 4 days later, asking for some samples to analyze in order to resolve my issue. I promptly sent the samples his way, and... nothing. I sent a follow-up email on March 7th to remind Ben that my issue had not been resolved. Another week went by, and still no response. Out of frustration for having been sold a defective microphone and my issue being completely ignored, I submitted a 1-star review on the microphone's product page, warning potential buyers of this company's neglect. There are only 6 other reviews on the B67's product page, and they are all five stars — which I would quickly find out is because Ben has full control over all reviews submitted on his website.
On March 13th, presumably reminded of my existence upon seeing a negative review pop up on his website, Ben finally got back to me — but not before deleting my review in order to hide his incompetence from potentiel buyers. After sending him samples (again) he finally offered a solution to my woes: he would send me a new tube with a lower noise floor. I thanked him. But I shouldn't have. Oh, no, I shouldn't have.
Cut to August, 5 months later. I still hadn't received the tube I was promised. I had taken a break from recording for a while as I had been travelling and gigging for a few months, and, knowing that getting in touch with Ben was going to be a hassle, put it off until I had the time and brain space to put up with the inevitable frustration. On August 22nd, I wrote to Ben, reminding him of the issues I was having with my mic and that the replacement tube he had supposedly sent never arrived. To my great surprise, he responded within 24 hours... breezing right past the fact that he had clearly forgotten to send me the tube and asking me, once again, for samples. Teeth gritted and steam beginning to billow out of my ears, I calmly and politely obliged, hoping that this would be the last time I would ever have to deal with this man's outrageous disrespect for his customers' time. After sending him the newest batch of samples, he concluded that the tube most likely had some loose cathode coating and promised me — once again — a replacement. And, like a fool, despite all evidence to the contrary, I actually believed he would send it to me this time.
A month went by. It's September 22nd. I have some recording sessions coming up, for which I would love to use the B67. I contacted Ben, asking him when he sent the tube and when I should be expecting it. Three days later, he told me he'd check the tube's shipment status, and... nothing. I wrote a follow-up three days later. No response. And then another a week later. Radio silence. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. This man had worn seven months' worth of patience to the bone, and I couldn't hold it in any longer. I sent him a strongly worded email calling out his abhorrent neglect and complete lack of respect for his customers and their time, which he has not responded to. Yesterday, I wrote another 1-star review on his website, which has since mysteriously disappeared, just like the first one.
I am now stuck with a defective microphone, and will likely not be receiving the replacement tube that I was promised twice. At this point, the only recourse I have left is to return the microphone, but I have a hunch that any attempt to do so will be ignored.
I am gobsmacked, flabbergasted, and in utter disbelief at this man's incompetence. It seems to me that Beesneez Pro Audio is a one-man operation, with a man who is woefully unfit to be managing a single facet of this operation inexplicably managing all of them. If you are considering buying from this company, let this story serve as a warning. I could not urge you more strongly to look elsewhere, as I would not wish the past 8 months of torment inflicted upon me by Mr. Sneesby on anyone. Not even my greatest enemy.