man i been shopping at gc since 88,aint shit changed! i will say this though im glad as hell they have stores in the bay ,shit leos audio charge a grip for shit
as far as the sm58 mic it very old school, it was and is a very good mic for agressive vocals, it can handle very high levels without clipping, thats why its still around ,ten years ago alot of this shit people use today was out of reach for 90% of artist and home studios, i use a u87 but would have no problem using a 58 on a project, it all comes down to the mix anyway,and who dont have the tools to mix with these days?