I went and bought a used Sennheiser MD421 for my studio efforts, but certainly will take your advice for something more rugged and affordable to replace if need be, for live gigs in the future, because I agree the 58 was always brighter (and perhaps deeper) than the 57. With the 57 I thought I noticed a bit of 'boxy' band limits for other instruments, but otherwise OK for vocals only and perhaps the field (cardioid) response a bit 'safer' in terms of feedback potential ...
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57 definitely has less feedback due to its physique, but is boxy for it yeah, I haven't tried MD421 but I would imagine it to be a really great mic for the amp, but wouldn't compare it with SM58A because it SM58A is specifically designed for the vocals
My violin sounds really sweet through the 421 ... none of that harsh raspiness violins sometimes take on, even with the best players and engineers ... I also record a Soprano Baroque recorder with it ... nice round tone all around. If my vocals are lackluster, it sure ain't the fault of the 421! ;-)