The PG58 doesn't sound too bad, huh - mas hot pa nga yung output niya, tama kayo. Pansin ko nga rin with my particular SM58, siya yung pinaka-least gain ouput sa mga dynamics ko, siya nga yung pinaka-"bingi", but it appears na siya rin yung pinaka-pleasantly warm at maganda ang "kalat" or frequency spread sa kanila, comparing it to an Electro-Voice ND767a and an Audix OM3xb at SM57. May binabagayan ding boses, I'm sure.
(baka may ganoon general trade-off rin ang certain mic designs pagdating sa gain vs. sweetness. basing it on Audix OM7 literature, meron silang design na mas low gain nga rin than usual, pero kapag inangat mo naman raw sa mixer side mo, mas pleasant rin daw overall yung frequency response sa highs and lows.)
Anyway, I wonder how the SM48 compares to both SM58 and PG58?