Not my last purchase, but once payday rolls around it shall be my next one...
I currently own a PG58, which is just total balls, a horrible mic, but then for 15 quid i didnt really expect too much, i've used an SM58 too as they are pretty much the industry standard, and they are brilliant, and i've also used a beta 58a, no contest, the beta wins hands down, an amazing piece of kit, so thats what it has to be.
I'll also be getting the best quality lead that i can find, as my pet hate, and something that often happens quite a bit too, is you turn up to do a set only to find pretty quickly that the lead is nackered where the XLR plugs into the base of the mic, and you end up doing all sorts of messing about wrapping the lead round your hand and pulling it up at angles in a vain attempt to stop it keep cutting out, thats the most frustrating thing ever, so from now on ill be taking my own mic and lead everywhere i go to play.