Sorry about that but the postage stamp is all I get when I link to the pic in my user gallery. There's a full sized image in my album if you're really interested. Isn't there an easy way to link bigger pics in posts?

Anyway, I replaced the shift **** with a Shure SM58 microphone, and no, it's not uncomfortable. The ball is maybe on the small size but it feels good in my hand - I like it better than the slick stock ****.