Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: tomjackson on September 26, 2009, 09:52:51 PM
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I was at practise the other day, could hardly hear an 18 watt amp on full. My ears have been buzzing for 2 days.
Who wears earplugs?
I have some elacin generic ones that are okay but what's the point of spending $$$ on BKP's when through them they could be epiphone pups??
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I wear them when ever I get near loud music/noises but I do sometimes forget. So I make sure I take breaks in between.
I saw Judas Priest earlier this year and was relieved I remembered my ear plugs, they were so loud :lol: If that makes me 'false' then so be it 8)
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I've got some custom moulded ones, and take them to every gig or club that i go to. They've got interchangable filters, but i've only got the -15dB ones (can get 25 and 9). The response is pretty even across the board, so everything just seems quieter, rather than muffled. You can also have a conversation with the person next to you, and actually hear them!
They cost about £100, but they are well worth it- comfortable, work well, and save my hearing, which is something very important.
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Yeah, if I remember them. I also have a decibelometer sitting on the desk infront of my main listenting position so I dont expose myself to anything too loud for too long.
I can still hear 20khz, if only barely, and intend to keep it that way (for as long as possible)
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I always bring them to concerts. I've experienced in the past that I got my hearing ruined by the warm-up bands so that when the headliner came on, I wasn't able to hear them properly. That really spoils the fun. What I do now is I wear the ear plug during the warm-up bands and take them out during the headliner so I can get the full sound experience without ruining my ears.
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I ticked Yes... However I don't wear them when I'm playing, but I do the sound at quite a lot of pub gigs & wear them when I do them. I only use those yellow foam ones & they cut too much mids for playing guitar. I'm going to have to invest in moulded ones I think.
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I dont, but I think I should get some. Just never get round to it.
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I have custom moulded earplugs, they are an absolute godsend.
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Never when I play with my own bands, almost always when I'm watching big gigs. The only I haven't had to wear earplugs at recently was Steel Panther!
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Yes for me also Tom ; and now ( some years down the line - and needing acute hearing ) glad I did.
Ironically , when last gigging regularly, it was the drummer's Hi-hat and steel snare drum that affected me - not my own backline . If at least one ear plug was not worn - it would cause tempory deafness and ringing in my right ear for hours to follow.
You raised a notable point in reminding us that 'buying into subtely' ( B.K.P ) would be increasingly pointless if we were hearing everything , in only it's coarser detail. Even if we fitted them for the audience's benefit, we would be less able to manipulate the product of what we thought they heard.
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Yeah, if I remember them. I also have a decibelometer sitting on the desk infront of my main listenting position so I dont expose myself to anything too loud for too long.
how easy is it to go over 85dba at home? I mean it ain't sitting on a bus when I turn up the volume to drown out background noise but I do like to have a certain amount of volume so you got that sweet spot where the sound is nice and thick
back on topic, I got some cheap ear plugs somewhere, when I got them in all I hear is bass although I've never took them to gigs or festivals, been meaning to get some better ones and wear them more often
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Ironically , when last gigging regularly, it was the drummer's Hi-hat and steel snare drum that affected me - not my own backline . If at least one ear plug was not worn - it would cause tempory deafness and ringing in my right ear for hours to follow.
Same here but in my left ear. I always used to stand on the right side of the stage so my left ear was always ringing after playing. I've got one of those Alpine ones which were about £15. They're ok, but it's just not the same with them on. However, long term hearing is obviously a lot more important so in my next band I'll be sure to wear plugs all the time.
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Yeah, if I remember them. I also have a decibelometer sitting on the desk infront of my main listenting position so I dont expose myself to anything too loud for too long.
how easy is it to go over 85dba at home? I mean it ain't sitting on a bus when I turn up the volume to drown out background noise but I do like to have a certain amount of volume so you got that sweet spot where the sound is nice and thick
back on topic, I got some cheap ear plugs somewhere, when I got them in all I hear is bass although I've never took them to gigs or festivals, been meaning to get some better ones and wear them more often
When you have 2 adam A7s firing right at your ears, very. Plus, I like to record guitar loud enough to gete some speaker excursion. That shatters 85db (or 80, rather, which is the actual cutoff for hearing damage, albeit over about 8 hours (or 4 depending what source you look at))
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If you don't, you're an idiot.
I was an idiot for the 90s and have intrusive (8khz one ear, 8.5khz the other) tinnitus...
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I've got some custom moulded ones, and take them to every gig or club that i go to. They've got interchangable filters, but i've only got the -15dB ones (can get 25 and 9). The response is pretty even across the board, so everything just seems quieter, rather than muffled. You can also have a conversation with the person next to you, and actually hear them!
They cost about £100, but they are well worth it- comfortable, work well, and save my hearing, which is something very important.
Yes, i also have these with the -15db filter, they're amazing! I wear them at practice always, but never live. But i do wear them to most gigs. My girlfriend is an audiologist though, so she makes sure i look after my ears :D
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I bought some from custom moulded ones from ACS - I got the 9db ones - mainly for the guitar hows and going to gigs - just enough to take a bit of the excessive noise out
Especially at Guitar shows - gets really tiring after 3 days
I also had in-ear monitors ade to the same mould which are superb with my ipod - I dont have to turn it up loud now as so much background noise is shut out
I also got some "sleepfit" ones so I can sleep through the neighbours having a party
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Jonathan, you're breaking new ground with your animated avitars!
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All out band wear them while we play - I use in-ear monitors (Shure ones) which gives me the same effect - never seen anyone in the crowd wearing them - will take a look next time we play.
Talking of which - anyone live near Byfleet? We are playing next Saturday at The Blue Anchor pub. Welcome to come along - it is a free gig
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Jonathan, you're breaking new ground with your animated avitars!
Yes - it's pretty crazy isn't it!
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I've only been playing in my first "real" band for around three months now, but it was obvious by maybe our second or third practice that I need some ear plugs. Honestly, we don't even over do it at practice, just enough for everyone to hear themselves over the drums, and even from that I come away with sore ears, and ringing, it once lasted all through the rest of the day after practice, and a little of the next day.
Unfortunately, my financial situation is quite dire at the moment, and I just haven't had the time to look into it :lol:.
I absolutely will get some eventually though, because hearing is obviously such an important thing, I mean, even in daily life it's extremely important, but then as a musician it becomes 100 times more important, hate reading those horror stories about Paul Gilbert or Pete Townshend wrecking their ears because they played too loud.
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Quick Question.......Where is the best place to get custom molded In Ear Monitors and Earplugs from? currently using Vater In ear Earplugs with an -18db filter, but they aren't very comfortable.
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very good question..I'd like to get some, but don't know where to start
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I use them for big gigs - remember being very thankful for them when i saw Motorhead a few years back. Haven't ever used them for playing live, because despite being predominantly an electric player, all the gigs I've ever done have been acoustic and not that loud.
If I were gigging with a full electric band, then there's no question that I'd use them - the rehearsals/jam sessions I've done are enough to convince me of that. My hearing is pretty good, and I want to keep it that way for as long as I can.
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Try here for ACS
http://www.hearingprotection.co.uk/ (http://www.hearingprotection.co.uk/)