It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site!
Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team.
Comments
I had some greater attenuating ones before that were overkill and took me out of the vibe in the room, be it playing or listening/watching.
A lot of people I think write off plugs because they get ones that are too severe and it kills the connection to the sound or vibe/whatever but if they just take off the harmfull loudest frequencies then theyre fine to gig and go to gigs with.
PA Hire and Event Management
If you are still going to gigs regularly and already have tinnitus I would strongly consider getting yourself some custom fit ones.
I don't go to many - 5 or so a year maybe and generally spaced out rather than all at once. I think the 3 or 4 I went to close together relatively soon after Mogwai were the straws that broke the camel's ear. It's still the only gig I've ever been to that had signs up warning it was loud, and they had earplugs available on request. I didn't realise quite how loud it was until afterwards.
If I get slagged I'll play the old card.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I use these. I tend to play loud enough for my amp to sound good, and with a drummer who is not holding back. Earplugs are essential.
I did feel massively self-conscious wearing them despite them being very subtle, I know this is daft but it's the truth. Which leads me to these that I've just seen these advertised (and although I hate clicking online ad's, I did click it) and they look pretty good. It's obviously an issue other people have too as these are coloured to be as invisible as possible.
https://www.earpeace.co.uk/collections/high-fidelity-hearing-protection/products/ear-plugs
Saying that, seen them about 12 or 13 times now so only got myself to blame.
ACS I got measured up for last year at the Guitar Show with 17 filters do me grand.
I got myself a set of ACS custom moulds with 15dB filters in. They take the damaging edge off while still being loud and clear enough for the music to excite the senses. I've worn them to every rehearsal and most gigs for the past 7 years or so. I'm due a new set and will not heistate to invest the money again.
Also, I think it's a middle-aged man thing too that your midrange gets totally f*cked after about 45-50 - I can't hear a bloody thing in a noisy restaurant with the hordes "chatting". Not sure what to do about that other than protect hearing in general.
Feedback
Some good advice folks, thanks.
No. That will never be the advice. Amazing live band.
I've had the planet waves version of the ER20's which worked well for standing in crowd, but not so much for on stage. muffled the sound a bit too much, and fell out when I moved about. No idea where they've gone now, presumed lost in action.
for the price i'll get a couple of sets of ER20s to give em a go
Re the middle aged/restaurant thing: I was on a training course last week and they do exercises were you have to discuss stuff on your table. I now find it so hard to listen to the people sat next to me with other chatter in the background, I was close to leaving. I said how difficult I found it to someone else there but they weren't having the same issue.
As an aside when Jonno did my moulds at the Birmingham show the room was so loud I miss heard "3 to 5 minutes" as "35 minutes"!
I'm looking at getting some of these done.
which ones do you use @mudslide73 , how do you find them?