Earplugs? (Page 1 of 2)

My dad wears them for when he goes shooting I think he has some sort of electronic gizmo noise cancellation, tbh never thought of using them for gigs I'm always stuck next to a pa thats always blwing down my ear might give it a go..

I normaly won't wear them. I don't run my wedges very loud at all and when I can my rig is off stage so it's not right behind me. But places like Hard Rock here in Memphis I do cause everything is packed tight on their small stage.

Pardon?

The Who rocker Pete Townshend is losing his hearing, and fears the disability will end his songwriting career. The musician, 60, blames his own brand of loud rock music for his increasing deafness, and is terrified the damage is irreversible.

But the guitarist is determined to create as much new music as possible, while he still can.

Townsend says, "I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.

"This is a tour that rather depends on me writing new songs. The process has taken a long time. I've spoken about the problem of cracking the right material, but there is something else.

"I have terrible hearing trouble. Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it can not be repaired

Right now I don't use them. I probably should, but I love loud music so I guess I'm doomed. Call me crazy, but I absolutely love the feeling after a loud concert (but not TOO loud... that just hurts ) that's what makes me feel like "hey I was THERE". Like I said, it's probably crazy and I'll most likely go deaf before 30 but I don't wear them.

-Eric

Well, if I'm going to a show I'll put them on some times to save my ears but it sounds better without as I use cheap ones... So most of the time no, but some times yes. Maybe the expensive ones are better

I've heard that the pro's find when they use in-ear monitors it reduces the sound levels from the stage, so it protects their ears and makes them hear everyone better. Two birds with one stone as they say

I want to add a couple of things.  One is Pete Townshed is said to believe he lost his hearing during an accident on the Smothers Brothers TV show.  Basically a rodie packed keith moons bass drum with C4 to blow it up after their song.  pete didn't think it was enough so he put double the amount in.  When the kit blew up it blew out Petes left ear drum instantly from the volume and pressure aimed right at his head.  He also sustained 2nd degree burns and cuts from debris hitting him.  Look it up on youtube.

Next Ear plugs are a good thing, but I judge when I use them at sound checks.  Also anything loud other then music I wear them.  Why blow my ears out listening to a lawn mower.  My biggest problem isn't tone with ear plugs its the fact that I can't hear all the parts clearly so if were in the middle of a solo I end up missing ques from our playing that I would normally nail pretty easy.  I've read that they have custom built ear plugs now that they mold to the shape of your ear, and they claim that they can block out higher dB's while lower ones like say a human voice talking is left alone.  So you could be at a Joe B show and hear all the people around you clear as a bell and Joe would sound muffled to you.  LOL I don't know that to be true but I do know that stuff like that is expensive.