Members rufuss Posted October 20, 2004 Members Share Posted October 20, 2004 Just relocated my kit from 24x32 garage to upstairs loft 12x18. Now this room isn't that small but, the noise is killing me. I play to music and have all my heads rubber padded. Anyone else have sensitive ears ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted October 20, 2004 Members Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by Rufus Anyone else have sensitive ears ? Not since I damaged the crap out of them from years of playing without ear protection. If you like playing to music, get a pair of sound-muffling headphones. They are normal music headphones, but they deaden the outside sound. I first started using them as "stage monitors" instead of having a 12" speaker and a huge horn blasting in my ears every gig. Never went to bed with ringing ears again. They're not as efficient as normal earplugs, but the most important thing was keeping the cymbal dB down. It's the higher frequencies that do the most damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rufuss Posted October 20, 2004 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2004 Originally posted by PaulyWally Not since I damaged the crap out of them from years of playing without ear protection. If you like playing to music, get a pair of sound-muffling headphones. They are normal music headphones, but they deaden the outside sound. I first started using them as "stage monitors" instead of having a 12" speaker and a huge horn blasting in my ears every gig. Never went to bed with ringing ears again. They're not as efficient as normal earplugs, but the most important thing was keeping the cymbal dB down. It's the higher frequencies that do the most damage. Thanks, I bought a pair of steinhauser headphones but i'm finding it hard to get used to. I don't think thay are sound-deadning ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulyWally Posted October 21, 2004 Members Share Posted October 21, 2004 Even the cheapest ones will deaden the higher frequencies (as long as they are the larger headphones... not the cheapies that come with walkmans). They simply should be completely enclosed with foam that goes AROUND your ears... not on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rumblebelly Posted October 21, 2004 Members Share Posted October 21, 2004 Originally posted by Rufus Just relocated my kit from 24x32 garage to upstairs loft 12x18. Now this room isn't that small but, the noise is killing me. I play to music and have all my heads rubber padded. Anyone else have sensitive ears ? Of course it's gonna kill your ears if you don't wear some decent hearing protection. Try dripping at least 1/3 of a cup of roofing tar into each ear. Make sure you pack it in real good with a screw driver...phillips is works best. Don't be afraid to shove it in real hard with several jabbing motions. If the tar starts running out because of the heat in your head (mine does because I'm running a fever most of the time), a roll or two of duct tape should hold it in pretty well. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ulank Posted October 21, 2004 Members Share Posted October 21, 2004 Originally posted by rumblebelly Of course it's gonna kill your ears if you don't wear some decent hearing protection. Try dripping at least 1/3 of a cup of roofing tar into each ear. Make sure you pack it in real good with a screw driver...phillips is works best. Don't be afraid to shove it in real hard with several jabbing motions. If the tar starts running out because of the heat in your head (mine does because I'm running a fever most of the time), a roll or two of duct tape should hold it in pretty well. Best of luck. The "several jabbing motions" killed me! ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Steve Posted October 22, 2004 Members Share Posted October 22, 2004 Originally posted by ulank The "several jabbing motions" killed me! ha! Literally? If so, we might have to file charges against my man Rumblebelly. As good as roofing tar is, you'd be amazed at how well liquid nails works. You can get that caulk tip right down there against your eardrum for good adhesion. The trick is to stick a couple of eye bolts in your ears while the stuff is still wet. Then when you're done practicing, just tie the eyebolts off to some chains, attach the other ends of the chains to something solid, and run really hard in the opposite direction. With luck, the liquid nail plugs will come right out...there might be a little "meat" attached, but don't let that worry you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AtillaTheHungry Posted October 22, 2004 Members Share Posted October 22, 2004 Lol you guys are on fire today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rufuss Posted October 22, 2004 Author Members Share Posted October 22, 2004 You guys need to come over to open jam and hone those comedy skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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