Ear Protection

[mshilarious]

I know how to use a volume knob. They're linear, not logarithmic like they should be.

The overwhelming majority of volume pots must be log taper. Certainly every schemo I've seen. It would be incredibly annoying otherwise.

 

[starbuck26]

Thanks for the Neg Rep points. I guess you are still too young to know how to run your gear correctly. If you need ear plugs to play then your band has serious issues. I've been playing in bands for 30 years and I've never needed ear plugs. My ears don't ring at the end of the night either.

I'm not trying to pick a fight over here. I just don't need anyone telling me I don't know how to use a volume knob.

My band does have serious issues. We all drink too much, we're cursed by brief episodes of megalomania, and we have trouble committing to serious relationships. That said, any monkey can twist a dial.

Go check out Lightning Bolt or Comets on Fire without ear plugs. I saw Lighting Bolt once without ear plugs, and my brain started to leak out my ears.

 

[starbuck26]

The overwhelming majority of volume pots must be log taper. Certainly every schemo I've seen. It would be incredibly annoying otherwise.

I might be wrong about the majority, but my trusty Fender Deville is definitely linear. I'm currently working on a logarithmic mod.

It seems that they use linear pots to sell amps to kids who don't know better. You're at guitar center, you put it on 2 and it melts your face, then you back of to .5 until you make the employees sick to their stomachs.

Check this out:
http://studentweb.eku.edu/justin_holton/jvmods.html#master

 

[starbuck26]

i got one of the custom fit pairs a year ago and they're the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Where do you go to get a custom fitted pair? Are there any links to frequency response charts on the web?

 

[starbuck26]

Problem solved! http://www.drumshields.com/drumshields.htm

I think Mission of Burma uses one of those as well.

 

[ggunn]

Where do you go to get a custom fitted pair? Are there any links to frequency response charts on the web?

The first thing you need to do is have a pair of custom molds made. Most audiologists' or hearing aid dispensers' offices can do that for you. They fill your ear canals with a quick setting soft plastic compound, let it set, and pull them out. It takes about 10 minutes. You'll need to provide the molds to whoever makes the ear protectors for you.

The company who made mine (as well as my in-ear monitors) is E.A.R., up in Colorado. Here's their website: http://www.earinc.com/