Re: [Harp-L] The Volume Game

["ChipComcast" <jandkday@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Led Zep covers.....yikes!
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From: <Moandabluz@xxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] The Volume Game


>
> I'm now in my 60s and have been around too much loud music. I have lost
> high frequency hearing and have to wear hearing aids, or I'm supposed to.
I use
> them when the need arises, but I don't like the artificial sound from
hearing
> aids.
>    Bands always play too loud. I have been   playing from time to time in
a
> band that does Led Zeppelin covers and standing next to the lead guitar
player.
> I wear musician earplugs that cut the decibel level by about 25 percent,
but
> it's still loud. And it's hard to hear the harp amp, of course. We are
micing
> my Blues Jr. and it works ok, but I'm dropping out of the situation, for
> various reasons and volume is one of them.
>    I went to a music party a few days back, a friend lives out in the
country
> and had a PA set up in his garage. When I arrived and stepped out of my
car,
> the volume coming out of that garage was almost scary. We tried to get it
> under control, but the combination of acoustics and loud guitars won that
battle.
>    Anyway, unless you want constant ringing in your ears and having to
choose
> between hearing certain frequencies or hearing them with an artificial
sound,
> I would suggest everyone pay close attention to the volume issue. Good
luck
> with it.
>
> In a message dated 10/4/04 10:38:05 AM, Henderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > A word to the wise...I haven't seen any reference to hearing loss and
> > stage volumes on this list - but if y'all want to have long musical
> > careers I would suggest not playing The Volume Game. I worked in
> > electric bands for 15+ years and now have tinitus in my left ear ( a
> > constant ringing) and hearing loss in my right. It's just not worth it -
> > let's face it, a bar gig is not worth it!
> > I now will only take low volume electric gigs (I blow through a 1955
> > Champ with a 6" speaker and a Beyer M69 mic - warm, smooth overdrive). I
> > have custom ear plugs for anything louder but prefer to play mostly
> > acoustic music
> >
> Steve "Moandabluz" Webb
> Still a fool for the harp
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