hearing

these days, you always hear the advice “wear hearing protection onstage if you don’t want to go deaf” in the situation of live shows. but… what in...

Hi tb friends, I have a serious worry lately. I have had two occasions recently where I have had trouble hearing the difference between F, F# and...

why do soo few amps have them? I recetly played an amp with dedicated low pass/high pass filters built in and I loved the ability to quickly...

I hope I can explain this clearly! I've been trying to get better at fretless, but I notice that my pitch recognition below A (3rd string), it's...

Which headphones do you feel are best at preventing hearing loss/protecting your hearing, while still sounding good, and not having to turn down...

Last show at a small bar their were bands with stacks that made standing a little more than kicking distance from the stage unbearable. I felt a...

My wife is over 40, and has been complaining about me doing DIY that makes annoying noises. So she took a hearing test, and damn it, she can hear...

My left ear has been muffled for several days. It comes on the heels of a gig with a loud side fill. I've also had a really bad head cold. I am...

According to the Washington Post, anyway, in the UK. “The Music Business has considered itself exempt from the same regulatory requirements as...

Was able to get a referral for a hearing test with an audiolosist. I just turned 50. Firstly , the acoustics in the little test booth were...

I hope these are isolated events, but I’ve had several younger players tell me they didn’t know any music theory. “I heard it was useful...” was...

USA only Would like to sell or trade this this week, open to all offers. pm me! Very nice condition ibanez SR 1800e Premium. jazz bass on...

Ok, this happened about three weeks ago, but I hadn't really thought about it much until now... I had posted a thread back in Sept/Oct. about how...

These guys really like Rush when hearing them for the first time. Fun to see their reaction in December of 2017. [MEDIA]

First, some situational info. My wife and I both will be going to be back in school starting next month (her full-time, me part-time, both at the...

Seems like every time we play live i cant hear my Bass. weather using a amp or monitor so i have to play harder and then my fingers get stiff :(...

Read this today. Protecting our hearing has been discussed many times and ways but since hearing loss is usually a one way street figured it was...

I left playing bass almost 50 years ago in order to get a day job, get married, get a big mortgage and raise a family! Now retired, I want to get...

Hello ! Is it a p-bass in this song ? ( which I find awesome ) [MEDIA] It seems the same bass is used on the whole album , only with tone...

Hi guys/gals. I’ve been out of the game awhile, just started with a new crew a few months ago and getting back into gigs now. Nothing crazy, local...

Edited this post due to number of responses. Only looking for video clips of drummers playing fast fills At half volume. Asking too much for us...

I'm not sure these count as effects, but I've been giving Bose Hear Phones a try in different situations, including monitoring live sound in...

Well then, here you go! [MEDIA]

Okay, I've been playing for 9 years, but this year I decided to get serious about bass. I've been recording myself to actually listen to what I'm...

Just a random musing after reading yet another thread of "this vs that" and having it strike me, after playing with a lot of different people the...

Ok. I finally had that moment where I realized I need help. That wake up moment where I realized "I gotta work on this". So here is the question:...

I played saxophone as a kid. In high school a few of my friends dad's were working jazz guys around San Francisco, I played a lot of Parker and...

Hola Amigos! My 4 piece alt rock band needs to work on 'listening' to each other more. There's no issue going on, we are just looking for some...

I'm trying to learn a bunch of new songs to record, and they are very synth, bass, and low piano driven recordings. It is almost impossible to...

Hey Guys, My apologies if this is in the wrong category! Can I post in two different categories? Moderators please put this where you see fit. I'm...

Hey Guys, My apologies if this is in the wrong category! I'm a huge prog rack fan and Pete Trewavas from Marillion is one of my favorite bass...

I'll always remember where & when and the feelings I had upon first hearing the album " Spectrum. " Could you talk a little about the session? For...

Hello, For years I've been playing bass for the worship band at church. It used to be that I'd bring a monitor or amp to hear -- actually to...

Hello TB, Just wondering what you've had good results with. I'm actually looking for 2 different types: "Light" attenuation: For rehearsals,...

Given that they don't play basslines that they're known for, what bass player could you identify just by hearing them improvise a groove with a...

Our band has a laughable problem. Actually we don't find it so funny but I'm sure others will. Our singer's voice still sounds OK. The problem...

Went in for testing a month ago and confirmed that I have severe high frequency hearing loss, and have most likely had it for at least 15 years....

This might just be me, since all ears are different, but I have never found ear plugs that work for me. Everyone in a band always talks about the...

AC/DC's Brian Johnson Gives Positive Update on Hearing Loss "I was ... able to hear music again like I haven't heard for several years now,"...

Went to the hearing specialists yesterday and found out how bad my hearing loss is. I am real good on low frequencies, but anything in the mid to...