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Post subject: Re: Clapton Nearly Deaf
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:07 pm
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In the Larry King interview the other night, Clapton admitted his left ear was almost completely deaf, and his right ear was severely hearing-impaired. This from all the years of Marshall stacks blasting 200 db at him. And undoubtedly, the range of frequencies he can hear in his one barely functioning ear is extremely limited and tinnitus is roaring away 24/7. This is the same syndrome Jeff Beck and a whole host of aging guitar heroes are facing.

You'll notice today John Mayer and many other guitar players have sound-blocking flesh-colored earpieces filling both ear canals which transmit a reasonable-volume mix into the ear effectively eliminating ear damage.

And why a lot of bands are going to small to medium combos like even BJs and simply miking them into the PA system. Los Lobos, Beck, Franz Ferdinand, Mayer, Santana, all kinds of acts are blowing off stacks for moderation to save both their and their audiences future ability to hear.

And Clapton playing the '57 Twin in giant stadiums owes no small measure to that consideration. We are entering the era of less is more in amps. And more and more small combo amps have speaker-compensated line outs that will interface straight into your sound reinforcement system.

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Sorry for my ignorance I mean what's "BJ" as relates to hearing and ears?
We got a big hearing conservation program where I work and I never heard of this...no pun intended...


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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:15 pm
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BJ stands for Blues Junior the 15w Fender tube amp

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:50 pm
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The worst thing we can do for our ears is to use headphones. A direct blast to the inner ear. I cringe everytime I see someone wants to buy a set of headphones for practice. IPOD's and MP3 players too.

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:24 pm
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Me? I've had tininitus for years now. Constant buzzing.


Same here...when I'm trying to fall asleep at night I hear "sssshhhhhhhh..." in the background. :?


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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:54 pm
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From what I remember, Pete Townsend has apparently had tinnitus for years, I think he's had to use plexiglas baffles around him on stage just to block out some of the dB level, and that's not a recent thing, either.

I remember reading interviews with Ted Nugent years (like at least 15) ago, where he said his left ear was there 'just for decoration', and he'd had similar hearing problems. I wonder what his status regards hearing is now?


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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:04 pm
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wow that sucks. is he going to retire?

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:25 pm
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I recently bought a small bass amp (10 watts)--mostly I wanted something lighter to carry, but the lower wattage helps too. Still I barely have to turn it up.

Now I'm considering a smaller guitar amp--I've looked at several, and depending on whether I get a new guitar or not in the near future--and whether or not I decide to sell one of my current amps I will get a smaller guitar amp. I've narrowed it down to one of the smaller Fenders or one of the smaller Rolands. So far the Fenders are ahead because they have a better clean sound.

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:35 pm
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Clapton got very bad reviews for a gig he played in Ireland recently, but have to admit I wasnt at it

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:48 pm
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I didn't know that about Eric Clapton. I guess that news didn't break that far after he was on Larry King.

Luckily, I have been using hearing protection for many, many years and I have no hearing loss.

I use those plugs you squish up and insert in your ears. They expand and protect your hearing. I started wearing them in some "factory" work during college, so I collected up a life-time supply!

Keep 'em in your car's glove compartment and in all of your guitar cases ... and you will never find yourself without plugs.

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:55 am
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That sucks. Tough on Eric and others like.

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