Who wears ear protection when they gig, or go to concerts?

Just curious.

And what do you use?
The foam ones or custom made?
Im going to look into it

I don't when I play guitar, but I know people like John Densmore from the Doors who has ear problem's from sounds being too loud when the Door's performed back in the day.

Well how loud do you actually play?

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I only did 1 "gig" and I did wear ear protection. I think it's pretty much a need if you're the one playing, it helps on keeping focus too.

On concerts though, that's another thing, I never wore any.

Just do as you feel, if you think it's better to wear some, do it.

i havent worn ear protection when playing shows. I only wear them when i play drums. when i play guitar i usually dont because it isnt as ear shattering as drums can be.

for concerts, not just small shows, its generally a smart idea to wear them. show in small rooms its generally smart to wear them. but if its a not a super loud show in a super small place, you can easily get away with just some ringing in your ears.

Yeah but ringing = tinnitus = ear loss

I don't wear ear protection when going to shows/ concerts.

I do however use ear protection when I'm jamming with people.

Custom made.

If you're interested in custom ear protection:

http://www.westone.com/

This post was edited by Audio on Nov 4 2008 08:15pm

How much do they cost?
Do i have to send in my impressions and they ship them?
or can you get the impressions and everything done at the dealer/clinic?

you can get hearos at guitar center for like $15. They're pretty damn good.