DrummerCA35
Senior Member
Been having an issue with the bass in our band being too loud. I love a loud (to a point) bass, but this guy is the loudest I've played with. No one else has an issue with it. He sets up to my left, and his amp is on my left. The guitar player is on HIS left. I've mentioned this multiple times, he turns on down, and then as the gig goes on, it snowballs. However, I've listened to the band off stage while someone else sat in on my drums, and the bass wasn't too loud. The bass was not going through a PA at that time. It's a drag to be the "volume cop" and is wearing me out. I have worn ear plugs, and even the vic virth headphone things. The bass is at a volume where you"feel in in your chest."
I have tinnitus in my right ear, which is made worse by this, even with ear plugs. Also, my right ear is mostly deaf (since birth).
I've played with other bass players, and this was not an issue. However, in this band, the bass player, singer, and guitar player come as "unit.". I think he has a hearing problem, because he stands right next to my Paiste 2002 crash and could care less that it's being hit right next to him.
Some gigs are louder than others too. For some reason, it always gets out of control at a gig at a certain club where the drums are mic'd and everything goes through a PA. Other gigs, it's been more manageable especially if I have in the ear plugs. I no longer play the drums WITHOUT ear plugs.
I've going to make an appointment to have some custom fit earplugs made. However, I'm wondering if it can get to a point where even ear plugs are not enough.
I've actually began to contemplate leaving the band if the problem cannot be solved. This guy plays in multiple bands and no one else seems to have an issue with it. Have any of you had this issue? Have custom fit earplugs been the solution?
I have tinnitus in my right ear, which is made worse by this, even with ear plugs. Also, my right ear is mostly deaf (since birth).
I've played with other bass players, and this was not an issue. However, in this band, the bass player, singer, and guitar player come as "unit.". I think he has a hearing problem, because he stands right next to my Paiste 2002 crash and could care less that it's being hit right next to him.
Some gigs are louder than others too. For some reason, it always gets out of control at a gig at a certain club where the drums are mic'd and everything goes through a PA. Other gigs, it's been more manageable especially if I have in the ear plugs. I no longer play the drums WITHOUT ear plugs.
I've going to make an appointment to have some custom fit earplugs made. However, I'm wondering if it can get to a point where even ear plugs are not enough.
I've actually began to contemplate leaving the band if the problem cannot be solved. This guy plays in multiple bands and no one else seems to have an issue with it. Have any of you had this issue? Have custom fit earplugs been the solution?