taha_never Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 hi all my bass' sound gets muddy after about an hour of playing. mexican P bass with standard pickups. i tested it with my pedals and amp out of the setup. latest test setup: bass > directly into audio interface > headphones (K44). so the suspected components narrowed down to just the bass and/or headphone. can headphones do this? lose clarity after an hour of use? or if it's the bass where should i look? bad cap? pot? pickup? help appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 My first thought is you might be blowing up your hearing with excess volume. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said: My first thought is you might be blowing up your hearing with excess volume. This. Even if not excessive volume, your ears are probably looking for a rest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 31 minutes ago, taha_never said: can headphones do this? lose clarity after an hour of use? My ones don’t , but an hour is quite a long time to have headphones on for without a break, especially if they are the over ear type 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 As everybody said : ear fatigue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 As above ^^. The test is easy : listen again the next day to what has been recorded. The 'freshness' will have returned. There's nothing in your signal chain that could cause such an effect; it's not faulty equipment. Give it a rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Steve Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Yeah - ears. I used to get the same thing at practices, not helped by me never using earplugs. All of the treble disappeared before the end of rehearsal,and until I worked out it was my ears the eq got the blame and my tone was less than great by the end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taha_never Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 oh thanks everyone for shedding a light on this. never expected it to be a serious factor. sounds right as i just start playing when i get home after about 10-12 hrs of work outside and my ears are already tired and when the clarity goes away it never comes back no matter what. thanks again 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwind Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 22 hours ago, taha_never said: oh thanks everyone for shedding a light on this. never expected it to be a serious factor. sounds right as i just start playing when i get home after about 10-12 hrs of work outside and my ears are already tired and when the clarity goes away it never comes back no matter what. thanks again Please be careful Taha_Never! What is the work you're doing outside? I do a lot of work outside and just the increased high end content in the sound of london traffic on wet roads can irritate my hearing. Sustained fatigue will eventually lead to permanent hearing loss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taha_never Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Woodwind said: Please be careful Taha_Never! What is the work you're doing outside? I do a lot of work outside and just the increased high end content in the sound of london traffic on wet roads can irritate my hearing. Sustained fatigue will eventually lead to permanent hearing loss. Thank you Woodwind. 3-4 hours use of public transport per day, in Tehran! loud and frightening traffic on the way to office. excessive use of horn and wild bikers everywhere. savage people who are unable to do a small task without making lots of unnecessary noise. I'm also HSP (highly sensitive) so you can imagine. time to get my ears checked i think 😣 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodwind Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, taha_never said: Thank you Woodwind. 3-4 hours use of public transport per day, in Tehran! loud and frightening traffic on the way to office. excessive use of horn and wild bikers everywhere. savage people who are unable to do a small task without making lots of unnecessary noise. I'm also HSP (highly sensitive) so you can imagine. time to get my ears checked i think 😣 Yup I can completely relate to this. I've had to resort to wearing ear plugs when near traffic if I'll be near a main road for prolonged periods. All the best 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Good luck @taha_never 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taha_never Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Woodwind said: Yup I can completely relate to this. I've had to resort to wearing ear plugs when near traffic if I'll be near a main road for prolonged periods. All the best we grin and bear! cheers man ⚡⚡ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taha_never Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Teebs said: Good luck @taha_never Thanks Teebs 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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