Noise Perception ... Warning Loud Volumes

[Moby1]

I'm a seasoned guitar player in a Rock covers band that practice weekly and gig regulary during the month (small-medium bars/pubs sometime outdoor festival type stuff)

When we play we play loud, we crank the backline and only use PA for the Bass drum and vocals.

Our rule is to set levels/eq at sound check and leave but I find it mad how the overall sound 'seems' to change over the course of a gig, my sound changes and feel like I cant hear my amp anymore! Funny to watch other bands contantly tweeking volumes during a gig


I've always put this down to ear fatigue? Take it you guys always suffer the same in some form?

 

[YellowJacket]

I use ear plugs. Probably gotta set the tone while you're still fresh and then put your ear condoms on!!! Don't want to catch that deadly Tinnitus STD that's going around.