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06-26-2018, 06:44 PM
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Actual sound versus my hearing
I have hearing aids. I use them mostely at work to hear properly during meetings. But I don't use them often for normal hearing. However, I was wondering about the tone of my guitar. When I play without the hearing aids, I'm assuming I must lose a lot of highs that maybe the listner hears. When I put on my hearing aids, the sound is not good and I get this buzzing sound from the strings. So its no hearing aids during play time. I was thinking of getting a spruce top next time since there is more high end tones. Is this correct in my thinking ? I've always played cedar, but I'm wondering if this is a factor to getting that edge on the treble side which I've lost. (to give you an idea, I don't hear crickets during summer months anymore)
Anybody else have this type of situation ? 
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06-26-2018, 07:13 PM
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One thing, a bit inconvenient to have done, is to put in a corian saddle. Compared to bone, micarta, and tusq, it clarifies and increases volume, which isn't always the best solution. I try these materials on a regular basis with both steel and nylon string guitars.
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06-26-2018, 07:20 PM
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Typically the high frequencies are the first to go.
I can’t imagine playing without my aids, it’s like my guitar has been wrapped in a blanket. ( spruce top, mahogany b & s ) I want to hear those highs. Adjusting the volume is more of a challenge however. Good luck with dialing yours in. Don
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06-26-2018, 08:45 PM
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My hearing has a mid-range dip. That's one reason I like guitars with a healthy mid-range.
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07-03-2018, 07:52 PM
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I have hearing aids as well, and wear them all the time. When I started playing guitar, I also had trouble with higher frequencies. My audiologist designed a hearing aid program specifically for music that has made playing much more enjoyable.
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07-03-2018, 08:00 PM
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needed adjustments were made until they sounded right. No problems now.
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07-03-2018, 11:22 PM
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I wear my hearing aids all time. Like others have said, it takes some time and effort to get them adjusted right.
I also have sound ports in my guitars. High frequencies don't wrap around the guitar to the player like lower frequencies do. The port helps direct a full spectrum of sound right at the player. I actually got a guitar with a port even before I started using the AIDS.
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07-04-2018, 05:40 AM
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put it this way- your guitar (any guitar) will sound natural to you without your aids, but without normal hearing you will miss the tones a normal hearing person hears, with the aids will bring in the lost frequencies, -but- unless you wear them all the time, i cant see you getting a more natural sound out of them
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