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My band is having a debate right now. I say no way to IEM. Great for vocals and drummers on a large stage otherwise wrong. What says you?

The Kahuna Kings

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We are always set up very close to each other, and barely use wedges (except on a really big stage). I can't see us using in ear monitors. I much prefer hearing the amps and kit on stage. A lot of the time, the monitors don't sound great.

Rev

Canadian Surf

http://www.urbansurfkings.com/

One of the biggest reasons I play surf is for the sound. In almost evey review I have read online guitarists using IEM,s stated they hated the sound of their own guitar. They liked hearing the vocals clearer though........

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Last edited: Jul 13, 2017 16:47:57

Personally I've never been interested in running IEMs, I like the sound of my rig and don't feel like carrying extra stuff to gigs.

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The Kahuna Kings

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I don't think they are appropriate for 99.5% of surf bands. Surf bands rarely have all amps and drums mic's, don't play venues with enough channels for their monitoring, and are rarely monitored.

To use in-ear, you have to practice with that setup and be able to trust a front of house and stage sound guy.

In ear technology is fantastic and a great idea, but not practical or consistent enough for bands at our level.

JakeDobner wrote:

I don't think they are appropriate for 99.5% of surf bands. Surf bands rarely have all amps and drums mic's, don't play venues with enough channels for their monitoring, and are rarely monitored.

To use in-ear, you have to practice with that setup and be able to trust a front of house and stage sound guy.

In ear technology is fantastic and a great idea, but not practical or consistent enough for bands at our level.

Having used IEM's a lot over the years (not for Surf) I would have to agree completely with Jake's comments.

Cheers,
Jeff

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Thanks for confirming my suspicions. I've never used them.

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I don't wear IEM but I do wear good ear protection. The custom molded ones with -15db protection. Yes, the sound is neutered a bit, highs are damped but there is still pretty good clarity over all. These are the $250 ones, not the cheap foam ones. I do have some $20 Heros that are ok. I don't like that I have to wear them, but they do prevent ear ringing and fatigue. Most importantly reducing/delaying Tinnitus.

The main advantage on using IEMs seems to me that you can get vocals good and loud in them without the same risk of feedback which you might get from conventional monitors, or for drummers who need to hear a click. Neither of these is generally an issue when playing instrumental surf music.

Los Fantasticos

No need and near to zero interest. If in a band with vocals, maybe

https://www.facebook.com/lostremoleros/

Greetings from the vocalist perspective (sorry), I think their great, but also agree there's no real use for them in instrumental music. At best for guitar you'll get a sound you can live with, perhaps the big bucks units can get you to a good sound but I haven't got a spare 5K to find out. But... If your on a big stage try the famed one ear only approach and only use one ear bud. That way you can monitor what's going on but have one ear open, preferably on the side of your amp.

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