''It's too loud daddy! It's too loud!''

StratDal · March 22nd, 2008, 11:41 AM

My response was turning it up another notch. Kids... youth is wasted on the young.

(The Mrs. left for the market for a few minutes so I decided to crank my Strat. One day jr. will understand... if he knows what's good for him!)

amp boy · March 22nd, 2008, 11:46 AM

awesome !!!

Telarkaster · March 22nd, 2008, 12:04 PM

I get that too at home. My kids complain that they can't hear Bugs Bunny on TV.

Hard to play a Twin quietly...

Arlo · March 22nd, 2008, 12:08 PM

Hearing is a precious thing. Once lost never to return. Maybe it's something to consider when the very young are around an amp and they are at ear level?

I know I am as guilty as sin playing as loud as I have all these years.

But I can understand why a child would complain. Maybe a set of ear plugs would make them feel better about Dad's Marshall stack.

stephent2 · March 22nd, 2008, 12:31 PM

Tender young ears,... care should be taken.

harlycarly · March 22nd, 2008, 12:43 PM

Well, I do take heed in what Arlo and Stephen posted. First and foremost, we need to remember that.

this being said, there is something ironic about your 7 year old yelling down from the top of the basement stairs "Dad!!! turn it down will you. I can't hear what I'm thinking to myself." This happened to me about 10 years ago when my now nearly 17 yr old son was a little tyke. (And yes, he was way upstairs in the safety zone, well away from damaging volume).

He also ratted me out once after coming downstairs, turning around and shouting at my wife "Mom. Dad has a new amp and it's the size of Texas!!" (recenty purchased '59 Bassman RI that I thought I had snuck through security).

No wonder why my late mother always referred to him as "Pop's Revenge" in memory of what I put my old man through!!

neocaster · March 22nd, 2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by harlycarly

No wonder why my late mother always referred to him as "Pop's Revenge" in memory of what I put my old man through!!

When my mother was especially mad at me, she'd say "Oooh, you just wait. You're gonna have a kid JUST LIKE YOU someday!"

Max is 17 months now, and looks to be on pace for Mom's prediction.

He likes it loud but we keep it safe. He just learned when to clap and stomp in "If You're Happy and You Know It"

Mark Davis · March 22nd, 2008, 01:57 PM

Young kids that havent been exposed to alot of loud noises have very sensetive ears. Wait till they are about 12-14 then tit wont bother them as much until then just use headphones.

StratDal · March 22nd, 2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by stephent2

Tender young ears,... care should be taken.

Only play Fenders when they're around.

DrewB · March 22nd, 2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Arlo

Hearing is a precious thing. Once lost never to return. Maybe it's something to consider when the very young are around an amp and they are at ear level?

Yeah, exactly right! You don't want to be a dumb@$$ when your little boogers are in the same room as your amp! I roll the volume way back when my 3 year-old daughter comes in to dance.

garytelecastor · March 22nd, 2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Wait till they are about 12-14 then tit wont bother them as much

EXCUSE ME?!?!?!?!?

When I turned 14 the above was all I could think of!!!!!!

Harley-That is too funny. "The size of texas..." That's great!!!

camari · March 22nd, 2008, 06:30 PM

My two girls (5 and 7yrs old) think everything is too loud......unless its Hannah Montana. Then I think its too loud. Must be a personal perception thing.

Doug Ferguson · March 22nd, 2008, 06:35 PM

It's ironic how you can reach a certain point in your life where your kids yell exactly what your parents yelled at you. Life's a funny ol' thing, innit?

WisconsinStrings · March 23rd, 2008, 05:58 AM

Musics too loud, and the food's too spicy for my kids. /shrug

I'm sure most of us wouldn't play anything at a volume that would damage young one's ears - but this is a good reminder.

Joe Chaney · March 23rd, 2008, 06:18 AM

i stay home every time my mum goes shopping
the neighbor's deaf as a post, the other side is a derelict barn
so i do enjoy frightening the life out of my sisters guinea-pigs

esteban · March 23rd, 2008, 09:17 AM

I have a roommate. So yeah. But when everyone was coming back from winter break, my bass playing friend and I threw open our doors, cranked up our dinky 15W SS amps, and played the "Smoke on the Water" riff continuously for about half an hour.

Fatmanstratman · March 23rd, 2008, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by esteban

...my bass playing friend and I threw open our doors, cranked up our dinky 15W SS amps, and played the "Smoke on the Water" riff continuously for about half an hour.

Have you thought about lessons or maybe buying a couple of song books?

That will help you expand your repertoire, for sure.....

March 22nd, 2008, 11:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
StratDal Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 284	''It's too loud daddy! It's too loud!'' My response was turning it up another notch. Kids... youth is wasted on the young. (The Mrs. left for the market for a few minutes so I decided to crank my Strat. One day jr. will understand... if he knows what's good for him!) __________________ "My wife...yes. My dogs...maybe. My Strat...NEVER."

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amp boy Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: toronto, Canada Age: 27 Posts: 330 4 Photos	awesome !!! __________________ I'm kinda like class act simplicity with a raw edge that can rip out yer bones.

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Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maine [in a van down by the river] Age: 50 Posts: 2,262	Hearing is a precious thing. Once lost never to return. Maybe it's something to consider when the very young are around an amp and they are at ear level? I know I am as guilty as sin playing as loud as I have all these years. But I can understand why a child would complain. Maybe a set of ear plugs would make them feel better about Dad's Marshall stack. __________________ My music? It is free for my friends.

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stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Age: 57 Posts: 2,323 20 Photos	Tender young ears,... care should be taken. __________________ -- If there is no solution, why worry? If there is a solution, why worry? --The Dalai Lama

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,477	Young kids that havent been exposed to alot of loud noises have very sensetive ears. Wait till they are about 12-14 then tit wont bother them as much until then just use headphones. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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Telarkaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal Quebec Canada Posts: 1,607	I get that too at home. My kids complain that they can't hear Bugs Bunny on TV. Hard to play a Twin quietly...

March 22nd, 2008, 12:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
harlycarly Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Republik of Vermont Posts: 642	Well, I do take heed in what Arlo and Stephen posted. First and foremost, we need to remember that. this being said, there is something ironic about your 7 year old yelling down from the top of the basement stairs "Dad!!! turn it down will you. I can't hear what I'm thinking to myself." This happened to me about 10 years ago when my now nearly 17 yr old son was a little tyke. (And yes, he was way upstairs in the safety zone, well away from damaging volume). He also ratted me out once after coming downstairs, turning around and shouting at my wife "Mom. Dad has a new amp and it's the size of Texas!!" (recenty purchased '59 Bassman RI that I thought I had snuck through security). No wonder why my late mother always referred to him as "Pop's Revenge" in memory of what I put my old man through!!

March 22nd, 2008, 06:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
camari Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Age: 50 Posts: 102	My two girls (5 and 7yrs old) think everything is too loud......unless its Hannah Montana. Then I think its too loud. Must be a personal perception thing. __________________ Remember to listen.

March 22nd, 2008, 06:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Doug Ferguson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 55 Posts: 1,547	It's ironic how you can reach a certain point in your life where your kids yell exactly what your parents yelled at you. Life's a funny ol' thing, innit? __________________ If you get hung up on just guitar players, you've missed something.... Don't ever get to a point where you just gotta be a guitar player. You hear something, go try to get that note and sound as much like that as you can.-Buddy Guy

March 23rd, 2008, 05:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
WisconsinStrings Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arcadia, Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 659	Musics too loud, and the food's too spicy for my kids. /shrug I'm sure most of us wouldn't play anything at a volume that would damage young one's ears - but this is a good reminder.

March 23rd, 2008, 06:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
Joe Chaney Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: aude, France Age: 16 Posts: 455 2 Photos	i stay home every time my mum goes shopping the neighbor's deaf as a post, the other side is a derelict barn so i do enjoy frightening the life out of my sisters guinea-pigs __________________ If you're not careful, It'll stick to your cheeks, and You'll smell like a native, For a couple of weeks In France

March 23rd, 2008, 09:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
esteban Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 1,159 3 Photos	I have a roommate. So yeah. But when everyone was coming back from winter break, my bass playing friend and I threw open our doors, cranked up our dinky 15W SS amps, and played the "Smoke on the Water" riff continuously for about half an hour. __________________ When I die, they'll say, he couldn't play sh*t, but he sure made it sound good. - Hound Dog Taylor