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Buy and return after appointment. | 1 | 1.59% | |
Buy and keep. | 24 | 38.10% | |
Just bring the McPherson Sable. | 32 | 50.79% | |
Punt - you should be too old to care. | 6 | 9.52% | |
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I also have state of the art hearing aids thru the VA. The audiologist will set your hearing aids up according to the beeps/tones that you hear or don’t hear. This is done via computer. Once that is done he may have you play your guitar to see if you like the sound. Your guitar sound won’t sound any better once you are set up optimally for speech sounds. I also have a minor in audiology as I am an SLP. You really don’t need to bring your guitar to the audiologist
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I vote bring the sable and get your new guitar after you can hear better. Many hearing aids are easily tweaked by the smartphone for various environments. Maybe you just cant hear the current one well enough or definitely one needs a new Martin after trying out all the various models. Enjoy hearing better! And send us pics of the new Martin.
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The issues I see with the Martin angle are: one, your memory of sound is not nearly as reliable as you think it is and two, no two Martins sound the same. Either way, that could lead you to thinking things sound odd/off when they actually are not.
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To the OP, I voted for the Sable as the settings will be close enough. As others have noted, it will take some time for you to adjust to the new experience of hearing everything again. Stick with it as your brain is carefully and wonderfully made and will adapt.
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I've had my first pair, Rextons from Costco, for a month now. I don't know if you are new to the world or just getting started. If you are getting a pair for the first time, don't take a guitar in for the first appointment. Things will sound very different and your brain needs time to adjust. I took a guitar to my follow up visit three weeks later. Rexton has quite a few channels you can have programed for different environments. The audiologist ( not a doctor) picked the Rextons from the questionnaire I filled out. It had not only a channel for playing music, but listening to music and music at a venue.
I found the default settings for playing music had my treble strings far too bright. I had them shift the default setting so trebles that were at the end of the scale became the new default and gave me more treble roll off if I wanted it. This gives me the ability to roll off even more treble, which I do. I have a very pleasing tone now. You just need to remember to change back to automatic, where the AI adjusts to your environment as it changes. All this is done on my iPhone with the Rexton app. The primary focus is on speech which is not what is right for music. Normally compressed won't work for playing. Technology is such that most modern aids are using AI to constantly react to the world around you. I'm addicted to hearing things, but there is a lot of high frequency you might not want to hear, like my four dog's dog tags jangling all the time. LOL I had a newbie issue that was taken care of same day, so Costco has been great. And I'm streaming TV from my ROKU TV with the ROKU app. Even the thickest Scottish accent is audible. My wife needs the subtitles to understand that and her hearing is pretty good. I'd let my ears adjust before dialing in guitar. My aids have 17 bands of EQ, pretty decent.
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For anyone contemplating HAs, or wondering about setting them up for acoustic guitar (as opposed to speech, or music in general) try this thread, and this thread for recent discussions. Then ask your audiologist to set them up for you. It only took my audiologist a few minutes to do this after I told him what I had read in the AGF threads. To the OP - work with your audiologist to modify one of the programs as described in the above threads, and you should end up with a setting that is good for all acoustic guitars, not just one particular Martin. |
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If you want to buy another guitar I’m not sure GC would be the best buy. But I buy used generally so I am probably not a reliable guide. I have hearing aids and a McPherson will be fine.
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My hearing aids came with two programs and my audiologist added a third (Playing Music). I select whichever program I need with my iPhone, paired via BlueTooth.
Automatic activates all the mics fore and aft, and adds various enhancements like feedback suppression and a couple other things I can't name off the top of my head. Noisy/Party is the other standard option. It turns off both rear-facing mics so the hearing aids focus on what's in front of me. It's great in loud restaurants, minimizing noises coming from behind. I use it a lot. Playing Music is the added option. It doesn't "tune" anything. Rather, it shuts off the enhancements in the automatic program, the primary offender being feedback suppression. In the Playing Music program, my guitars sound less jangly. I can play with or without switching to it. Sometimes if forget to go back to Automatic after practice and I'll hear a quiet squeal (feedback) when I enter a small, enclosed area like my car. Given the median age group at AGF, most of us here with hearing loss probably have somewhat similar profiles, a pronounced notch in the SFR (Spousal Frequency Range). So a boost in the trebly (voice) area helps augment what we might be missing from a guitar. The improvement there is all a bit generic to me, evening out the tonal range of my four acoustics, but not necessarily so one particular brand/model would stand out as unique among the others with my eyes closed. If I owned a music shop, I wouldn't appreciate selling a relatively nice guitar (or any for that matter) to someone fully intending to go test-drive hearing aids and return it. But who knows? Maybe ask the owner/manager in advance so they're in on the plan too. Might be fine. Last edited by tinnitus; 04-17-2024 at 04:12 PM. |
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I think you've answered your own question - buy the Martin.
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Best advice IMHO, once you’ve acclimated to the aids, THEN go out and audition guitars to find one that sounds the best for you.
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Sounds like you’re looking for an excuse to get a new Martin and if you are, and can afford it, just go for it. I voted just use what you have because why not. I also think it’s unethical to buy one planning to return it.
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I would want a 000-12 fret slot head if I was jonsing for a Martin. Just me Hope it works out for ya! Paul
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