What's it called when .....

1poorplayer

1poorplayer

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...you know when you play thru a specific preset , with a great sounding amp , for what seems like hours. You can't get enough. You've tweaked it to perfection. Ahhhh.

Then you download someone's Van Halen preset that sounds incredible , (thanks Moke ) and instantaneously decide you should learn 2 more songs off the first album that you never learned. Spend at least an hour playing ( and wondering when your wife is going to ask why you don't spend time with her and the kids since you got this Fractal thing ).

Then , switch BACK to the preset you had tweaked and fell in love with originally , and racked up hours playing , ONLY TO FIND , after coming off a different preset ( VH , for this example ) it sounds kinda , .... meh.

Is there a technical name for this phenomenon ? I know I'm not alone. Lol.
 
Ear Fractigue

Definition:
First world problem resulting from having too many awesome-sounding amps/cabs in one piece of gear. Known symptoms include confusion, frustration, forum rants etc . Extreme cases can lead to amp purchases.
 
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s0c9 said:
ear fatigue?
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Yeah , I'm familiar with that , and my example DID state - several hours were spent playing , BUT , this same phenomenon can occur after only minutes of playing - one great sounding preset , then switching to a different sounding , but GREAT sounding preset , then back -as well. ????

It's like , the VH first album sound , can sound thin and buzzy to the ear when coming from a medium gain , thick Marshall type preset. 5 minutes later , it sounds amazing. Switch back to the original medium thick sounding preset you had and , it will sound like there aren't enough highs , and it could use some more gain , lol. Leave it alone , keep playing for 5 minutes , and it sounds good again.

I'm starting to feel like I could be laying on a couch , telling this to a therapist. Lol. Does anyone know why this happens ? If I thought this were a personal issue , I wouldn't mention it , but I know it's everywhere.
 
1poorplayer said:
I'm starting to feel like I could be laying on a couch , telling this to a therapist. Lol. Does anyone know why this happens ? If I thought this were a personal issue , I wouldn't mention it , but I know it's everywhere.
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Sorry.. doctor is NOT in today.. tee-time @ 9!! :rolleyes:
You are right, it is not a personal thing.. been there, done that, got the t-shirt collection.
I think we all go thru this at some time or other.. however, I have no clue - other than fatigue - as to the technical nor medical reasons behind it.
I usually take a decent break... and try again.
 
+1. Our brains are really good at adapting to stimuli and then filtering out what is different. It is always looking for patterns, and things that don't fit the pattern tend to stand out more. Probably stems back from the times that one patch of odd looking grass on the Serengeti turned out to be a stalking lion or something. If you are listening to a bunch of bright tones and then switch to a neutral tone, it will sound dark in comparison. In the same way, if you are listening to a bunch of dark tones and then switch to the same neutral tone, it will then sound bright in comparison. It's because your brain is focused on what is different from before.
 
s0c9 said:
Sorry.. doctor is NOT in today.. tee-time @ 9!! :rolleyes:
You are right, it is not a personal thing.. been there, done that, got the t-shirt collection.
I think we all go thru this at some time or other.. however, I have no clue - other than fatigue - as to the technical nor medical reasons behind it.
I usually take a decent break... and try again.
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Been there. ..... got the t shirt. Really ? Really ? Lol
 
There's only two kinds of guitar sounds. One supports or reinforces the song as a whole, and the other is the song (or at least the signature of the song).
 
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