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I bought a Timeline from Ben. Very nice chap and very accommodating - came to meet me and hand over the parcel personally. Is in top condition and well looked after. Thanks!

Thanks for the opinions. I've got some E2c's too and while I love their sound I find the foam inserts block out just about everything. Really have to concentrate walking down the road with them in! I saw some Comply tips that were supposed to be slightly less isolating, but couldn't find any to fit e2c's. I'll keep looking!

Ah, are you talking about the custom molded ear protectors? I've always wondered how good they are and whether they do as writ. Do you find they work very well? Can you still hear onstage monitors ok? Anyone know of a cheaper solution?

[quote name='Doddy' post='592858' date='Sep 8 2009, 01:13 PM']Make sure you use good ear phones though...they make all the difference.[/quote] That's the bit I've been struggling with. Ideally I could get a personal monitor mix in ear and thus have decent isolation earphones. Unfortunately I don't have that so been putting only one ear in and leaving other open so I can hear drums (they aren't miced) and onstage monitors. Problem is that I find it hard to concentrate on sound just in one ear, especially if it's my vocal and I'm trying to sing in tune! What I've been trying to find is earphones that only give (or can be changed to) reduce external noise by 10 or 20db rather than the 35db+ that is normal for isolation earphones. Anyone have any experience with this set up?

In case anyone else comes across this thread and wants to know what's on the market Art and Samson bith do similar products, each having slightly different specs. I use one of the Samson's in two different situations, one to tap bass and mix with monitors and similarly to tap my vocal and mix with monitor mix. No problems with either set up. Good luck with your custom build!

I sing backng vocals and play bass in my covers band. As previously posted, I find difficulty based entirely on the song. Those with some rekatively simple basslines (early Oasis) I find easier to sing against than something more complicated. I've tried singing the harmonies on Stuck in the Middle, but just haven't got the bass part nailed down enough to be able to play it without concentrating.