Faulty earpieces, they tend to come off at the worst possible moment ( as if there were a good time for that to happen) the two piece rod also never seems to stay together.

OUCH!!!!

As a buddy and I handed this back and forth, trying to agree on an engine noise, I hadn't noticed that one of the ear caps had fallen off. Under the cap is sharp, unfinished metal.

I didn't know that the inside of my ear was as sensitive to pain as my, well, something else that i have a pair of.

The caps are loose fitting, poorly made chunks of plastic.
Chunks of plastic in my ear are still better than sharp tubes of steel.
ALWAYS check to see if the caps are on!

Cheap construction though it does work. The two part pickup it's the greatest design.

Not much better than a long screwdriver or pieces of heater hose. Much better if the rod was not 2 piece. Just hearing the two piece rod click can blow out your eardrums. haven't thrown mine away yet, so it does serve a purpose