pasta4lnch
10-22-2009, 11:59 PM
ARG Blisters SUCK! I have one on my right index finger - hurts like crazy. On a whim I noticed a drug store across from the venue tonight where I was playing and I got this stuff...it's like a self adhesive bandage that's easily rip-able. so I put this on and it got me through a 2 hour gig.
although now I have a blister on my middle finger too . . .:crying: guess i'll have this stuff on 2 fingers for my gig Sat.
anyone ever try this stuff? or have better solutions?
gweimer
10-23-2009, 08:52 AM
Super Glue is your best friend in these cases.
Liquid skin or bandaides would be my only suggestion
Todd :)
Spinal Tapper
10-23-2009, 09:46 AM
play though the pain! soon they will turn to calluses :bassist:
gweimer
10-23-2009, 11:11 AM
play though the pain! soon they will turn to calluses :bassist:
Super Glue won't stop the pain. It does prevent the blister from tearing off, exposing the new, raw skin underneath. I doubt that any of the suggestions made do anything to stop the pain. That's what booze is for...
thombo
10-23-2009, 11:13 AM
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=590364
billhilly66
10-23-2009, 11:27 AM
I got through a gig on a borrowed upright with a terrible set up thanks to super glue and Jack Daniels.
pasta4lnch
10-23-2009, 02:41 PM
hmm - these bandages work ok - just hard to do fast runs. I'll try the glue thing . . . not sure about the peeing on your fingers from the other thread. :D
sucks, I have soo many gigs/rehearsals coming up
cynical-rabbit
10-23-2009, 03:16 PM
My dad like Krazy Glue, but he plays banjo, and he puts it on his nails.
Speaking of blisters, I took up crew (sculling) and my hands are covered. I couldn't slap for a week because I had a huge one on my thumb. Sorry, just needed to complain.
topper
10-25-2009, 07:37 AM
I tried the super glue thing for the first time last night. It worked like a charm.
I actually applied it as a preventative. I didn't have any full blown blisters yet, but I could feel them coming.
I'd unfortunately taken a break from playing and lost my callouses. Then I jumped back in just a couple weeks before a gig AND took up double bass.
We squeezed in a practice the night before the gig and afterwords I knew I wasn't making it through the show without bloody fingers.
After reading the advice here, I coated the tips of my fingers with a little super glue and voila! instant callous.
Made it through the show without a single blister. Tender fingers yes, but blisters no. Which is really important because there's more practice today and another show next weekend!
pasta4lnch
10-25-2009, 12:03 PM
did a pick last night, hated it...had a slap part I was nearly in tears over on the 1st tune, no way I was using my fingers. just picked up 2 more gigs this week
looks like i'm off to get some super glue. only thing I haven't tried
felix.jbasscstm
10-25-2009, 05:21 PM
yeah i've got a huge blister on my index finger. it was a blood blister that popped and it was there because of excessive slapping and popping. I swapped to my middle finger and that one developed one to!
jesus, i'm gonna keep swapping fingers until i have blood blisters on every finger!! i might try that super glue...
addylewis
10-25-2009, 06:01 PM
THIS is the situation when being able to play a gig with a pick/plectrum is VERY useful! (Thats what I like to do when my blisters become sore or burst - how many times have ya all shouted "F###ING BLISTER JUICE!" after a song from seeing the drops on the strings and the skin flapping around on your fingers?)
I remember a couple months ago they grew back as caluses, only to become frayed and start coming off...actually cut them off in the end and had plasters on for the next gig a week later!