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07-07-2003, 10:38 AM
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I played a festival this weekend and it really sucked. It was 95 deg. and I was sweating like crazy. My hands were damp sticky and I could not play up to my ability, not even close.
What's the best thing to do for this? One of the guys in the band put WD-40 on his strings but I thought this might add more wear to the strings. We all know bass strings are not cheap.
Any advise?
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07-07-2003, 10:46 AM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | | Before you play, wipe your fingers on the side of your nose.
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07-08-2003, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Eastern Townships, Québec | | Quote: Originally posted by Nick Gann
Before you play, wipe your fingers on the side of your nose.
No joke, seriously. | Yup, that's true. Nose oil is the cheapest lubricant around. I think doghouse players do this a lot? |
07-08-2003, 02:21 PM
|  | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | | Nose grease all the way.
Nothing better. |
07-10-2003, 05:43 PM
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07-10-2003, 11:05 PM
| | stinkholier-than-thou | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Beaumont, Texarse | | Wow, it's either reassuring or really weird to discover that I'm not the only one who's ever used nose grease... I'm not sure which... 
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07-10-2003, 11:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: My Room | | I'm still young I can use forehead grease too 
Nothing is worse than getting your fingers sticky and accidently popping when your finger gets stuck under a string  |
07-10-2003, 11:28 PM
| | Talkbass' Tubist in Residence | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Silver Spring, MD | | Quote: Originally posted by secretdonkey
Wow, it's either reassuring or really weird to discover that I'm not the only one who's ever used nose grease... I'm not sure which...
| It's a bassist thing. You're normal.
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07-11-2003, 04:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: My Room | | too bad im a guy  |
07-15-2003, 03:15 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by vivaknoxvegas
I played a festival this weekend and it really sucked. It was 95 deg. and I was sweating like crazy. My hands were damp sticky and I could not play up to my ability, not even close.
What's the best thing to do for this? One of the guys in the band put WD-40 on his strings but I thought this might add more wear to the strings. We all know bass strings are not cheap.
Any advise? | [list=1][*]Bring a towel, like one a golfer or bowler would use.[*]Bring some baby powder or after-shower powder.[*]Wipe your sweaty hands with the towel. Get as much sweat off as you can.[*]Sprinkle some powder on your hands and work it around. This will dry your hands and fingers so they don't stick to the strings for a while until you have to do it again.[/list=1] |
07-15-2003, 08:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Saint John, NB, CA | | | Umm... you probably shouldn't purposely put grease on your strings. Chances are, it'll severely shorten their life.
Get a gel antipersperant. Lady Speedstick makes a scentless one. Click it up and rub it over your hands as you would hand lotion. It'll be a little sticky when it dries... so use a TINY bit of baby powder on your palms only. This'll stop any hand sweat... promise.
And bonus, you'll smell like a baby!
Cheers,
Christina
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07-15-2003, 11:11 PM
| | | Quote: Originally posted by Fleckbass211
too bad im a guy
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07-16-2003, 01:23 AM
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nahh
keep rawkin |
07-18-2003, 02:51 AM
| | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | Quote: Originally posted by electricdemon3
If you are implying what I think you are, thats pretty disgusting. | That's an interesting alternative take on sticky fingers.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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