sweaty hands, slipping picker

[the gimp]

i naturally have overactive sweat glands on my palms, i dont know why but ive had it all my life. This is inhibiting my playing quite badly, recently ive been trying a picking technique and the pick keeps on slipping until i am gripping the pointy end and theres nothing to strum with. This tends to happen within a few minutes of playing.

so, i ask, is there a special type of pick that caters for the moist-of-palm bassist, or is there anything at all that can reduce the sweat from my palms?

any advice greatly appreciated.

[spudmaster34]

I love the gimp (computor program)

Now on topic:
YES!
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A few other common sollutions:
Take a lighter, heat up a fork, hold it up to your pic and melt some holes in it.
Take a power drill, drill either one large hole in the center or several small holes around the edge
A substance called "Gorrilla Snot" its kinda like post it note glue (just be sure to wipe off your hands afterwards"

Good luck

[ihateusernames]

For the same reason I tried a lot of different pics and ended up with Dunlop Gator Grips. They hold reasonably well until they're worn out.

[Nino Valenti]

I've been using Dunlop Tortex 88 for a long time with excellent results because of the same slippery reason as you.

[FunkSlap89]

I hammer my own picks out of pennies. I find that they last for just about forever, and they don't slip.

If this isn't for you, try gluing some sandpaper to your picks or simply just sanding the pick to rough it up a bit.

If you do decide to do the penny thing, get a penny made from pure copper (pre-1982). They sound better!

[the gimp]

thanks guys

[cord]

when i first started playing and used a pick i drilled holes all over it to get a better grip

[nicolas]

i have the exact same problem, that's why i pluck instead of pick. i just can't seem to play with a pick live since i move around a lot (pretty intense music) and i loose the pick due to sweating.