Hand lotion before playing

[RoBoTaint]

good or bad.......entirely out of curiosity.

[meev992]

Originally Posted by RoBoTaint

good or bad.......entirely out of curiosity.

I try to keep my hands bone-dry, for the sake of keeping my bass clean. I want the neck to be in good shape/appearance, years from now, and i don't want any oils on it after I've thoroughly dried out my hands. I put lotion on after, when I'm done playing.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by RoBoTaint

good or bad.......entirely out of curiosity.

ewww.

[Jonny B]

If your looking for a "slick" feel, then put Fast Fret on your strings, but don't wipe them down before playing.

I personally wouldn't put lotion on my hands before playing as I feel that would goober up your fret board over time.

[BillytheBassist]

I use cocobutter lotion on my finger tips every few days or so. My job requires extreme use of my hands so, sometimes my tips get serious calouses< sp? If my tips are too ruff i have a hard time getting a smooth attack.... so yea..... i use lotion from time to time.

[Peck_Time]

Cleveland Eaton (played with Count Basie) used to wipe his strings with hand lotion to enable crazy slides, check out this clip with Basie and the Kansas city 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuduoL84sYc

[Peck_Time]

Or this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct_tB...eature=related

[embellisher]

I can't do it. It makes my fingertips too 'soft' and I don't get the attack that I need to get my tone.

[brianrost]

I use moisturizer in the winter when my hands get dry and anytime I feel a blister starting. It's more important for playing URB than BG.

[Phalex]

No lotion for me. I gotta have dry fingers. It's unfortunate because my hands are so very dry, my knuckles often end up bleeding when I play. Ah well, such is the price of fame.