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Anyone using finger tip sleeves for right hand?

StrivingOn

StrivingOn

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I’m investigating tHis because I’m also a guitar player and use my nails on my right hand. But playing bass my nails are lending to a too bright tone. I’ve seen there are little covers that gamers use for more precise touch sensitivity. I’m not a gamer so I know not of this but thought they might a solution to give me a warmer sound. Any info on this?
 
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haven't heard of those before. after reading about them, they seem like they'd be too spongy. they're stretchy and flexible. have you tried thin cotton gloves, the kind you wear to protect stuff from finger oil and acid?

i used to have acrylic overlays on my right fingers, which need a manicurist to put on and maintain - i play with my nails, and they sounded warmer to me. i did use acrlyic dip powder for my nails for over a year during the pandemic. how many layers dictated how thick your nails were - and i don't care for bright, so i always used at least three layers. it worked pretty well for a warmer tone (and stronger nails).
 
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I stumbled upon these in my workplace first aid cabinet.
They seem to do the trick for me.
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Not sure what to think about this. I've noticed that if go more than three days without playing, my calluses start to soften. I'm mostly a two-finger guy; if I lose them, getting them back is painful! (I've tried finger cots. They feel weird.)
 
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Watchootognbout said:
I stumbled upon these in my workplace first aid cabinet.
They seem to do the trick for me.
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I don't know because I've never tried these latex thingies. Does the latex increase friction and slow you down?

As you know, I'm a proponent of gloves. I started wearing a glove on my right hand because at the time I was playing a lot guitar as well as bass, but never grew my nails out like some flamenco guys, but I had enough nail that I could get a nice "ping" on the guitar strings. The right hand glove was pretty interesting because I could still get a ping attack, but the timbre of it was much softer. As I've become primarily a bass player in the last couple years I've started filing my right hand nails down as far as I can, as my primary plucking techinque is the "rest stroke" and I don't want any nail catching on the string. But probably due to my weekly self "manicures" I find myself using gloves a lot less than before. It all depends. JME
 
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vindibona1 said:
I don't know because I've never tried these latex thingies. Does the latex increase friction and slow you down?

As you know, I'm a proponent of gloves. I started wearing a glove on my right hand because at the time I was playing a lot guitar as well as bass, but never grew my nails out like some flamenco guys, but I had enough nail that I could get a nice "ping" on the guitar strings. The right hand glove was pretty interesting because I could still get a ping attack, but the timbre of it was much softer. As I've become primarily a bass player in the last couple years I've started filing my right hand nails down as far as I can, as my primary plucking techinque is the "rest stroke" and I don't want any nail catching on the string. But probably due to my weekly self "manicures" I find myself using gloves a lot less than before. It all depends. JME
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No.The latex is not rough enough to slow you down.
 

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