Don't let this happen to you...clean your strings!

[pfschim]

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so the band name is ... ummm ... Stick Pile ?

 

[dkelley]

Nice try. Change your coated strings, the coating is fraying.

exactly. I presume it was a joke, not an honest mistake.

my personal slime looks much more gross than that.

 

[FenderBassist]

And I thought my guitarist friend using "fast fret" grease on his strings drove me nuts, that picture is just creepy.

 

[TheReceder]

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Pretty sure that was "sticks" with Tommy Shaw.

 

[Rip Van Dan]

A guitarist friend of mine told me he never washes his hands (pre-covid) before going on stage, for the mojo.

I find that washing your hands in hot or at least warm water before going on stage helps relax them a bit so your fingers move freely. So I usually do that right before going on stage for the first set. Didn't make much difference when I was touring in my early 20's but it really helps now that I'm a "senior citizen".

 

[nutdog]

I *think* I want to go there, but I also think that the pics that I see are probably the rare exception.

Probably a lot more gelatinous slime than hot babes in skimpy garb.

 

[Tim Skaggs]

When my coated strings start getting fuzzy, I take them off the bass, slide them ball end first into a gallon can of acetone, let them soak a while, dry them off and reinstall. Then I have a new set of uncoated strings….

 

[jimmydean]

Reminds me of those ten years I was a OB/GYN .

 

[logdrum]

High Times magazine have similar pics in every issue

 

[Carl Hillman]

Macro photo of gelatinous slime.....plasmodial zycogastria, caused by hyperhidrosis.
Sure, it makes sliding much easier, but it will negatively effect your tone!
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WABS

"Bring a bucket and a mop for these Wet A$$ Bass Strings..."

 

[JW56789]

You know, gluten-free plasmodial zycogastria is a lot more invisible, tone-wise.

 

[HelpImaRock]

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My first thought was "Egon, here's your mucus" but this tracks too.

 

[Altitude]

A guitarist friend of mine told me he never washes his hands (pre-covid) before going on stage, for the mojo.

I don’t wash mine either. I hate the way my skin feels on the strings when my hands are wet.

I do carry hand sanitizer though. It takes care of the gross stuff and actually makes my hands drier.

 

[Leigh Semmens]

I wondered what happened to my strings, how did you get them?

 

[sonojono]

But…. That’s where the tone comes from…

 

[Snibborwocky]

Kinda reminds me of the Alien movie when it's right near Sigorney Weaver's face and it starts drooling.

 

[ryan pate]

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It is the word after all ...

 

[Jazz Ad]

I saw gelatinous slime, plasmodial zycogastria and hyperhidrosis at burning man.

was it alive ? Was it friendly ?