Eucerin Skin Cream Kills Strings DEAD!!!

[JimmyM]

You found the hidden Easter egg. Someone finally found it after all this time. And here I thought the connection was way more obvious, almost unsubtle.

 

[JimmyM]

That's funny.. I've got eczema and I just got to jazz flats I haven't put on yet.. I wonder how this will help.. Lol

Well it does get rid of flakiness on eczema for a few hours. Does better if you do it every day, which I don't. Zero success with Jazz Flats, though. Tried it close to 20 years ago. That silk winding is impenetrable. After 4 months they still sounded like rounds to me. I finally yanked them and exiled them to Canada.

 

[Aidenn7]

Well it does get rid of flakiness on eczema for a few hours. Does better if you do it every day, which I don't. Zero success with Jazz Flats, though. Tried it close to 20 years ago. That silk winding is impenetrable. After 4 months they still sounded like rounds to me. I finally yanked them and exiled them to Canada.

That's what I wonder.. Do you think vibration would speed up the deadening?

 

[JimmyM]

Anyway, folks, this is not about 40 year old strings or the gunk in the funk. This is for NEW strings that you don't have 40 years to make them sound dead. People do buy new basses or put different new strings on basses they have, you know? Gooping Eucerin on old played-in strings is useless. But when you have a night to set up a bass to do a gig where flatwounds are needed and all you have in your leftover string box is a new set of Chromes, you will all get down on your lousy, stinking knees and thank the Almighty that you were blessed enough to read this post!!!

I have spoken.

 

[JimmyM]

Whew! I feel better now!

That's what I wonder.. Do you think vibration would speed up the deadening?

I don't think anything speeds up the deadening in TI Jazz Flats. Playing on them regularly for 4 months didn't.

 

[Aidenn7]

Gotcha.. Lol yeah a battery operated vibrator zip tied on the strings is funniest idea ever

 

[Aidenn7]

Whew! I feel better now!


I don't think anything speeds up the deadening in TI Jazz Flats. Playing on them regularly for 4 months didn't.

Apple cider vinegar take coating of strings.. Not even kidding

 

[TakeABreak]

Well it does get rid of flakiness on eczema for a few hours. Does better if you do it every day, which I don't. Zero success with Jazz Flats, though. Tried it close to 20 years ago. That silk winding is impenetrable. After 4 months they still sounded like rounds to me. I finally yanked them and exiled them to Canada.

With our winters, no amount of skin cream will keep those strings from becoming drier than the Griswold's Christmas turkey. This summer is an other story, so far.

 

[JimmyM]

Apple cider vinegar take coating of strings.. Not even kidding

Do I want that? I don't think I do. I once boiled a set of rounds in water and vinegar and the vinegar ruined them every which way.

 

[Wisebass]

Hi Jimmy

For deadening strings, Eucerin is king.

Makes it another product to stay away from! (I play rounds!)

Hi Spidey

My biggest hobby (after music) is fly fishing.

Sun blockers and mosquito repellents are a must have.

The problem is that the coating of the fly line gets damaged, when it comes in contact with these.

(and good fly lines are expensive )

I have several outdoor gigs coming up. I don't want to risk string burn, so I ask you...

... what is the best SPF for rounds?

Sincerely,

Sunny Disposition

string burn

Now here is the trick: Don' t put your sun blocker out of the bottle in your hand.

(that part of your hand doesn 't need it anyway )

Put it on the back of your hands to apply it. (edit :Apply it with the back of your hands)

That way the skin cream, sun blockers or whatever, never come in contact with your strings

(or fly line ).

Washing your hands before playing is also an option to protect your strings.

But that way your hands are unprotected!

Use a good sun blocker when you are outdoors! Skin cancer is no fun!


greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[Spidey2112]

The problem is that the coating of the fly line gets damaged, when it comes in contact with these.

Would have never guessed... good tip.

Use a good sun blocker when you are outdoors! Skin cancer is no fun!

Most certainly! Thanks, Wise!

 

[PaulCISSA]

Nothing else even comes close for deadening flats. Eucerin Aquaphor does OK at it, but it's only OK. And forget the other medicated formulas. Plain white Eucerin cream is the ticket for making your new flats thumpy quickly. Store brand substitutes are fine as well, but some can be runnier than others.

Takes a couple overnight applications and wipedowns to really work, but the first application takes care of the worst of the zing while the second makes them sound like they've been played in by a sweaty person for a month or two. Even works on zingy-when-new Chromes. Results were more dramatic with Dunlop flats, which are less zingy when new, but the Chromes G string can be tricky. Still it's way tamed down and barely clinging to life. It also takes a decent amount of edge off new strings if you're pressed for time and can't do anything but one quick coat.

Best of all, you don't have to skeeve it like rancid chicken grease or some of the really nasty bodily secretions some of you suggest (you really need help, people). No need to turn your bass into a breeding ground for microscopic parasites if you don't have to.

You can argue with me till you're blue in the face about this or that foreign substance, but to put it simply, you are wrong. For deadening strings, Eucerin is king. If you use anything else, you're jackin'.

Alright - I went in search of the Devils Butter but only found the “OK” grade. Tomorrow I might schmeer some onto a brand new set of JF344s that are pissing me off. Somehow, I feel like I’m joining a cult movement or something. But if it works as you described, I’ll be a happy card-carrying cultist. The Devils Butter.

 

[JimmyM]

Alright - I went in search of the Devils Butter but only found the “OK” grade. Tomorrow I might schmeer some onto a brand new set of JF344s that are pissing me off. Somehow, I feel like I’m joining a cult movement or something. But if it works as you described, I’ll be a happy card-carrying cultist. The Devils Butter.

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Oh gee whiz, you didn't open it yet, did you? TI Jazz Flats are immune to these kinds of treatments. That silk winding they have keeps it out and it doesn't work on them. Maybe I should write a disclaimer on the opening post.

EDIT: Added that disclaimer now.

 

[PaulCISSA]

Oh gee whiz, you didn't open it yet, did you? TI Jazz Flats are immune to these kinds of treatments. That silk winding they have keeps it out and it doesn't work on them. Maybe I should write a disclaimer on the opening post.

EDIT: Added that disclaimer now.

Gee wiz indeed! TI’s immune? Damn silk? Ugh. Just when I thought there was a way to beat the zing out of them.....but no....No, I just have to play more to get them where they need to be. Nothing is ever easy and nothing good is free.

Fortunately, this tub is our household-use tub and wasn’t purchased for the purpose of conditioning my TI flats. My wife is now certain that my mind has gone off and I’ve completely left the farm. But my hands feel great.

 

[NKBassman]

Would GHS Precision Flats also be immune? They have silk'd ends as well.

EDIT: Never mind, I like my P Flats where they are for the time being.

However, any thoughts on if this trick work on roundwound strings too?

 

[michael_t]

Would GHS Precision Flats also be immune? They have silk'd ends as well.

As I understand it, TI Flats have silk lining under the wrap wire for the entire length of the string. GHS P Flats don't.

any thoughts on if this trick work on roundwound strings too?

Good luck wiping the excess off between the windings.

 

[JimmyM]

Would GHS Precision Flats also be immune? They have silk'd ends as well.

EDIT: Never mind, I like my P Flats where they are for the time being.

However, any thoughts on if this trick work on roundwound strings too?

Michael answered your Precision Flats question. It's not the silked ends you need to worry about, but the silk in between the windings on TI's. And it does work on rounds as well, although I'm not nearly as much of a fan of doing it on rounds.

As I understand it, TI Flats have silk lining under the wrap wire for the entire length of the string. GHS P Flats don't.

Good luck wiping the excess off between the windings.

Wiping off the excess in between the windings is as simple as wiping them down with a rag, maybe using furniture polish for the most stubborn spots.

 

[NKBassman]

Thanks team! I'm not sure I even want to try it with rounds... but good to know it's an option.

 

[quickfix]

Oh c'mon! Everyone knows that Vaseline grease is the best for deadening strings. You'll never need Fast Fret again, plus it also keeps corrosion at bay.

 

[JimmyM]

Oh c'mon! Everyone knows that Vaseline grease is the best for deadening strings. You'll never need Fast Fret again, plus it also keeps corrosion at bay.

Spoken like someone who never tried Eucerin You try it and you'll never go back to Vaseline. I've done Vaseline before...wasn't all that impressed.