fingertips gone.. white?

[mmmelatonin]

Them’s blisters.
How cold was it when you were playing? I once played on a (low budget!) carnival float at Christmas time (a local town Christmas carnival). After that and doing a few years of carols, I don’t think I’ll ever do it again. Playing outdoors (unheated) in sub +5degC is horrible (even if dressed as an elf). Hands start off cold, and only get colder from there.
You may wish to think about raising the height of your pick ups slightly and turning your amp up and playing with a much lighter touch, you might find that you get a sweeter tone like that from the flats - and your sound engineer will likely thank you (of course, you might have the best tone in the world already - impossible for me to know! )

yeah i do play lightly when it's needed but in heavier songs (funny to say when talking about worship music) i like to dig in a little more to get a more fitting tone. it all depends on what the song needs but often i do play songs that need a growlier tone which i need to dig in to get w the flats (its a jazz bass btw)

 

[Bunk McNulty]

theyre usually not painful tho

Only while you are aquiring them.

 

[mmmelatonin]

I haven’t seen fingers like that since nice I started playing the bass! So pure. You must be a new player. Those white patches are the tea leaves of your future. If you read them carefully they are telling you to play your bass everyday for at least an hour. This will pass.

i've been playing for a year and a half and i do play for at least half an hour a day but often more bc im in the music class at school. idk how my fingers have stayed relatively soft all this time lmao especially since i dont play lightly. maybe its because i tend to play through the string instead of like.. pulling the string? like one continuous motion through the string instead of putting my finger on the string then pulling idk if thats the normal thing to do or not

 

[mmmelatonin]

Frostbite?

i was worried about that. hope not, doesnt sound like it from what others have said

 

[mmmelatonin]

Only while you are aquiring them.

i've gotten like broken skin on my fingertips that i have to peel off but its never hurt before, is that different to a callus? this feels like something has happened inside my finger not just on the surface

 

[Bunk McNulty]

i've gotten like broken skin on my fingertips that i have to peel off but its never hurt before, is that different to a callus? this feels like something has happened inside my finger not just on the surface

If it never hurt before, then you should not be paying attention to my crap and go see a doctor. Preferably a dermatologist. Mine recently offered me a private parking space, but that's a whole 'nother story.

 

[mmmelatonin]

If it never hurt before, then you should not be paying attention to my crap and go see a doctor. Preferably a dermatologist. Mine recently offered me a private parking space, but that's a whole 'nother story.

alright, ill see if i can. thanks!

 

[dlmarquez]

-4 C is about 25 or 26F. thats cold enought to notice for sure…it it happens again when you are in a very cold environment, check with a physician, you may have developed Reynauds syndrome. causes numbness in the extremities (particularly the fingertips) when you are exposed to cold

 

[brianrost]

yeah idk what it is theyre trying to say though lol

I had that happen about three months ago when I was holding a string taught while putting it on the bass and tuning it to pitch. My pinky went totally numb and still hasn’t recovered 100%. It’s possibly long-term nerve damage. If it continues very long, go see a doctor.

 

[turf3]

Could be Reynaud's phenomenon. Look it up.