I RARELY wear my WR, as I just can't stand anything on my hands.....bugs the heck out of me. If it bothers her do the necklace thing as mentioned above. My wife knows and trusts me, so it's never been an issue.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
For you married men......
- Thread starter barginkov
- Start date
For the first few months after my wife and I got married I was pretty conscious about my wedding band. It's fairly heavy as rings go, like One Ring heavy, since it's made from the same metal that's used in anti-tank shells. Plus, I had never worn jewelry of any kind before we got married. The ring definitely took getting used to.
And when I was playing bass? I took off my ring and stashed it in my pocket. I dinged it against some frets and the lower edge of the fingerboard a few times. But if anything, it was a little bit of a wake up call that I needed to clean up my left hand technique, and I shouldn't be laying my fingers so flat against the fretboard. Three years in to being married I'm pretty used to wearing my wedding band while I play. And my fretting technique has gotten a lot better.
And when I was playing bass? I took off my ring and stashed it in my pocket. I dinged it against some frets and the lower edge of the fingerboard a few times. But if anything, it was a little bit of a wake up call that I needed to clean up my left hand technique, and I shouldn't be laying my fingers so flat against the fretboard. Three years in to being married I'm pretty used to wearing my wedding band while I play. And my fretting technique has gotten a lot better.
Ric5
Inactive
- Jan 29, 2008
- 29,772
- 30,452
- Disclosures
- I like 5, 8, 10, and 12 string basses
I wear mine on my fretting hand, and I find it clanks against the frets or edge of the fretboard. So, that's annoying, as such I remove it.
My wife doesn't mind, she knows I am coming home after the gig. I did have a woman at the bar once give me a hard time when I told her I was married and she called me out for not wearing a ring, didn't believe me. I had to pull out my keychain (which is whereI keep it when playing) to prove it.
I work in a manufacturing facility operating heavy industrial machinery. I take mine off before work, usually have a short chain to keep around my neck, tucked under a tshirt. While playing, it stays on. My band is 8mm-wide tungsten, very heavy, I like the weight of it when I'm playing - bass or guitar. It's a part of my hand now and I only notice it when I am not wearing it.
Mine doesn't bother me in the least but I can't wear rings on any other finger of my fretting hand without some type of issue. Picking hand is no problem as long as they're not too loose and start twisting around.
I assume it varies with individual technique.
I assume it varies with individual technique.
Thanks for all the advise guys... it's not really a big issue .. I was kinda of just wondering how other guys felt about it..I have been happily married for 15 months now.. I got a wife and lead singer in the deal. .. now if her sister could play keyboards........
I NEVER take mine off ad it doesn't hinder my playing at all. My wife is also the singer in my band....and she always wears hers too.
If it gets in the way, take it off.
If you explain why you take it off to your singer/wife and she can't accept that for the truth that it is, well that's her problem. And maybe she has trust issues.
A material item that only has monetary value should not hold so much meaning.
It is not the ring that matters, but rather the respect you have for your spouse and your union.
If you explain why you take it off to your singer/wife and she can't accept that for the truth that it is, well that's her problem. And maybe she has trust issues.
A material item that only has monetary value should not hold so much meaning.
It is not the ring that matters, but rather the respect you have for your spouse and your union.
Last edited:
Due to some sort of circulation/nerve issue in my hands, I wear fingerless gloves whenever playing.
Rings stays on.
Rings stays on.
You have a ring made of DU? Did you have to get an NRC license when you got married?
I usually don't wear a ring, which is perfectly fine with my wife. I do have a super skinny silver ring that I could wear, but often forget to.
I haven't read the entire thread so I don't know if this has been mentioned, but you should realized that wearing a wedding ring actually gets your more attention from women, not less, and your wife knows this.
I have no issue playing when mine is on. The singer/guitarist in my band doesn't like to play guitar with his on.
