For you married men......

[pcake]

my husband and i chose my promise and wedding rings so they're very thin - that way i can play and still wear them. i used to wear a wider ring that clacked on the fretboard, and whenever i played i used to have to take it off and put it on a ball chain i wore under my shirt so i wouldn't lose it.

 

[theduke1]

Mine does not interfere.

 

[SanDiegoHarry]

I never notice it. The broads certainly do though.

Isn't that odd? I got hit on FAR more when I wore a ring than I do now! ***?

 

[organworthyplayer337]

It annoys me, I take it off.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

Before I got married I didn't even know there was a wrong way to put the milk back in the fridge.

Never put the milk at the back of the fridge, ever. Just saying

 

[fdeck]

It's never bothered me when I'm playing.

 

[2cooltoolz]

I had a thick, square cut one for a while, but I took it off all the time when playing and eventually lost it. My new one is wide enough to be masculine, but flat against my finger. Still bugs me, but tolerable. Wife is much happier.

 

[quickfix]

Isn't that odd? I got hit on FAR more when I wore a ring than I do now! ***?

I guess they think it's a challenge. Meh...been married 37 years and have always managed to fend them off without incident. Being a steadfast dude seems to garner lots of respect.

 

[CGremlin]

A friend who works in a jewelry store told me that just about all gold jewelry has some nickel in it and there are many people who are allergic to nickel.

"I can't wear the ring because I have a nickel allergy." "Oh, so is that why you always use nickel strings instead of stainless?" "Ummm...."

Seriously though, I have a honkin' band that clacks on the fingerboard something fierce whenever I play. I prefer not to have it on when playing so as not to bang up the bass, but sometimes I keep it on to keep her happy. What can you do, right?

 

[Tom Howland]

Married 27 years. Never wear my wedding ring. I just don't like rings.
No big deal. It's not the ring, it's you intent that matters.

 

[Big Hoss]

A ring on my finger, or a white stripe where a ring would have been don't make me married...

I am married to probably the best wife ever, she gives me no reason to want to look elsewhere, and I am doing my darned best to do likewise for her...

So I am probably odd here, I rarely actually wear my wedding ring. It's not a problem though. I find the ring itself physically uncomfortable and dangerous in any of a number of situations I find myself in...

It's too bad I am not a practicing Amish.... I think a long chin beard would be a lot more comfortable than a metal ring on my finger....

And I could join the band "The Electric Amish"

 

[redstrand]

I don't wear mine when I play cause it gets int he way, my wife takes the ring so I won't lose it.

 

[Jeff K]

I always wear my wedding ring. It never bothers me and I'm not even aware of it when I'm playing.

Edit: It just occurred to me that my preference for a narrow ring might have something to do with that, I can imagine that a wide chunky ring might be more of a fret clacker.

Yeah, I think you nailed it. I always wear mine also, but it's a narrow, old-fashioned gold band. I don't even realize it's on. And it's been on more than 41 years...

 

[kcole4001]

Mine has worn much of the clear off of the lower edge of the fingerboard on my Ricks over the years.
Oh well, I'm happily married (to my former drummer's younger sister) for 19 years earlier this month, so It's worth it.

 

[Squierbassjake]

Mine never really clacked on the fretboard. It more like dug into the webs of my fingers when I'd stretch to a fret. I ended up buying a Qalo ring. It's a silicone band that fits like a glove. Wife is happy... I'm happy... No muss, no fuss.
QALO Silicone Wedding Rings

 

[ThatLowEnd]

When i first got married I notices it would hit the neck/fret board on my 6 string basses. then one day it just stopped. My technique changed slightly enough to compensate for it and it all happened subconsciously.

 

[Bodeanly]

A thread full of men who've taken an arrow to the knee...

 

[barginkov]

I don't feel mine. It's narrow enough and large enough that it never interferes.

Doesn't it scuff up neck

 

[DavC]

a bigger , thicker ring was kinda clunky ... i now where a very small plain gold band ... it's actually my grandfathers , he wore it while playing trumpet all around Europe while waiting to get back home after WWII ..

 

[lomo]

Doesn't it scuff up neck

No. I suppose each player grips the neck/ frets a bit differently though.