Ouch! Broke my fingernail! Help?

[Whammytap]

Okay, I've heard of using superglue to seal a cut on the finger. I broke the nail on my right index finger off halfway back through the nail bed. I've got a gig on Thursday. Has anyone had success taping up an injured plucking finger and playing for 4 hours? How can I bandage this and still play my bass?

 

[dulouz]

Use your middle and ring fingers instead. Building the calous on your ring finger will hurt less than trying to play on your injured finger. There is a bonus: when you are healed will have all three fingers at your disposal.

 

[rushfan73]

Use just your middle finger or use a pick.

 

[agreatheight]

Use a pick, definitely.

 

[Whammytap]

Oh. Hadn't thought of that, really. Well yeah, pickstyle would work...have to give up the fingerstyle\slap solo on "Rock N' Roll Hoochie Coo." Oh well. Hey, thanks, everybody! Guess I should learn to play with my ring finger anyhoo, true. Thank you!