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wow. i Am a compulsive handwasher. i never thought about that.
wow. i Am a compulsive handwasher. i never thought about that.
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Funkfingers
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Hard to disagree with Chopper Read. HTFU.
Hard to disagree with Chopper Read. HTFU.
blueman335
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Yep, I wait around an hour after a shower myself.
A quick water rinse about 5 minutes before I play to make sure that my hands are good and clean before I get them on my guitar is what I do.
Of course if practicing has to take place in that hour after a shower... picking up the nylon string guitar isn't a bad idea.
I get wear on the outsides of my pads where I roll my fingers and am fretting with just that corner portion... it's only on certain bends.
Blisters are such a HUGE setback... anything anybody can do outside of putting their fingertips on ice is really important.
Icing the tips between breaks can sort of tighten up the skin and can bring a hot ready to get re-blistered fingertip back from the cliff. Ice cold fingertips are painful so YMMV.
Yep, I wait around an hour after a shower myself.
A quick water rinse about 5 minutes before I play to make sure that my hands are good and clean before I get them on my guitar is what I do.
Of course if practicing has to take place in that hour after a shower... picking up the nylon string guitar isn't a bad idea.
I get wear on the outsides of my pads where I roll my fingers and am fretting with just that corner portion... it's only on certain bends.
Blisters are such a HUGE setback... anything anybody can do outside of putting their fingertips on ice is really important.
Icing the tips between breaks can sort of tighten up the skin and can bring a hot ready to get re-blistered fingertip back from the cliff. Ice cold fingertips are painful so YMMV.
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Wow, i actually just realized I misspoke there - preserve CALLUSES, of course. And blisters really are horrid, but bass tends to do the whole sore-numb-straight2calluses thing in my experience. Blisters, thats kinda unusual no?
If youre NOT playing that day and just need to heal a blister asap, hmm... If its torn off, definitely nailpolish it (same idea as superglue i guess? just np risk of glueing yourself to yourself by accident). If intact, dunno.
Anything (small! not stabwounds or bullet holes lol) thats bleeding really should be disinfected with rubbing alcohol and nailpolished over though. Zero risk of infection, no inflammation, no pain, and heals itself in like a day. Falls off on its own too, just put it on and forget you ever had a cut
Wow, i actually just realized I misspoke there - preserve CALLUSES, of course. And blisters really are horrid, but bass tends to do the whole sore-numb-straight2calluses thing in my experience. Blisters, thats kinda unusual no?
If youre NOT playing that day and just need to heal a blister asap, hmm... If its torn off, definitely nailpolish it (same idea as superglue i guess? just np risk of glueing yourself to yourself by accident). If intact, dunno.
Anything (small! not stabwounds or bullet holes lol) thats bleeding really should be disinfected with rubbing alcohol and nailpolished over though. Zero risk of infection, no inflammation, no pain, and heals itself in like a day. Falls off on its own too, just put it on and forget you ever had a cut
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It is REALLY bad for your skin, makes it really fragile...as i realize every winter when the backs of my hands start cracking from hanging out in the garage (cali) or just always (russia)
If you just wanna save your strings/avoid gunking up your instruments, with fairly clean hands, avoid washing before play... Instead use one of those tiny alcohol square pads that sams club/costco/pharmacies sell by the thousands for injections on your fingertips, just quickly swipe once. Btw, also GREAT for cleaning strings, pup covers, hardware, poly clearcoats - not unfinished/oiled fretboards or bodies though! - phone/tablet screens, glasses, etc etc.
It is REALLY bad for your skin, makes it really fragile...as i realize every winter when the backs of my hands start cracking from hanging out in the garage (cali) or just always (russia)
If you just wanna save your strings/avoid gunking up your instruments, with fairly clean hands, avoid washing before play... Instead use one of those tiny alcohol square pads that sams club/costco/pharmacies sell by the thousands for injections on your fingertips, just quickly swipe once. Btw, also GREAT for cleaning strings, pup covers, hardware, poly clearcoats - not unfinished/oiled fretboards or bodies though! - phone/tablet screens, glasses, etc etc.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
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take an old bass string and a stick.
put the bass string down, and push the stick onto the string with about as much force as you would use to fret, and do this at random intervals for a minute.
Now pretend the stick is a finger and "strum" the string almost perpendicular to the string with 1/2in of the stick's end, using approximate pressure, constantly for 1 minute.
Better yet, put a rubber balloon on the stick before doing this. See which action abraids and damages the balloon faster.
Also do this experiment in a very public venue and videotape it. Just because it'd be funny.
take an old bass string and a stick.
put the bass string down, and push the stick onto the string with about as much force as you would use to fret, and do this at random intervals for a minute.
Now pretend the stick is a finger and "strum" the string almost perpendicular to the string with 1/2in of the stick's end, using approximate pressure, constantly for 1 minute.
Better yet, put a rubber balloon on the stick before doing this. See which action abraids and damages the balloon faster.
Also do this experiment in a very public venue and videotape it. Just because it'd be funny.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
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Yep, pretty much waiting for the cold embrace of death.
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Yep, pretty much waiting for the cold embrace of death.
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Johnny the Kid
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No, I believe that's what the "liquid bandage" stuff is made from, a cyanoacrylate under high pressure with added antisceptic.
No, I believe that's what the "liquid bandage" stuff is made from, a cyanoacrylate under high pressure with added antisceptic.
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so that's why the lady looked at me like i was crazy and offered me liquid bandages instead.
so that's why the lady looked at me like i was crazy and offered me liquid bandages instead.
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Or, hey, spend half a weekend doing Rocksmith Bass, and see which hand gets torn up... And thats actually quite generous a handicap in favour of your position, since you got a lot less hammers and bends per same amount of notes played when its simple kid-oriented tabs with little room for adding your own touch
Or, hey, spend half a weekend doing Rocksmith Bass, and see which hand gets torn up... And thats actually quite generous a handicap in favour of your position, since you got a lot less hammers and bends per same amount of notes played when its simple kid-oriented tabs with little room for adding your own touch
Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
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Yes Super glue works well!
Yes Super glue works well!
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...srsly? With the sheer quantity if people who play instruments under the influence of this or that, shouldn't the common word be "disastrously", or at least "disastrously well"?
Or are its ardent supporters just hoping the rest of the world attaches themselves to hilarious stuff, too, and hopefully kicks up an entertainingly dramatic fuss about it here (using any remaining limbs not attached to anything extra)?
...srsly? With the sheer quantity if people who play instruments under the influence of this or that, shouldn't the common word be "disastrously", or at least "disastrously well"?
Or are its ardent supporters just hoping the rest of the world attaches themselves to hilarious stuff, too, and hopefully kicks up an entertainingly dramatic fuss about it here (using any remaining limbs not attached to anything extra)?
ehdwuld
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Rocksmith Bass
bwaaaa hhhaaaaaahahahahaha
I just got that
I like it
its fun
it has a jam along
adds the rest of the band
and they will follow your chord changes and rhythm
Rocksmith Bass
bwaaaa hhhaaaaaahahahahaha
I just got that
I like it
its fun
it has a jam along
adds the rest of the band
and they will follow your chord changes and rhythm
BlueTalon
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That would be fun to watch! I'd especially love to see people try to play immediately after applying the stuff to their fingertips, and get stuck to their instruments.
Re: blisters, I have always drained them. I know the conventional wisdom is to not pop a blister because of risk of infection, but I have been popping blisters my entire life and have never gotten infected. In fact, the times I tried NOT popping the blister are the times I had issues like fevers and insomnia.
"Popping", however, is really a misleading term. I use a sewing needle to make a small drain hole in the top layer of skin, being careful not to stick my skin under the blister. I drain the blister as best I can and leave the top skin where it is (might have to drain it a few times). That will protect the blistered area, and calluses will form underneath.
You can still play with popped-blistered fingertips, but you have to be careful not to damage the blistered area further. Assuming you have normal nerves, let pain be your guideline.
In order to prevent blisters in the first place, you have to be aware of when your fingertips are getting hot. Play until they get hot, then put the bass away until tomorrow. The calluses will come, and your play time will get longer.
That would be fun to watch! I'd especially love to see people try to play immediately after applying the stuff to their fingertips, and get stuck to their instruments.
Re: blisters, I have always drained them. I know the conventional wisdom is to not pop a blister because of risk of infection, but I have been popping blisters my entire life and have never gotten infected. In fact, the times I tried NOT popping the blister are the times I had issues like fevers and insomnia.
"Popping", however, is really a misleading term. I use a sewing needle to make a small drain hole in the top layer of skin, being careful not to stick my skin under the blister. I drain the blister as best I can and leave the top skin where it is (might have to drain it a few times). That will protect the blistered area, and calluses will form underneath.
You can still play with popped-blistered fingertips, but you have to be careful not to damage the blistered area further. Assuming you have normal nerves, let pain be your guideline.
In order to prevent blisters in the first place, you have to be aware of when your fingertips are getting hot. Play until they get hot, then put the bass away until tomorrow. The calluses will come, and your play time will get longer.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
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Evidently I have enough calluses from playing guitar (I use 9's) that playing roundwounds on bass for an hour or two hasn't caused any problems at all. No blisters or peeling.
Evidently I have enough calluses from playing guitar (I use 9's) that playing roundwounds on bass for an hour or two hasn't caused any problems at all. No blisters or peeling.
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no problems with fretting hand. it's the plucking fingers that get blisters.
no problems with fretting hand. it's the plucking fingers that get blisters.
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