So... I've been using flats for about 8 months now and love the tone and feel. Problem is- a little sweat slows dexterity. I use a string lubricant during shows, sometimes its needed between every song, and sometimes during the song! Any tips or product that can help compensate ? I'm not a big sweater, its these hot summer festivals that are slowing me down. Thanks ya'll
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How to deal with my flatwound dilemma
- Thread starter bfidel
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Here you go, and I play flatwounds too.
FAQ — Musician's Practice Glove®
Your sweating/sticking issue is addressed and is an issue with me, too. I live in Florida with hot, humid, sticky weather. Frakkin' fingers were sticking all the time. Not anymore. At all.
I had to use them because I have a medical issue, dyshidrotic eczema, on my hands. It has a few negative symptoms, the important one for me being my fingertips don't callous anymore. These gloves are what keep me playing. In other words, my finger tips don't hurt when using the gloves (actually just using one now on my fretting hand).
Personal experience from 2 years of using these gloves:
-Slides are insanely easy.
-Your strings don't get mucky near as fast as with bare fingers. In other words, string life extension.
-If used on your plucking hand (I don't anymore), you get a smoother, slightly bassier tone from the strings.
-If playing hard (about half of what I do), will last at least 15 gigs before a finger tip gets a hole in one. If you develop a hole, and are using gloves on both hands, just swap gloves to the opposite hands and keep playing.
Here's what they look like using them. More colors available than just white. Scott Devine has a different medical issue than me.
Anyway, just wanted to throw the gloves suggestion out to you. Besides the medical thing with me, the gloves perfectly solved the sticky finger issue.
FAQ — Musician's Practice Glove®
Your sweating/sticking issue is addressed and is an issue with me, too. I live in Florida with hot, humid, sticky weather. Frakkin' fingers were sticking all the time. Not anymore. At all.
I had to use them because I have a medical issue, dyshidrotic eczema, on my hands. It has a few negative symptoms, the important one for me being my fingertips don't callous anymore. These gloves are what keep me playing. In other words, my finger tips don't hurt when using the gloves (actually just using one now on my fretting hand).
Personal experience from 2 years of using these gloves:
-Slides are insanely easy.
-Your strings don't get mucky near as fast as with bare fingers. In other words, string life extension.
-If used on your plucking hand (I don't anymore), you get a smoother, slightly bassier tone from the strings.
-If playing hard (about half of what I do), will last at least 15 gigs before a finger tip gets a hole in one. If you develop a hole, and are using gloves on both hands, just swap gloves to the opposite hands and keep playing.
Here's what they look like using them. More colors available than just white. Scott Devine has a different medical issue than me.
Anyway, just wanted to throw the gloves suggestion out to you. Besides the medical thing with me, the gloves perfectly solved the sticky finger issue.
