Sweaty hands

[MatthewKeys]

Hey all

Basically, I have sweaty and really clammy hands and causes so many problems when it comes to bass. If I use an ordinary set of strings, such as rotosound or ernie ball, after two-three days it will sound like they have been under the ocean for a few hundred years; this makes me have to buy a new set of £35 elixir strings every month (and that's just for one bass!). It also makes playing very hard for me, which is the worst part.

I was wondering if anyone that has a similar problem, has found a decent solution for this, like a hand anti-persperant or hand surgery or something!?

It's causing a lot of problems and i'm going to have to stop playing bass and sell all my gear if theres no way to fix this because it's just stressful and I can't afford to change my strings that often, especially £35 ones!

Thanks!

[Dood]

There's a recent post about the very subject:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=134360"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=134360[/url]

Hope it helps!

[risingson]

I wouldn't stop playing bass just because your hands tend to sweat more than average. I would recommend wiping down your strings after playing them and maybe look at getting some string cleaner for after practice/gigs etc. A few bass players out there wear gloves and play, I personally think this looks insane but again, worth thinking about perhaps.

[MatthewKeys]

[quote name='dood' post='1230316' date='May 13 2011, 07:20 PM']There's a recent post about the very subject:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=134360"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=134360[/url]

Hope it helps![/quote]

Thanks, i'l check it out now!

[quote name='risingson' post='1230318' date='May 13 2011, 07:22 PM']I wouldn't stop playing bass just because your hands tend to sweat more than average. I would recommend wiping down your strings after playing them and maybe look at getting some string cleaner for after practice/gigs etc. A few bass players out there wear gloves and play, I personally think this looks insane but again, worth thinking about perhaps.[/quote]

It's more so the clamminess of my hands making it hard to play, like sometimes it's actually ridiculous! But if all fails, I guess I could try the gloves for a bit!