Wristbands

[Gust0o]

Chaps, I'm sure a lot of you know the pain - that realisation that your rock and roll antics have just carved a whole in your forearm or wrist from contact with the guitar body.

I'm getting it a lot at the moment, as I've gone pretty much all pick with the band - and, with my basses sitting where they sit, I'm carving myself.

I had been wearing simple sports bands, covering the wrist, but I'm needing something more substantial, covering more of the forearm. And no, not gloves. I play rock. I'd get all kinds of sh*t.

Anyone know what I'm blathering about? Anyone have any tips? Are these musicians things, or am I back to trawling the sports shops again?

[charic]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1334918055' post='1623370']
Chaps, I'm sure a lot of you know the pain - that realisation that your rock and roll antics have just carved a whole in your forearm or wrist from contact with the guitar body.

I'm getting it a lot at the moment, as I've gone pretty much all pick with the band - and, with my basses sitting where they sit, I'm carving myself.

I had been wearing simple sports bands, covering the wrist, but I'm needing something more substantial, covering more of the forearm. And no, not gloves. I play rock. I'd get all kinds of sh*t.

Anyone know what I'm blathering about? Anyone have any tips? Are these musicians things, or am I back to trawling the sports shops again?
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Two wristbands?

[Gust0o]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1334918175' post='1623376']
Two wristbands?
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Haha, I could double up as a coatstand, which should give me plenty of protection

I'm wondering if one of the medical/sporting bands might suffice. I saw my doctor about my hand about three months ago, as my picking hand is the one which suffered the nerve damage (well, the entire arm did, to be fair) in 2003, and it has the world's worst circulation.

Thinking out loud. Have no idea. Do have a hole in my right forearm, though.

[WHUFC BASS]

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[charic]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1334918557' post='1623387']
Haha, I could double up as a coatstand, which should give me plenty of protection

I'm wondering if one of the medical/sporting bands might suffice. I saw my doctor about my hand about three months ago, as my picking hand is the one which suffered the nerve damage (well, the entire arm did, to be fair) in 2003, and it has the world's worst circulation.

Thinking out loud. Have no idea. Do have a hole in my right forearm, though.
[/quote]

I genuinely play with two wristbands on occasion, not on top of each other of course!

[Earbrass]

Don't archers use something like you're describing to protect their bow arm from the string? Or did I dream that?

No, it's real:

http://www.archeryworld.co.uk/acatalog/Bracers_Armguards.html

[Gust0o]

[quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1334919154' post='1623402']
Don't archers use something like you're describing to protect their bow arm from the string? Or did I dream that?

No, it's real:

[url="http://www.archeryworld.co.uk/acatalog/Bracers_Armguards.html"]http://www.archerywo..._Armguards.html[/url]
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They do indeed - the traditional ones are quite a hard leather. Am looking for something a little softer, to avoid damaging the finish... which is damaging me

I'll have a look at the links over lunch.

[Dave Vader]

Have you tried this approach? (gets a bit warm after a while though...)

[RockfordStone]

i have a couple of double length sport bands i use, james hetfield style

you can pick them up pretty cheap in jd sports etc

Edited April 20, 2012 by RockfordStone

[joeystrange]

I pretty much always wear two sweatbands.
I much prefer thin ones to the big fluffy type ones and all the double-wide ones seem to be the fluffy kind so I've stuck with two.

Failing everything else, the singer in my band used to use socks...
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0d3XMuy004"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0d3XMuy004[/url]

[fumps]

These are pretty good mate.

they are for mountain biking...are pretty discreet & work very well. i buggered my wrist a few years ago & i was surprised the difference it made

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[gafbass02]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1334918922' post='1623397']


I genuinely play with two wristbands on occasion, not on top of each other of course!
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Me too when playing guitar.

[Gust0o]

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1334919935' post='1623418']
Have you tried this approach? (gets a bit warm after a while though...)

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I forgot to take a hoody off before a gig last year - 30 mins later and I felt like I'd spent 3 hours in the gym. I think I sweated down to a boxing weight

Some good suggestions here - seems like I've got the option of dropping into Boots for some medical support; JD, or somesuch; for some simple sweats; or diving into one of York's multitudinous bike shops.

Thanks for the help, lads. Wondered if it was a silly question!

[buff]

I found double length ones on ebay a while, but for year's just used a normal size one that i cut the seam on so it was longer.

[TheGreek]

I use a sports wrist support when I play - some of the stuff in the links look a much better/ more suitable than what I'm currently using...

[icastle]

I know someone who uses tubigrip which he dyes black to make it less conspicuous...

[Lozz196]

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1334919935' post='1623418']
Have you tried this approach? (gets a bit warm after a while though...)

[/quote]

But think of the legitimate "roadwear" your bass will pick up.

[discreet]

Play with one of these fitted - it'll take your mind off the wrist pain.

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[icastle]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334942560' post='1623922']
Play with one of these fitted - it'll take your mind off the wrist pain.

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How on earth do you attach that to your wris...

Oh



You don't do you..?

[discreet]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1334943366' post='1623940']
You don't do you..?
[/quote]

No, but I find their very existence amusing.

[Thor]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334942560' post='1623922']
Play with one of these fitted - it'll take your mind off the wrist pain.

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[/quote]




What's REALLY worrying is the fact that's a Medium

[discreet]

[quote name='Thor' timestamp='1334943826' post='1623952']
What's REALLY worrying is the fact that's a Medium
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'I'm Thor'.
'[i]You're[/i] Thor? I couldn't thit down for thix weekth!'

[icastle]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1334943489' post='1623944']
No, but I find their very existence amusing.
[/quote]

Well it'd certainly stretch the imagination as well.

[thisnameistaken]

When I got swollen tendons the NHS gave me wrist braces - basically velcro'd long gloves with a steel insert to keep the wrist straight. The insert was removable to make the fabric washable. You can buy them online in slightly less NHS colours - [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000KHVPKM/ref=asc_df_B000KHVPKM7518238?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B000KHVPKM"]like this[/url].