Wrist protection - sweat bands and the like

[ahpook]

I've recently found that i'm getting friction burns on the inside of my wrist (ooo-errr missus !) form where it rubs on the body of my bass.

i'm putting it down to old age...thinning of the skin - that kind of thing, as it never used to bother me.

i got a wrist sweat band, but it's too thick and not quite long enough. there must be something out there, short of an arm sock (and the emo look is so out) that would do the job.

something sporty ?

[Delberthot]

I'm building up a large collection of wrist bands that I use when I'm playing.

It came from playing a thunderbird which has the square edges to make it more comfortable but now I wear two all the time at gigs as the right one stops my wrist sticking to the bass if I get a bit sweaty and I have a really bad habit of resting my wrist on the body but its where my arm/hand/wrist is at its straightest.

I've tried longer ones but I think they look silly

[Kongo]

I'm an avid user of these. I stopped at one point but recently came back to em. Keeps a little extra warmth and tightness to the wrist as well as protect from scrubs and scrapes...Although I use them also for their original design; to stop sweat from going from my arms to hands when playing live. Dry hands grip strings better. :-P

I tend to use 3" length ones (long-ish), same as tennis players use. Hard to find though, at least plain or with a decent design. I just picked them up at various gigs when my favourite bands play.
Never leave the house without them. :-)

If looking for sporty, these should do the trick.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/DOUDLEWIDE-SPORTS-WRISTBANDS-BADMINTON-SWEATBANDS/dp/B009TRCZ1M/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357088145&sr=8-1-spell

Edited January 2, 2013 by Kongo

[4 Strings]

I'm trying to think how your wrist touches anything when playing.

[Lozz196]

Agree, offer good support to the wrist when playing, and stop your hands getting sweaty as well.

[ahpook]

thanks for the useful advice folks.

[dudewheresmybass]

I use the really wide ones- about 3"
I get them from eBay. Last pair cost me about 4 quid delivered

[Jambo10]

I was starting to wonder if I was the only one wearing wrist bands anymore.......good to know I'm not a total freak!!

[joeystrange]

I've been wearing them for years too. I also find it really hard to find wide ones that aren't fat and fluffy so I took to average-sized thin ones and sewed them together. does the job pretty well!

[discreet]

I just wear two standard-sized ones simultaneously, seems to work OK.

[thunderider]

i wear them some times but mainly it was to protect my vintage bass from being rubbed with a chain i wore on my wrist,but play tbird n hang my arm different,but i used to get ones with skulls or flouresent ones!!

[Dr.Dave]

I like wrist bands because I can quickly wipe my forehead between beats though I wear a bandana these days. I get less sweaty since we went all LED with the lights too..

I've taken to doing gigs in wooly fingerless gloves - getting quite used to it now. It was just because I forgot to take them off one night.

[Monckyman]

3" plain black (hard to find without some twatty Dolce & Gobbana/Nike logo on).

[discreet]

[quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1357131313' post='1917803']
3" plain black (hard to find without some twatty Dolce & Gobbana/Nike logo on).[/quote]

I turn mine around or inside out to conceal the logo. 'Just Do It'? I AM bloody doing it! F*uck off, Nike!!

[Dr.Dave]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357134393' post='1917872']
F*uck off, Nike!!
[/quote]

Inspired - I'll write that in felt pen on my plain white ones.

[RhysP]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1357123612' post='1917639']
I just wear two standard-sized ones simultaneously....
[/quote]

In series or parallel?

[fretmeister]

I have large black Nike ones. I just colour over the white "tick" with a marker pen.

[discreet]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1357136287' post='1917901']
In series or parallel? [/quote]

Parallel, I suppose... if I remove one wristband, the other continues to function!

[discreet]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1357136416' post='1917904']
I have large black Nike ones.[/quote]

Is that why you wear those big trousers?

[clauster]

Damn, I thought wrist bands were my own special thing.

[AttitudeCastle]

Where can I find the massive ones? The ones which are like a full forearm in length?

Always liked the look of them (Seems I'm the only one haha!)

I tend to wear sweatbands on my wrists when I play live, often lose them though!

[BigRedX]

Wear a long-sleeved shirt?

[discreet]

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1357137700' post='1917930']
Where can I find the massive ones? [/quote]

In fretmeister's trousers.

[Cat Burrito]

I too would wear a long sleeved shirt or thin jacket. I refuse to wear a sweatband on the grounds that it's not 1985 and I don't play Heavy Metal

[mckendrick]

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1357090613' post='1917480']
I'm trying to think how your wrist touches anything when playing.
[/quote]
This.



[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1357138899' post='1917960']
I refuse to wear a sweatband on the grounds that it's not 1985 and I don't play Heavy Metal.
[/quote]
And then there's simply not wanting to look like a complete onanist.



* grabs coat, legs it.*



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Edited January 2, 2013 by mckendrick