Licking your fingers

[51m0n]

[quote name='Marky L' post='424106' date='Mar 3 2009, 01:50 PM']I get into an annoying routine of rubbing my fretting hand on the side of my trousers after every song. It started so I could wipe a bit of sweat off but is now a bit of a habit.[/quote]


Might be mistaken for a one handed Reeves trouser rubbing, there are bylaws around that kind of behaviour in some counties, so watch out!

[bigjohn]

[quote name='bumfrog' post='424069' date='Mar 3 2009, 01:01 PM']sounds more like ocd to me then anything else.[/quote]


Maybe. To me it sounds like someone who likes the taste of his own fingers too much.

I've seen people stick their fingers in the pants an lick. It's not OCD. They're just dirty f***ers.

[Rich]

[quote name='subaudio' post='424102' date='Mar 3 2009, 01:42 PM']I saw that guy with Chick Corea too, playing the heck out of a 6 string Smith, I figured it was for cooling and to stop blisters ?[/quote]
I've found to my cost in the past that if I get my plucking fingers wet it softens the callouses, which then wear away and I get blisters. Licking them is absolutely the last thing I'd do!

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='yorks5stringer' post='424043' date='Mar 3 2009, 12:25 PM']Eh?[/quote]

I saw him play with Macca once. Every two minutes...

[Bay Splayer]

maybe he has a day job at [b]KFC[/b]



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[Soulman]

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='423539' date='Mar 2 2009, 07:07 PM']I've seen Freddie Washington do it live with Steely Dan too, so it [b]MUST[/b] be a good thing eh? [/quote]
Yes!but mr washington keeps a jar of honey on his amp,did you know this?that is why he licks his fingers!!!

[YouMa]

If i buy a bass off anyone here the first thing i will do is change the strings.

[stingrayfan]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='423536' date='Mar 2 2009, 07:02 PM']I saw a bass player in a band doing it the other week, every thirty seconds or during every number he would lick his plucking fingers, it got so i couldn't my eyes off him, pluck, lick pluck. don't know what it did to the strings. then i read in Mag today John Deacon did it to.[/quote]
Sounds like OCD.

[leonshelley01]

[quote name='YouMa' post='429975' date='Mar 9 2009, 11:18 PM']If i buy a bass off anyone here the first thing i will do is change the strings.[/quote]

I'll be doing the same!

[doctor_of_the_bass]

Euch!

Must taste revolting...

Def. sounds like some kind of ocd....I suffer from ocbp = obsessive compulsive bass purchases. Just bought another one tonight! Thats two in two days?

[Rich]

Whereas I suffer from CGMS... that's Cash/GAS Mismatch Syndrome

[Twigman]

[quote name='Delberthot' post='423595' date='Mar 2 2009, 07:57 PM']if i don't have my fan pointed at my fingers,[/quote]
If my fan was pointing at my fingers - I'd be a little concerned!!

[Twigman]

I have a theory on this finger licking fellow....in these days of no smoking venues....was he a smoker keen to top up his nicotine fix mid gig?

[Dood]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='423536' date='Mar 2 2009, 07:02 PM']I saw a bass player in a band doing it the other week, every thirty seconds or during every number he would lick his plucking fingers, it got so i couldn't my eyes off him, pluck, lick pluck. don't know what it did to the strings. then i read in Mag today John Deacon did it to.[/quote]


Having kinda followed Mr Deacon's career from when I was ickle, interesting the only time I ever remember seeing him lick his fingers whilst playing was at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert. I'm not aware of any other footage he had done that. I would have guessed that it was to clean sweat off his fingers? I can't stand playing with sweaty mits.. but then, bone dry and brand new strings can feel a bit impeding too.

[bassbloke]

Maybe they were just simulating felatio with a member of the audience.