ReeV0 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Hi guys, In order to complete a fancy dress look, I need to find some black gloves to wear whilst playing. Does anyone have any suggestions? I need some gloves that will still allow me to do fast fretting on the left hand, with slapping/fast fingerstyle on the right hand. Would something like silk gloves do the trick? Just thinking because they should be pretty low resistance... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Nitrile gloves ? You can get blue, possibly also black .... https://www.justgloves.co.uk/Gloves-By-Type/Gloves-By-Colour/Black-Gloves?gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rPuMNGWAoNJSc7nTjvI862qeyaZEqXa2bIqyktJOydvJlMFjm0M-mBoC6JMQAvD_BwE Edited April 1, 2021 by Geek99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Inspired by the Cameroonian bass player Etienne Mbappé our old friend @xilddx regularly rocked a pair of black silk gloves and expressed his complete satisfaction. Xilddx bought his gloves from Jasmine Silk, possibly these https://www.jasminesilk.com/silk-gloves-liner-black/p30 although it was ten years ago and his gloves might have been different. On the subj. of gloves M. Mbappé has himself observed: Quote Lots of readers want to know… why do you wear the gloves when you play? I wear black silk gloves because they keep my strings bright, and I really like the bigger and smoother sound they provide. And the second most popular glove question: how can you play and slap and still get that brilliant tone? Not that easy to do, but I am used to it now! That took a lot of time and a lot of practice to get used to those gloves. And you know what? They are becoming more famous than I am with the not-so-easy-to-pronounce name, MBappé. Just say, “the bass player with the gloves”, and people will say “oh yes…” 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 These will do the job 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 I use silk gloves if I am doing an outdoor gig in the cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 What's them gloves that our Scott @devinebass uses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 14 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: What's them gloves that our Scott @devinebass uses? Oh, come on! Scott wears white gloves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 26 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: Oh, come on! Scott wears white gloves Only for refereeing snooker matches, for playing bass they're usually a very pale ecru. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Black cycling mitts which leave the tips of the fingers protruding. Available for as little as £3 on line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinebass Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Hey, these are the ones I use - they work great: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guitar-Glove-Bass-Musician-Practice/dp/B01C4QYOQS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=musicians+gloves&qid=1617365734&sr=8-1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Oh, come on! Scott wears white gloves White? You're thinking of Dirk. And it was socks, not gloves. 🙄 3 hours ago, Maude said: Only for refereeing snooker matches, for playing bass they're usually a very pale ecru. 😁 Ecru? Surely they're silver!? 🤷♀️ Edited April 2, 2021 by Ricky 4000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 These work a treat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Just now, steantval said: These work a treat. I was going to post a pair of boxing gloves, but they’re much better. 👏👏👏🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 1 hour ago, steantval said: These work a treat. Only for playing this, "Joy Division Oven Gloves", by HMHB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 About time for a Smith's Reference by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julietgreen Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I just cut the fingers off! 😄 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 I could see the logic if you were playing tapewounds - roundwounds??? Not so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I would be up for anything that preserved string brightness. I absolutely hate old sounding strings and my sweat seems to take the newness out of strings alarmingly quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I bought a pair of these. Not only have they vastly improved my playing speed and technique, they could also come in useful for hitting annoying punters and/or fellow band members. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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