Using gloves whilst playing

[ReeV0]

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

[Geek99]

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

[skankdelvar]

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:

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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…”

 

[KingPrawn]

These will do the job

[Woodinblack]

I use silk gloves if I am doing an outdoor gig in the cold!

[Ricky 4000]

What's them gloves that our Scott @devinebass uses?

[Nail Soup]

14 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said:

What's them gloves that our Scott @devinebass uses?

Oh, come on!  Scott wears white gloves 

 

[Maude]

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. 

😁

[Grahambythesea]

Black cycling mitts which leave the tips of the fingers protruding. Available for as little as £3 on line.

[devinebass]

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

[Ricky 4000]

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

[steantval]

These work a treat.

 

[ezbass]

Just now, steantval said:

These work a treat.

 

I was going to post a pair of boxing gloves, but they’re much better. 👏👏👏🤣

[Richard R]

1 hour ago, steantval said:

These work a treat.

 

Only for playing this, "Joy Division Oven Gloves", by HMHB

 

[yorks5stringer]

About time for a Smith's Reference by now?

 

 

[julietgreen]

I just cut the fingers off! 😄

[TheGreek]

I could see the logic if you were playing tapewounds - roundwounds??? Not so much...

[ubit]

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.

[Bleat]

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.