Paul S Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, SpondonBassed said: We decided to get a chiropodist who does home visits every ten to twelve weeks. £27 each. We've been doing that for about five years now. It's made life a lot more pleasant for us both. Yup, me too. Bending and twisting in that way was guaranteed to put my back out on anything less than averagely mobile day. Added bonus is the chiropodist deals with hard skin, corns et al. Plus he's a lovely chap and a good laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Have you thought about doing yoga to help strengthen your back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Supernaut said: Have you thought about doing yoga to help strengthen your back? Me? I've been doing it for a few years, switched from resistance training to stretching/core/yoga/pilates excercises at a gym locally - although I've been doing it at home since the start of COVID. It helps but, for me, is not the complete answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 6 hours ago, pbasspecial said: Where is the thread going to eventually lead to? I’m guessing “Do you take a dump before you gig and if so what brand of loo roll do you use? How many sheets, etc” 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ No need. It's covered extensively in the DoI thread. Spoiler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Bench grinder does it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molelaner Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) I always used straight nail clippers before going to a beauty school, which I found out about on https://www.nwcollege.edu/programs/nail-technology. I always wanted to know more about Nail Technology and how to work properly with my nails. The Northwest College School of Beauty taught me a lot about nail technology. Now I use curved nail clippers and smoothen out the left-out ridges with buffer blocks, which is amazing! When I was a kid, I used to bite my nails, but thankfully, I stopped when I had somewhere around 9 years old, haha. Edited July 19, 2022 by Molelaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I just keep mine at a nice length. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I posted here a while back that as I have the inability to bite my nails due to a slight bit of tooth chippage.damage/crossover, my luxury item if I was on a desert island would be a decent pair of nail clippers. Who cares about matches and record players? Sensible nails is the way to go. Ditched the oh-look-these-came-free-in-a-christmas-cracker clippers and bought these babies in early 2019: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0762MBQ2G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Initially I hadn't appreciated how bad the old clippers were and I initially cut myself LOTS of times. I suppose the old ones were just very blunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingdownslow Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I don't like the sound of my nails clicking the strings, sounds like playing with a tweeter on. I have gone as far as rubbing my nails on the brick wall outside the venue to eradicate that sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfretrock Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 12:54, nilebodgers said: I have always used the mini wire cutters that are part of my electronics kit. I always found nail clippers to be too flexible and blunt to really do a clean job. The wire cutters leave a clean edge so I never need to file. Oddly enough, I had my first ever podiatrist visit a couple of weeks back to look at a corn problem I am having and he used what looked exactly like a stainless-steel version of my mini wire cutters. Same here. Bahco electronics side cutters, used the same pair for 25+ years, made in Sweden, still as sharp as hell. Also cuts through the toughest toe nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On 15/06/2022 at 16:38, bass_dinger said: Carol Kaye allegedly used to bite Paul McCartney's nails too, but there is no evidence for that in EMI archives. Apparently, there are those that claim it was in actual fact James Jamerson. Again, there is no documentation to support the claim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 For me, it is impossible to play normaly with big nails on my #1 Ibanez gwb1005, so i just use small scissors to cut them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 It seems I may be in the minority in that I purposely let my two playing fingers have a little nail length on them, and use them to give my fingerstyle a percussive cutting edge, almost an attempt to replicate pick attack, without using a pick. Works for me in heavy music I play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 For the past 16 years I've used the scissors in my Leatherman Wave. Before that I think it was the little scissors that you get in sewing kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 29/07/2022 at 13:14, Kev said: It seems I may be in the minority in that I purposely let my two playing fingers have a little nail length on them, and use them to give my fingerstyle a percussive cutting edge, almost an attempt to replicate pick attack, without using a pick. Works for me in heavy music I play. I am in that minority too. It gives variety in that I can also use the flat part of my finger if I want soft. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 17/06/2022 at 11:35, pbasspecial said: Where is the thread going to eventually lead to? I’m guessing “Do you take a dump before you gig and if so what brand of loo roll do you use? How many sheets, etc” 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ If I remember correctly, I think it might have actually been mid-gig 2001 which was the last time I played live. I've been holding myself ever since in the event of possibly joining another band and having another gig to dump at. As I'm not an expert plopper and constrained financially, I would probably opt for an "entry level" brand of toilet roll. I hear Co-Op's own recycled is good value. I would most likely use one sheet folded in half. Nails? Well nail clippers seem to do the job. I guess the clue is in the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 (edited) On 17/06/2022 at 11:35, pbasspecial said: Where is the thread going to eventually lead to? I’m guessing “Do you take a dump before you gig and if so what brand of loo roll do you use? How many sheets, etc” 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Karcher, every time! Edited August 1, 2022 by oldslapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Back on topic with a less popular method of nail trimming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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