TimR Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 How many of us wear gloves while setting up at gigs? Never gave it a thought until about 15 years ago I met a guitarist who said I should be wearing them to load in. Since then I've had numerous finger and hand nips from hands between speaker cabs and door frames, and the awful moment when the speaker or lighting stand slides down while your still trying to get the pin in having pushed the pole up with the speaker/lights already on it. 😆 None of them stopped me playing but each time I've done it, I've thought - idiot! Anyway - a pair now reside permanently in the boot of my car although I seem to be at the tip more regularly than gigs at the moment. £2-3 well spent at the local hardware store. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Back in the 90s I played a band that had a lot of heavy flight-cased gear that had to loaded in an out of the venues we played and often stacked in creative ways to fit everything in the smaller stage areas. I always wore gloves while shifting the gear about and they only got taken off once everything was in place and we were ready to start cabling. These days the bands I play with have mostly ditched the heavy gear. The most unwieldy and heavy items are the drummer's hardware case in one band and the synth player's keyboard stand in the other. Both are in proper cases with decent handles, so I haven't bothered with the gloves recently. Having said that it might be time to reconsider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 @Silvia Bluejay always wears gloves when setting up & breaking down, and tells me - quite rightly - that I should do the same. Trouble is, I just find it a bit of a faff so I never bother. I have rigger gloves in the car so that's not the issue; it's actually putting the bloody things on that's the issue. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Yep, I have Portwest gloves. We have vans with rolling flight cases etc and the gloves prevent nips and splinters. Also just keeps your hands cleaner when coiling PA cables which have been on dirty floors and/or stood on all night. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 21 minutes ago, jrixn1 said: Also just keeps your hands cleaner when coiling PA cables which have been on dirty floors and/or stood on all night. Genius. I just put them on before moving gear. 🙄😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I loved him in Deep Purple. 3 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 8 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: I loved him in Deep Purple. Ritchie Blackhands? 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 What about Rigger Boots then? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I always wear gloves when carefully setting up my DI box and IEMs. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) ' what about rigger boots then ? Essential for those of us who regularly like to punt a boot into the guitardist Edited August 24, 2023 by fleabag 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I usually wear this gear when setting up for a gig in my home town of Paisley. Better to be safe. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Latex gloves are essential when murdering the guitarist, to avoid leaving fingerprints. Depending on the method of dispatch, a full biohazard suit may be preferable for bludgeoning and stabbing, whereas simple strangulation whether manual or by ligature should only need the gloves. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 8 hours ago, tauzero said: Latex gloves are essential when murdering the guitarist, to avoid leaving fingerprints. Depending on the method of dispatch, a full biohazard suit may be preferable for bludgeoning and stabbing, whereas simple strangulation whether manual or by ligature should only need the gloves. Only as long as you dispose of the gloves correctly... http://www.iowaiai.org/latent-fingerprints-on-latex-gloves/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JottoSW1 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said: What about Rigger Boots then? She's reverted to Victoria Hesketh and is appearing in Musical Theatre. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTee Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Here’s how it was done in the 80s. Mullet? Check. Short shorts (with integral underpant lining)? Check. Risk assessment and safe system of work? Hmmm. There are some gloves though (and a pair of sandals). Interesting technique at the 8min mark… Edited August 25, 2023 by JJTee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Michael Jackson was so good, he used to load in and out with one hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 He had see Alvin... My Coo Ca Choo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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