northcountrybob Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 May be more of an off topic question, but I was wondering what you folks with weddings bands on your fretting hand do when playing bass? Can you not feel it, do you take it off, do you have a thinner ring rather than a wider one, do you wear it on your non-fretting hand? I don't ever wear rings. I due to get married and looking around at rings. I kinda worry about how it will feel to play? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I'm left handed so it doesn't affect me, but the right handed guitarists in my band both remove theirs to play because it causes them issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 No problem here with mine, that part of the ring finger tends to stay out of trouble just off the lower (in height) side of the neck. If you grip the neck really hard with a thumb-over type of grip you might have more to deal with though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 IMO it's down to your technique. I would imagine rings would be more noticeable if you grip the neck like a baseball bat, but should be less of an issue if you position your thumb on the back of the neck and arch your fingers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Always remove mine as it gets in the way - a lot! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Mine doesn't bother me, it's nowhere near the pads of my fingers and I don't cradle the neck when I'm playing therefore it never touches anything except the finger it's on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Edge Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Never had a problem with my wedding ring. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcountrybob Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 The answer I guess is going to be, try it and see how I feel, but it's nice to know taking rings off isn't uncommon. I wondered if some people use thinner rings, like 4mm or less just to not feel restricted. Maybe I could permanently wear a slide 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I don't think the thickness of ring will make much difference - they all sit much and such in the same place so it'll either hit something or it won't and it appears to be entirely dependent upon one's technique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Actually played a short set at my wedding, and never gave it a second thought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucegill Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Mine doesn’t bother me, but I used to wear a flat ring and that caused me issues. Now I have a curved ring that’s curved profile on both outside and inside face and feels much better and seems to get out of the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzJzF Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) Prior to getting married I never wore rings. Mine bothered me initially and clanked against the frets. However the idea of taking it off and losing it and the concomitant loss of spouse led to me persisting. I found my technique adapted itself (no conscious input) pretty quickly and I don't notice it at all now. Edited January 3 by OzJzF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I never wear a wedding ring for exactly that reason! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Keeping my wedding ring on must be the reason I don't have hundreds of people wanting a piece of me at/after gigs. Surely got nothing to do with the bass, or my face... 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Get the ring tattooed on instead! Problem solved! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcountrybob Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 17 minutes ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Get the ring tattooed on instead! Problem solved! Ha! I have been looking into materials other than gold for the ring... I didn't think of a tattoo though! I have got a lot of tattoos but I never felt I'd do hands neck or face unless I was totally covered elsewhere. Just a personal preference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, Heathy said: Actually played a short set at my wedding, and never gave it a second thought. Same here. In fact for the curious I'm happy to share a photo of my ring on my wedding night *insert kenneth williams gif here* I'll dig it out later on. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 8 minutes ago, toneknob said: Same here. In fact for the curious I'm happy to share a photo of my ring on my wedding night *insert kenneth williams gif here* I'll dig it out later on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I think particularly chunky rings can wear the neck finish. The Rick I recently bought has relatively no fret wear but a fair bit on the finish of the neck that I can only imagine was caused by finger and thumb rings. A bit odd really! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I used to remove my wedding ring whenever I played, but I was worried about losing it at gigs so I stopped wearing it altogether and put it somewhere safe at home. I've not worn it for years and currently have no idea where I put it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 No problem for me either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 I've been fine with my ring. Took a little while to get used to it, but it's been fine. It does sometimes hit the bottom of the fretboard, but not often/hard enough to worry about marks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) Mine used to annoy me but never took it off. Just got used to it. It'll take several months to get used to wearing a ring anyway. I put it on a chain when walking in the hills or climbing. What do you do as a job? I took my ring off about 10 years ago (after wearing it for 15 years). We had a big project on at work, I sat through the safety briefing, and it's sat in a draw ever since. Just before the pandemic one of our guys lost a finger due to wearing a ring. I'm not a fan. YMMV. Edited January 3 by TimR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 (edited) Get a ball and chain around your foot instead... Problem solved! Edited January 3 by Baloney Balderdash 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Moderate width Court - curved inside and out - no issues. Flat, inside or out, will have an edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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