CreepBeat
Joined: Feb 25, 2016
Posts: 242
Seattle, WA
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Posted on Jul 31 2023 03:24 PM
Drummers, do you sometimes get blisters? After taping my fingers on my left hand at times over the years and even giving a glove a try at one point (blech!), I saw a YouTube video where a drummer mentioned Sex Wax For Drummers and for 9 bucks I figured "what the hell" and gave it a try even though I was skeptical. Would it help prevent blisters on my weak hand?
In my case, much to my surprise, it not only helped but it completely SOLVED the issue. Why? It gives you slightly more grip and slightly less friction which allows you to loosen your grip. No more blisters!
If you have this issue, give it a try. I have been using it for about a year now and have barely made much of a dent in my first wax puck so it's also a helluva bargain. Added bonus - it smells great (like coconut) which is more than can be said about me after practice or a show. 
Highly recommended! 
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Last edited: Jul 31, 2023 15:38:43
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1378
New Orleans
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Posted on Jul 31 2023 03:41 PM
Great find! Kind of seems like that could also work for fingertips and guitar picks? I'm not a drummer but sometimes I need to pretend to be one to record demos. I'll go from zero to hours per day, and the blisters are sometimes incredibly large. In this last round of demos I think I may have discovered the best way to make calluses for me. That is play super hard until they are burning but don't quite have blisters, then give it a couple of days rest, then repeat. When they are burning and tender to the touch but aren't quite blistered, I'll stop. After a few rounds the calluses are there and I can play for hours.
— Daniel Deathtide
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CreepBeat
Joined: Feb 25, 2016
Posts: 242
Seattle, WA
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Posted on Jul 31 2023 03:47 PM
Yup, great way to build calluses!
For guitar picks, Dre and Lukas both use "Gorilla Snot" I think it's called
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Redfeather
Joined: Jul 30, 2016
Posts: 887
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Posted on Jul 31 2023 06:59 PM
I wonder if that stuff would be good for surfboards? Seems like it could be good for traction.
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Samurai
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2244
Kiev, Ukraine
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Posted on Aug 01 2023 02:23 AM
Redfeather wrote:
I wonder if that stuff would be good for surfboards? Seems like it could be good for traction.
I hope that’s a joke?)
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da-ron
Joined: Jan 02, 2009
Posts: 1307
The original Plymouth, UK.
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Posted on Aug 01 2023 08:07 AM
Umm, I don't know what things cost in the US, but nine bucks for a block of wax?!!
Surely you can just use surf wax which would cost less that half the price?
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CreepBeat
Joined: Feb 25, 2016
Posts: 242
Seattle, WA
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Posted on Aug 01 2023 10:03 AM
da-ron wrote:
Umm, I don't know what things cost in the US, but nine bucks for a block of wax?!!
Surely you can just use surf wax which would cost less that half the price?
Sex Wax “for surfboards” is about the same price at $7.95 in the US. No idea what’s different about the “for drummers” version but my guess is it’s formulated to the temperature hands get when playing versus formulating it for various water temps. For a buck more, worth it. Zildjian makes a stick wax too, but you get way less for the same price.
Edit: to put in perspective, a McDonald’s Big Mac meal costs over $15 here in Seattle these days….
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