is it just me, or...most guys sweat onstage, lubes up the hands / neck, I dry up. Hand across the neck does not slide, fingers stick togather, I don't get real nervos, but this only happens when I play out. I've used string ease ect and all it does is get sticky after awhile. Any cures?
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Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Posted on Aug 22 2007 08:13 AM
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle 
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 08:42 AM
If you hand was actually dry then it would slide easily. I would hardly call sweating 'lubing up' the neck. It doesn't help me play at all. You need to properly clean off your neck before you play and don't put anything on it. Chances are there is residue on there or something. |
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Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Posted on Aug 22 2007 09:01 AM
nah, I'm real good with guitar polish, wiping after a playing, my guitars are as perfect as they can be. Dosen't happen when we practice, maybe I'm not describing properly, my hand gets sticky. — |
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 11062 Berkeley, CA 
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 09:17 AM
I get the same thing. I'm open to suggestions. —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 10:18 AM
I sweat profusely on stage and my glasses are constantly falling off. I'm a wreck. Washing hands before going on sometimes helps with the sticky hands problem, especially at outdoor gigs. —Ryan |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 11:33 AM
maybe a bit talcum, or cornstarch might help... or maybe you need something like this behind your amp setup: |
Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 1342 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 12:12 PM
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Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 1650 Santa Rosa, CA
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 07:58 PM
You can take some fine steel wool and take some of the finish off the back of the neck..also...NEVER pick up a beer with your fretting hand |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 08:16 PM
Reach into your pants and get some of the sweat off of your sack. That should lube things up. Too graphic? |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5314 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Aug 22 2007 08:16 PM
you guys are making me laugh — |
Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 1487 San Francisco
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Posted on Aug 23 2007 01:00 AM
Just use a towel or bandanna or whatever, and wipe up whatever excess liquid you've got going on. Up north I sweat like a yak in heat, so I just pulled out my bandanna, stuck it in my back pocket, and tried to dry myself off as was possible. My hands tend not to sweat, and I actually prefer a little humidity to my fingertips drying out when we play outdoors shows. ~B~ |
Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz
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Posted on Aug 23 2007 01:41 AM
I believe that's why I have a small hand towel close by everytime I play, specially if there's a lighting rig close by because I just cook under those bloody things.
Yes, just a tad tmi. |
Joined: Aug 13, 2007 Posts: 409
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Posted on Aug 23 2007 11:20 AM
Yeah, my hands sweat a lot when I play. I need to keep a small towel to wipe my neck and fretboard, sometimes between songs. td — |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 1342 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted on Aug 23 2007 11:47 AM
This is Surfer's actual guitar being blessed by a native Hawaiian goddess before one of his sweaty performances. No joke. I think he needs more than a small towel or bandana on stage. Perhaps a cold shower would do the trick. I'm sweating just posting this pic. — |
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Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Posted on Aug 24 2007 09:38 AM
OK, tried the windex, the bowling thingy just means more stuff to load in the truck and I took a belt sander to my neck....Jake, being from Seattle, you give new meaning to "grundge". The little Hawaiian babe is probably a better player anyway. — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Aug 24 2007 09:50 AM
Fried Chicken before a show, keeps you lubed for hours! —Paul |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 69 Chicago |
Posted on Aug 24 2007 10:42 AM
Here's what to do: Before a show, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Then, douse your hands using 91% Isopropyl Alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and work in as if your drying your hands with a air dryer. There you go, no sweat.. |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 24 2007 11:21 AM
there is a surgical procedure to cure palmar hyperhidrosis:
http://www.curesweatypalms.com/ "Dr. Baumgartner utilizes the most advanced, minimally-invasive, endoscopic techniques to cure hyperhidrosis by using micro incisions that reduce muscle and tissue disruption." |
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Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Posted on Aug 24 2007 12:55 PM
Finally some real medical advice, and I didn't even know I had hypowhatsus! — |
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Aug 24 2007 03:04 PM
whoops...I've been confused this whole thread! "Palmar Hyperhidrosis" is TOO MUCH sweat on the palms...it seems like you describe "Hypohidrosis"...TOO LITTLE palm sweat....hmmm... I know that bass player Monk Montgomery had eczema and used to lube up with tons petroleum jelly before playing his p-bass...maybe trying some sort of beeswax would also work? Bee's wax would keep your hands slick, and not mess up the rosewood at all...maybe check a Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's or some sort of organic health place to find bee's wax hand creme... |
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