Hi all,
I had some woollen fingerless gloves for back when I was teaching in whichever un-heated broom cupboard a particular school could find on the day I showed up. I felt it was useful for staying warmed up throughout the day (playing sporadically as required etc). Although not ideal for playing, I was ok with it.
I had a particularly chilly gig on the weekend and was cursing myself for not leaving them in my case.
So, does anyone wear gloves while playing? Any specific types? I found wool pretty good on the neck, but the trick was getting fingerless ones with short enough finger holes to not interfere (anything past the knuckle is out!).
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A long way from ideal however.
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I cut the finger tips off for guitar use. Only a little bit just so it's skin on string.
Palm muting is a bit crap, but I might experiment with putting a slit in the edge so there's some skin there too.
They are not massively warm, but they are better than nothing and they don't get in the way of finger movement.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
https://edz.co.uk/product/edz-silk-thermal-liner-inner-seamless-gloves/
They’re properly thin and reasonably warm. If I was gigging outdoors I’d probably go with something similar and chop the fingers to length.
I hasten to add that is David Evans (The Edge) not me.
I'm much better looking.
It was snowing, chrismassy but not warm.
Ian
Lowering my expectations has succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.
How do you find them for barre chords @fretmeister ?
But then what do I know?