I HATE THE COLD!!

[maddog]

Re: I HATE THE COLD!!

Yeah, he talks about that on his "power lines" video also.

[jazzman]

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I read that article. As for cold weather, I live in upstate New York. I don't think I need to say any more than that.

[donf]

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I live in upstate New York

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That's a place where they need to invent heated fretboards. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[noodlesatf]

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We practice in a storage bin, and the space heaters just don't seem to totally do the trick. It's at the point where I practice my solos at home, and play the dumbed down versions at practice because I just can't play that fast in 20-40 degree weather.

[jazzman]

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[img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] I know all about that. We practice in a warehouse. Sometimes, it's so cold, I can't even DO the dumbed down versions. I need to resort to the re-re versions. It sucks cause, if I get closer to the heat (to warm up my fingers while I play) I end up all out of tune. You can hear the strings change within seconds of standing over the heat. I need to move!

[Ninja Guitar]

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I usually warm up in front of a little heater.

I'm doomed to forever have to deal with cold enviroments. I love winter too much, so I'll never move to some place like LA, Florida or Texas. Most people in Michigan hate living in Michigan. It's perfect for me.

[noodlesatf]

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It sucks cause, if I get closer to the heat (to warm up my fingers while I play) I end up all out of tune. You can hear the strings change within seconds of standing over the heat.

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Oh man, you, too? It is bad enough when I play my TOM Rhoads, but when I pick up a guitar with a trem...I've just been leaving them at home during the cold months. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[chopper45hd]

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ok whats the deal...i get out of the shower and practice and then i end up with sore fingers, if i just warm up normal (get the blood flowing to my fingers kinda warm up) and play twice as long as when i got out of the shower and practice with no soreness.
seems like the warm water would soften your fingers and then the strings would shred your fingertips

[thetroy]

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Well I always wait for my hands to dry out after I get out of the shower. If I'm going to run my hands under warm water before playing, I make sure my fingertips don't get wet.

[khabibissell]

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I saw a video where one of the GIT instructors suggested using those handwarmers used for hunting when playing "cold" gigs. Actually, it sounds like a great idea for any time of the year... heat = relaxed muscles = more speed. These would probably do the trick:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...results1.jhtml

[Shawn Lutz]

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what I used to do is warm my hands up in warm to hot water and knead on a wash cloth for a few minutes before picking up guitar.