jimmys69
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Tips on playing guitar in the cold weather?
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The answer appears to be yes!
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
do they really?
That's not new, of course. Remember The Music Machine? circa late 60's.
They were one of the early sorta hard rockish bands and they did that.
Guitargodgt
New member
Most modern heaters I have seen have shut off switches on the bottom side so if they tip over they shut off.
Guitargodgt
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Anyhow, my tip is this:
Run your hands under the hottest water you can stand. Do it for at least 3 mins.
Wear 2 sets of pants, a couple shirts and a hoodie. Keeping your vitals warm lets your body keep everything else warm.
Run your hands under the hottest water you can stand. Do it for at least 3 mins.
Wear 2 sets of pants, a couple shirts and a hoodie. Keeping your vitals warm lets your body keep everything else warm.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
why would you do that when you could just blow a hair dryer on your fingers?
I'm tellin' ya'll flat out .... a hair dryer is the way to go. I played outside a casino one winter right on the Mississippi river. I mean we were actually on a barge over the Mississippi and an open railing was at our backs open to the river wind.
For some reason everytime we played out there it was in the 20's .... coldest night was 22 degrees.
We did that probably at least 6 times that winter.
We each had a blow dryer and had zero problems.
Damn I forgot all about them! I remember the name but don't know much about them.
I just youtubed them. They wore gloves on their strumming hands. Hilarious. Good music. Gonna start listening to them.
Lt. Bob
Spread the Daf!
It really is good music. I have their first album .... if I find it I'll burn ya' a copy.
I've always wanted to do a modernized heavier version of 'Talk Talk'.
fat_fleet
Swollen Member
Wear a sweater.
Sweet. I love me some 60's pre-punk garage rock.
true-eurt
Maneater
The pocket handwarmers make sense as the best alternative of warming your hands quickly and without using any forbidden extra energy. I purchased a whole sackful during a clearance for 50 cents apiece a few yrs back..but if you like the hairdryer suggestion, then just ask your dad for permission to use one. He may relent to that
If you are old enough to work, offer to chip in some dollars on the fuel bill to cover warmer temps during practice time. If you aren't old enough to have a job, perhaps you can work out some bartering(extra chores or giving up some other privilage)with your dad for extra heat time.
Parents usually love to see their kids become resourceful by taking on more responsibility in living expenses. But I wouldn't attempt to hide an electric heater..for one thing it could be a hidden hazzard(very unfair to other members of the household)..two, sneaky is not a good seed to nurture as it grows into a nasty vine that will choke you in the end..and three..if you ever want your parents to trust or give you ANY kind of credit as to being mature and deserving of respect, you need to honor and respect their rules or move out.
If you are old enough to work, offer to chip in some dollars on the fuel bill to cover warmer temps during practice time. If you aren't old enough to have a job, perhaps you can work out some bartering(extra chores or giving up some other privilage)with your dad for extra heat time.
Parents usually love to see their kids become resourceful by taking on more responsibility in living expenses. But I wouldn't attempt to hide an electric heater..for one thing it could be a hidden hazzard(very unfair to other members of the household)..two, sneaky is not a good seed to nurture as it grows into a nasty vine that will choke you in the end..and three..if you ever want your parents to trust or give you ANY kind of credit as to being mature and deserving of respect, you need to honor and respect their rules or move out.
Come on, let's be real. For one, dude hasn't come back to this thread. Two, how likely is it that the dad is really keeping the house so cold that human hands cease to function properly? I mean, it has to be pretty damn cold if regular things like warming up exercises don't work. I doubt it's that cold. Kid is probably just whining for nothing or being wimpy. 
Maybe. That's a serious possibility. It apparently was pretty cold in his house.
One thing he could do if he has a tube amp is he could let the amp warm up and grab the power tubes with his bare hands.
Slowrider
STOP Voting!
That was a great tune when it first came out, but some of my band members didn't think so. Screw em.
grimtraveller
If only for a moment.....
Get a hot water bottle and put it under your top. If you play guitar the way I do, you'll soon be so hot that you'll be grateful the house is cold ! It really works. I used to play guitar outdoors in December and I was never cold.
It didn't, unfortunately, improve my guitar playing.
lagojardin
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I play in the open air in Spain in January and the temperature can be 5-6 degrees above freezing.I use a pair of fingerless gloves by 'Thinsulate' and they work fine. Cost approx £5.