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metalhead

 

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Do your strings get sticky? 
I have noticed that after playing for extended periods of time, my strings get sticky and cause a lot of struggle with arpeggios and picado. The fingers tend to get "stuck" by the sticky nature of the strings.

Then if I pick up the guitar after an hour, it feels normal again. Is the issue with the strings or the hands or something else? The funny thing is, as I have said before here, I sweat very less.

Is there a way to prevent this? It's very annoying. Some falsetas require me to play for hours on end and this causes me a lot of frustration.
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rombsix

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RE: Do your strings get sticky? (in reply to metalhead) 
I think that's why PdL would have a glob of petroleum jelly on his guitar.

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hxwhf72752003

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RE: Do your strings get sticky? (in reply to metalhead) 
Knead your nose or forehead then you will get a butter finger

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metalhead

 

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RE: Do your strings get sticky? (in reply to rombsix) 
Petroleum Jelly aka Vaseline right? Some people say applying moisturizer worsens playing? Have you ever used it personally and how did it affect your playing?
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Arash

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RE: Do your strings get sticky? (in reply to metalhead) 
Observe if your nails get more "pliable/bendable" after long sessions.
What can happen is that due to several reasons (moisture, heat, etc.) the nails lose their stiffness and might get stuck more easily.
Then when you do a break, they "regenerate" again and become more stiff and back to their normal.
do more breaks and also wipe your hand and strings regurarly with cloth inbetween and see if it improves.
also don't shower or wash your hands right before starting playing. give nails half an hour to dry off and get stiff

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