For us who are married, does the ring bother you when playing?

[marnold***]

Doesn't bother me at all. It's a little loose now that it's cold and dry out. This summer when it's warm and muggy it'll be a tad tight. I tried using it as a mini-slide one time but that didn't work so hot.

[SuperSwede]

I dont notice my ring when I play guitar.. I bet that this would be more troublesome for female guitarists with big diamond rings.

[Lev]

I only got married in 2007 and I was paranoid that I wouldn't be able to play guitar with my ring but it hasn't bothered me at all. I usually hate wearing any jewelry, I never wear a watch or chain so I was surprised how quickly I got used to wearing the wedding ring.

I was reassured by watching many of my favorite guitarists wearing wedding rings and it didn't seem to hinder them!

[Danzego]

I don't wear a ring. I just never got used to it. About the time I got married I started to tinker with tube amps. It just never seemed like a good idea to me to have an excellent electrical conductor on my finger.

Yeah, but the thing is.....your entire finger is sort of an excellent electrical conductor.


Me, I've only been wearing the ring for a year and a half (which is right around the time I got married, coincidentally; the same day, matter of fact ) and just in these last few months I'm starting to get used to it while playing. Either that or I'm not noticing it as much anymore when it loudly whacks off the fretboard while I'm doing something on the lower end strings (I don't have the world's longest fingers, so when I'm hitting low notes, I've got a lot of finger across the board).

However, sometimes it feels good to just take it off and play.

The ring, that is. I don't play Warren-style. :

[Sblack]

I wear it all of the time, and it never interferes with my playing.

[R_of_G]

Mine doesn't affect my playing a bit.

[Brian Krashpad]

Never bothered me playing, but then I don't go in for too many gymnastics, left-hand wise.

[Bloozcat]

When I first started playing way back when I was single, rings of any kind used to bother me. Since I've been married, I've worn a wedding ring continuously. I don't even think about it when I'm playing, so I guess it must not bother me much.

[duhvoodooman***]

+1 for the "wear it constantly and it doesn't bother me at all when playing" crew....

[Robert****]

Maybe you guys would suddenly sound 10 times better if you took it off!!

[fendermojoman]

Only when I play with my teeth. My ring is in my nose

[duhvoodooman***]

Maybe you guys would suddenly sound 10 times better if you took it off!!

Lemme guess....because I have to stop playing to remove it?

[t_ross33]

Maybe you guys would suddenly sound 10 times better if you took it off!!

:

Yeah, that's what all the chicks say. :

OH, the RING...

I say the drunker you get the better I sound. (Wasn't that the title of a Joe Walsh album?)

[Moshe]

I don't wear a ring. I can't tolerate jewelery either. I also used to work around high voltages. And electricity will arc across a long way for a good conductor(gold) where it wont for just your finger.

I never try to pick up women or anything. I always mention Im married if theres any question.

Cant even wear a watch, and I dont know how people wear glasses. I guess someday Ill find out.

[Childbride]

my rings never bother me... i only take them off when it's winter; my fingers shrink, and if there's water/soap involved i'm apt to lose them... ie: when washing katie [my dog] or something...

[Bucks Owin]

I am used to it by now (better be!), but there are times when the wedding ring on my left hand gets in the way when playing the geetar. Has anyone else noticed this? If I ever start taking off when playing, I'd probably forget it somewhere and maybe then - marriage over - no more ring!

Do what I do. Buy a nice gold chain and hang it around your neck....

Works for me & mine...

Dennis

[GREENMACHINE]

Hey Guys
When I get married I'm gunnna ask my wife to buy a ring big enough that I can play slide guitar with it lol! They gotta something more then just look good I reckon (I don't know how long the marriage will last though)

Laterz
GREENMACHINE

[JJ Gross]

I have no problem playing with my ring on. I wondered about it myself when I first got married, but figured if Jimi, EVH and SRV could play like they did with rings on (and Jimi and SRV wore BIG rings), I'd just be a big baby if I whined about a simple wedding band being in my way.

I don't choke the neck much so I don't even think my ring even touches my guitar neck very often.

I think it probably bothered me more typing than playing guitar until I got used to it being there. Now I don't even think about it unless I'm doing something like welding or working inside an amp or something. Other than that, it never comes off.

Cheers

[Katastrophe]

Doesn't bother me at all. The ring has put a permanent dent in the side of my pinky though...