I sliced my fingertip so, how do you pick?

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    I just did this with a knife cutting onions, and put a band-aid on it but the pick is sliding all over the place. Help, I have a gig tonight (not really) but the trauma is the same. Any ideas to keep the pick from sliding around other than I just bleed on it to make it sticky?

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

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    Medically approved versions of super glue, like Dermabond, create a waterproof and antimicrobial seal on the skin that stays in place until the wound heals.

    I actually have used super glue I had laying around and it worked but its totally not advisable. Maybe call your local pharmacist he might have a better idea than Dermabond.

    If the cut is deep this is not going to work its only for small cuts.

    Knifes and onions are not for guitar players... can't tell you how much I am watching out for my hands and fingers when doing work at home or around the house. I once had a sports accident which kept me away from guitar for 6 weeks. Terrible! So be careful folks...


    BayouTexan get well soon!

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    Knifes and onions are not for guitar players...

    it's all a matter of technique

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    Quote from Tony G

    Medically approved versions of super glue, like Dermabond, create a waterproof and antimicrobial seal on the skin that stays in place until the wound heals.

    I actually have used super glue I had laying around and it worked but its totally not advisable. Maybe call your local pharmacist he might have a better idea than Dermabond.

    If the cut is deep this is not going to work its only for small cuts.

    +1. No need for Band Aid with this

    If something is too complicated, then you need to learn it better

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    Quote from Tony G

    Medically approved versions of super glue, like Dermabond, create a waterproof and antimicrobial seal on the skin that stays in place until the wound heals.

    I actually have used super glue I had laying around and it worked but its totally not advisable. Maybe call your local pharmacist he might have a better idea than Dermabond.

    If the cut is deep this is not going to work its only for small cuts.

    I was thinking of super glue. I should carry that in a gig bag too.

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

    Quote from deadman42

    Knifes and onions are not for guitar players... can't tell you how much I am watching out for my hands and fingers when doing work at home or around the house. I once had a sports accident which kept me away from guitar for 6 weeks. Terrible! So be careful folks...


    BayouTexan get well soon!

    Thanks deadman! I guess it was only fitting that it happened on one of my trigger fingers. Really pisses me off because I was getting ready to track this week's mix.

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

    I have some Dunlop Jazz III Jim Root which has a bit of texture on them, and it's working decent enough for hard attack. I'm going to order a pack of their Max Grip textures to keep in my arsenal in case this arises again. I'm ripping this band-aid off tomorrow.


    Thanks for helping me out, guys!

    Larry Mar @ Lonegun Studios. Neither one famous yet.

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    Won't help you now, but cut resistant gloves are your friend!


    Bleeding all over your instrument is very punk, might want to run with that musically

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    Quote from BayouTexan

    I tired my Dunlop thumb pick but it ain't for picking metal.

    Putting aside your dreadful knife skills, you need to take a leaf out of John 5 and Zakk Wylde for that metal based chicken pickin!! Or Tim Henson or Richie Kotzen on their use of fingers....


    BTW Im useless with fingers ( said my wife)...

    I always just used regular crazy glue.


    "What did Vietnam era medics use to stop bleeding?

    Call it the secret life of Super Glue. During the Vietnam War, emergency medics began using the all-purpose glue to seal battle wounds in troops headed for surgery. The glue was so good at stemming bleeding that it was credited with saving many lives."

    I used to have a lot of issues with finger cuts when playing.Took me years to figure out that I have a nickle allergy.


    I know its not advisable but I used to use superglue to seal cuts before gigs

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    I used to have a lot of issues with finger cuts when playing.Took me years to figure out that I have a nickle allergy.


    I know its not advisable but I used to use superglue to seal cuts before gigs

    BayouTexan has a "knife" allergy!


    Joking aside, I think Nickle allergies are probably more common than we realize! That must be a nightmare although I bet you still play better than me..