MUSICIANS PRACTICE GLOVE - 1 Glove - Finger & Hand issues (Medium, Black)

I was skeptical, but now I'm convinced. I use this when the weather is sticky, so that my hand doesn't stick to the back of my bass guitar neck. It let's me slide about with ease, without interfering with fretting at all.

Apparently, invented for bass players, here I'll address the viability for left hand fretting on an acoustic steel string guitar.Purchased due to severe nickle allergy. Instead of refretting all my favorite guitars (hands shredded bc nickle is toxic to me), figured I'd give this glove a try. Chose basic black.On the size chart I'm borderline small to regular. Ordered Xtra small. Pretty tight snug fit where I want it to be. Tips of fingers. Finger length is just about spot on. Pinky is slightly too short, but only by a hair. Is it a second skin. Not exactly, however it's relatively close, given it's stated purpose.Feels pretty weird at first, which should be expected. Not weird bad just "oh, this is a bit different." It's comfortable, and you can slide (on the neck) a bit more smoothly. Like coated dental floss heh. Also there's a bit of sonic adjustment required regarding tonality from finger/glove material on string (as opposed to flesh), however it's minor.Putting the glove to the strictest test concerning how usable it is (for me), involved the following. Placement of pinky on second fret high E string and ring finger on 2nd fret B string. Do they rub together, do they mute the notes? Pinky on 2nd fret high E string, Ring finger on 2nd fret G string, open B string btwn. Do pinky or ring rub against and mute the open B string?Thankfully, the answer to the above questions are mostly negative. For the most part, the glove does not interfere with granular micro fingerings on the most delicate strings. Every so often you will need to readjust the arc of your fretting hand to compensate for the additional thickness. However, it's not that often and isn't game breaking.Conclusion, for nickle allergy sufferers this glove is an excellent product. I'd like to see future iterations even thinner and more second-skin like. However, this current version is usable and doesn't make playing unenjoyable. Therefore, I give it 5 stars (really about 4 1/2), bc the glove, and the material it's fabricated from allow me to continue doing what I love. Playing the axe!

I am 62 and new to learning the guitar. Like most people, the painful fingertips I have are causing me to take a day in between practicing. I realize this is part of the process, but my fingers feel like they've been severely burned. So, I found this glove and figured it couldn't hurt to give it a try. I'm glad I did. The glove distributed the pressure more evenly around my fingertip rather than leaving the deep ruts from the strings. I can still feel the string, and I don't think that I will need to use it in the future, but for now it will allow me to practice everyday rather than the every other day I needed to rest my fingertips.Now on to the glove itself. I measured my finger as shown, and according the chart I needed a size small. But, it also says to size down for a tight fit. After reading the reviews and seeing that the new version of this glove with the logo printed on it, was smaller than the original version, I ordered the small. It fits perfectly, with the exception of the space at the bottom, between the fingers. As noted by other reviewers, the material doesn't go all the way down. I found that I had to push the material down from each fingertip, towards the bottom of my finger to get it to fit correctly. I have kid sized hands and really didn't expect this, but there it is. You can get it to fit better, you just have to work with it. Maybe it loosens up over time, we'll see.I also found that the glove was a little short from the base of the fingers to the wristband. The wristband part starts more on the heel of my palm, rather than below it. Again, maybe as I wear it, it will loosen up and fit better there or maybe a medium would fit better. I may try a size up in the future, but for right now, this is getting the job done.In summary, if you are just starting to learn an instrument with strings and it feels like someone has ripped your nails off, and discouraging the practice that will toughen them up, I say it can't hurt to try. I am happy enough with the glove to give it four stars, despite the minor fit issues. At this point, I don't know how durable the glove will be, but I don't think at this point I am playing enough to cause a lot of damage, so we'll see how it goes.

I bought these gloves for bass playing, however, I did want to return these gloves since the fitting restrict the fingers dexterity but Amazon generously let me keep them and refunded the money. Recently, out of curiosity, I tried them again and discovered a way to make these gloves functional as they are intended for musicians. First, in response to reviews that said these gloves are too thin that can see through which I can see that it's not a bad thing as it's part of the tactile feel for strings instruments playing. Now, about the restriction of fingers dexterity from these gloves is the design of the valleys between the fingers that are straight across instead of slightly slanted especially the drastic drop of the valley between pinky and ring finger therefore those fingers cannot spread freely but worse, since the valley of the glove between those fingers doesn't fit nicely, it would rise up and pulled up along with it the valley between the ring and middle finger and caused the fingers to cramp up. To remedy this, I cut the tip of the gloves' pinky and voila` , the gloves work much better!If the manufacturer takes my idea and re-designs these gloves, I would like to try these new and improved version of these puppies!

One of the greatest pain points in learning bass is you get your fingers sore and stiffened.With this glove, it's simply gone.If you are not a professional bass player to perform onstage, consider getting one.