Just cut my finger open while playing guitar

Harry · 02-11-2010, 09:47 PM

.... yeah!

Wasn't serious or anything, but I was just rocking out too hard and hit my hand on the volume knob and blood started coming out of my finger

This happened to anyone else here?

MaxOfMetal · 02-11-2010, 09:57 PM

A long time ago back when my Charvette (super cheap super strat from the early 90's) was my main guitar I was playing a local show with some buddies and a raised fret nicked open my fretting hand 1st finger when sliding a barre chord down the neck. It was just about the second time I had played in front of people who weren't family so I was too pumped to notice, until I looked at my now RED maple fretboard.

It was Metal as ....!

Randy · 02-11-2010, 09:58 PM

Yes sir. The worst I ever had was my first 4 hour long show, when I wore through one of my plucking fingers and tried to play through the pain. The pain was so bad that my fingers would lock up on ever upstroke and I was forced to alternate between my middle and ring fingers (which were almost as bad) and "picking" the strings with my curled knuckle for 2 1/2 hours. It was hell on Earth. And there was only 3 or 4 people in the audience most of the night.

Chelseadevil21 · 02-11-2010, 10:23 PM

^^how the hell and why the hell would you play a 4 hour show???? that's insane

Origin · 02-11-2010, 10:27 PM

I made my fingers bleed when heavily training on bass when I started out, same on guitar.

Recently I've bit my left index nail so badly that it shoots pain up my hand when I press down on a fret. I REALLY need to stop biting, I can't play for shit right now.

Empryrean · 02-11-2010, 10:35 PM

I didn't cut my anything, but I hit my rhythm guitarist with my guitar whilst participating in a group headbang/windmill during a 'heavy' part and ....!! his noggin whacked two of my tuners slightly crooked

Aysakh · 02-11-2010, 10:43 PM

I've got a scar about the thickness of a guitar string on my left middle finger. It came from attempting to play my home depot guitar

Empryrean · 02-11-2010, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aysakh

I've got a scar about the thickness of a guitar string on my left middle finger. It came from attempting to play my home depot guitar

Isaac, thats hardcore

Aysakh · 02-11-2010, 11:20 PM

I just wish i could say it came from an awesome gig, or trying to use bridge cables as guitar strings; but alas, no.

chaosxcomplex · 02-11-2010, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chelseadevil21

^^how the hell and why the hell would you play a 4 hour show???? that's insane

Really? 4 hours is the standard when I play with my "bar band". It's kinda like a marathon...gotta pace yourself. Don't play too hard, and just relax.

poopyalligator · 02-12-2010, 12:16 AM

I cant say that i have cut myself playing. Although this one time i tripped on stage and hit my head on the floor monitor. I had some blood streaming down my face during our set. It looked pretty metal.

MF_Kitten · 02-12-2010, 12:35 AM

i´ve cut myself playing SG´s on stage. the saddles on the TOM bridges are so ....ing sharp! one show i didn´t notice until i actually saw blood.

Bloody_Inferno · 02-12-2010, 02:23 AM

Used to happen a lot when I had a bad habit of biting my nails... and the skin around it.

Of course I don't do that anymore.

AySay · 02-12-2010, 02:58 AM

I usually pierce a finger when changing strings. However never when playing. I'm confused how Kirk Hammett needs to tape his hand when he plays. How does he cut himself?

ShadyDavey · 02-12-2010, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry

.... yeah!

Wasn't serious or anything, but I was just rocking out too hard and hit my hand on the volume knob and blood started coming out of my finger

This happened to anyone else here?

No...but I did spin my first ever guitar (squire strat) round on the strap, hit myself in the face and then dropped it on my bare foot.

Yngwiewhothe....?

MF_Kitten · 02-12-2010, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AySay

I usually pierce a finger when changing strings. However never when playing. I'm confused how Kirk Hammett needs to tape his hand when he plays. How does he cut himself?

found this: Moving Pieces: Kirk Hammett: Why the taped hand?

i´ve experienced the exact same thing before, but it only happened if i was also playing a guitar with sharp TOM saddles. the type of injury is the same though: open cracks in the area below the pinky, as he explains in the link.

vampiregenocide · 02-12-2010, 09:54 AM

Old schoolmate of mine was playing live and broke a string, which whipped up and sliced right into his thumb I think it was. Because it was so deep, he couldn't remove the string and had to go to A&E with his guitar, and the string still in his hand.

Randy · 02-12-2010, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaosxcomplex

Really? 4 hours is the standard when I play with my "bar band". It's kinda like a marathon...gotta pace yourself. Don't play too hard, and just relax.

I was in high school, though... so I always thought I had something to prove. As such, I'd headbang non-stop and jump around like crazy. Once the adrenaline and the endorphins leveled out, my neck had zero strength in it and would flop around like a spaghetti noodle. I'd seriously lay in bed crippled the entire next day.

But, hey, getting a few hundred bucks in your pocket and getting to hang out in a bar when you're 14 isn't a bad gig.

Jzbass25 · 02-12-2010, 10:46 AM

I only had bleeding from conditioning my thumb to press down in thumb position on upright bass. It hurt like a bitch to play so high with my thumb as the finger depressing the string!!!

AySay · 02-12-2010, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MF_Kitten

found this: Moving Pieces: Kirk Hammett: Why the taped hand?

i´ve experienced the exact same thing before, but it only happened if i was also playing a guitar with sharp TOM saddles. the type of injury is the same though: open cracks in the area below the pinky, as he explains in the link.

Thanks man, makes sense. I always thought it looked cool

chaosxcomplex · 02-12-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

I was in high school, though... so I always thought I had something to prove. As such, I'd headbang non-stop and jump around like crazy. Once the adrenaline and the endorphins leveled out, my neck had zero strength in it and would flop around like a spaghetti noodle. I'd seriously lay in bed crippled the entire next day.

But, hey, getting a few hundred bucks in your pocket and getting to hang out in a bar when you're 14 isn't a bad gig.

HAHA...My bar gigging experience is a little different...we play more easy going, laid back stuff...It does a number on my fretting hand because I'm not used to playing full chords nonstop like that...I also have a habit of "wrapping" my thumb around the bass side of the neck when my hand gets fatigued...not a good idea...

MF_Kitten · 02-12-2010, 12:13 PM

lol @ Randy! that´s pretty much me on stage, except not that crazy. i don´t bite off more than i can chew. i usually end up crippled and unable to move afterwards though. i only do it because when i first play a show, it´s a one-off thing, and another one won´t pop up for a long time. if it were a tour, i´d be more careful about brutalizing myself like that.

so if i´m playing a show, and there won´t be another show for a while, you can expect to see me going ....nuts on stage

Randy · 02-12-2010, 03:19 PM

Hey, whatever it takes to stand out, dude.

I get so bored seeing bands that just kinda stand around and disappear in the background. I understand that it takes a certain amount of attention to play some music, but that doesn't mean you need to stand in one place and stare at your guitar the entire time. I'm pretty sure a monster player like Jeff Loomis has problem staying really active, and still shredding like a ....ing robot without breaking a sweat.

Jumping around and all that is a pretty strong extension of expressing yourself, and also, establishing an identity and a stage presence. Back when I had long hair, I'd windmill and all that crazy shit. It worked, but like I said, it left me a wreck.

In an effort to take it a little easier on myself, I started looking at people who carry a huge stage presence even without being tremendously active on stage. Devin Townsend has become a huge inspiration to me, especially the way he could hold my attention, while only going totally 'bat-shit' a small portion of the time. He has this unpredictability about him, coupled with this steadied focus. Very powerful, in my personal opinion.

After I cut my hair and didn't have that as an option any longer, I definitely tried to take a page from his book while still doing a lot of my usual stuff. That helped to take some of the strain off of feeling inclined to totally rock-the-....-out-nonstop, giving me room to breathe periodically. My neck likes me a lot better for it.

Origin · 02-12-2010, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vampiregenocide

Old schoolmate of mine was playing live and broke a string, which whipped up and sliced right into his thumb I think it was. Because it was so deep, he couldn't remove the string and had to go to A&E with his guitar, and the string still in his hand.

Jesus!

helly · 04-06-2010, 08:32 PM

Band practice a while back, we have this one part where the guitar rings out and if we're practicing in stage presence mode, I'll just smack the body of my guitar above the bridge with my fist. Well, managed to smash it right on the tune-o. Ripped it open, broke my hand, kept playing because I didn't realize how damaged it was. Sucked ass for months as the break couldn't be set, it just broke off a piece of bone in my hand. I now have a weird bump on the side of my right hand.

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Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,958 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Yes sir. The worst I ever had was my first 4 hour long show, when I wore through one of my plucking fingers and tried to play through the pain. The pain was so bad that my fingers would lock up on ever upstroke and I was forced to alternate between my middle and ring fingers (which were almost as bad) and "picking" the strings with my curled knuckle for 2 1/2 hours. It was hell on Earth. And there was only 3 or 4 people in the audience most of the night. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

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MaxOfMetal Likes trem wankery. • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 21,184 Thanked: 89 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	A long time ago back when my Charvette (super cheap super strat from the early 90's) was my main guitar I was playing a local show with some buddies and a raised fret nicked open my fretting hand 1st finger when sliding a barre chord down the neck. It was just about the second time I had played in front of people who weren't family so I was too pumped to notice, until I looked at my now RED maple fretboard. It was Metal as ....!

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Chelseadevil21 ss.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 81 Thanked: 3 / 1 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^^how the hell and why the hell would you play a 4 hour show???? that's insane

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Origin Rainbow In The Dark Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,572 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 16 reviews	I made my fingers bleed when heavily training on bass when I started out, same on guitar. Recently I've bit my left index nail so badly that it shoots pain up my hand when I press down on a fret. I REALLY need to stop biting, I can't play for shit right now.

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Empryrean Haahh!? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Merced, CA Posts: 4,063 Thanked: 54 Feedback Score: 10 reviews	I didn't cut my anything, but I hit my rhythm guitarist with my guitar whilst participating in a group headbang/windmill during a 'heavy' part and ....!! his noggin whacked two of my tuners slightly crooked

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poopyalligator Dr.Poopyalligator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: "Albuquerque, NM" Posts: 4,282 Thanked: 49 Feedback Score: 7 reviews	I cant say that i have cut myself playing. Although this one time i tripped on stage and hit my head on the floor monitor. I had some blood streaming down my face during our set. It looked pretty metal.

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MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,985 Thanked: 298 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i´ve cut myself playing SG´s on stage. the saddles on the TOM bridges are so ....ing sharp! one show i didn´t notice until i actually saw blood. -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

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Bloody_Inferno Silence is Violence Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 12,054 Thanked: 244 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Used to happen a lot when I had a bad habit of biting my nails... and the skin around it. Of course I don't do that anymore. http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-...better-person/ http://www.cracked.com/article_18817_5-reasons-future-will-be-ruled-by-b.s..html http://www.cracked.com/article_15663_10-things-christians-atheists-can-must-agree-on.html http://www.cracked.com/article_14990...keysphere.html http://www.cracked.com/article_19468...you-think.html

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AySay Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Posts: 1,944 Thanked: 16 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	I usually pierce a finger when changing strings. However never when playing. I'm confused how Kirk Hammett needs to tape his hand when he plays. How does he cut himself?

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Jzbass25 SS.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl Posts: 1,153 Thanked: 8 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I only had bleeding from conditioning my thumb to press down in thumb position on upright bass. It hurt like a bitch to play so high with my thumb as the finger depressing the string!!!

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MF_Kitten Fully Ramblomatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 8,985 Thanked: 298 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol @ Randy! that´s pretty much me on stage, except not that crazy. i don´t bite off more than i can chew. i usually end up crippled and unable to move afterwards though. i only do it because when i first play a show, it´s a one-off thing, and another one won´t pop up for a long time. if it were a tour, i´d be more careful about brutalizing myself like that. so if i´m playing a show, and there won´t be another show for a while, you can expect to see me going ....nuts on stage -------------------------------------- What will metal be doing in ten years? What ever Meshuggah will be doing in two. -Anthony

02-12-2010, 03:19 PM	#23
Randy DAN OUDA DAN • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Electric City, NY Posts: 15,958 Thanked: 165 Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Hey, whatever it takes to stand out, dude. I get so bored seeing bands that just kinda stand around and disappear in the background. I understand that it takes a certain amount of attention to play some music, but that doesn't mean you need to stand in one place and stare at your guitar the entire time. I'm pretty sure a monster player like Jeff Loomis has problem staying really active, and still shredding like a ....ing robot without breaking a sweat. Jumping around and all that is a pretty strong extension of expressing yourself, and also, establishing an identity and a stage presence. Back when I had long hair, I'd windmill and all that crazy shit. It worked, but like I said, it left me a wreck. In an effort to take it a little easier on myself, I started looking at people who carry a huge stage presence even without being tremendously active on stage. Devin Townsend has become a huge inspiration to me, especially the way he could hold my attention, while only going totally 'bat-shit' a small portion of the time. He has this unpredictability about him, coupled with this steadied focus. Very powerful, in my personal opinion. After I cut my hair and didn't have that as an option any longer, I definitely tried to take a page from his book while still doing a lot of my usual stuff. That helped to take some of the strain off of feeling inclined to totally rock-the-....-out-nonstop, giving me room to breathe periodically. My neck likes me a lot better for it. "Can we pull back the veil of static and reach in to the source of all being? Behind this curtain of patterns, this random pattern generator. So clever. Right here in every home, watching us from a one-sided mirror." Argbadh - RHLC©

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helly Professional doofus. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 251 Thanked: 3 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Band practice a while back, we have this one part where the guitar rings out and if we're practicing in stage presence mode, I'll just smack the body of my guitar above the bridge with my fist. Well, managed to smash it right on the tune-o. Ripped it open, broke my hand, kept playing because I didn't realize how damaged it was. Sucked ass for months as the break couldn't be set, it just broke off a piece of bone in my hand. I now have a weird bump on the side of my right hand.

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