what do you guys do when playing in humid conditions

[rcm78]

I play a lot of outdoor shows in the summer. New strings, wash hands and make sure they are dry right before going on, wipe down neck in between sets, bring a fan!!!

 

[SpiderWars]

Grin and bear it. Not much to do except hope for a breeze lol...played a July 4 street dance 3 yrs straight in a small Wi town from 2011-14..in 14 it was 98 and humid as F&$%. My hands were so damn sticky I felt like I was picking up the guitar for the first time. We recorded part of the night and it wasn't as bad as I thought but I'd never dealt with humidity like that before.

I would probably have done that except in central FL it's like that for 6 months of the year and even sometimes in April and November. It's so bad that one of the worst places to leave your gig guitars is inside the case because they absorb so much moisture your guitar just corrodes inside the case.

Ugh. That Sucks. The biggest issue for me was the palm of my left hand, felt like I put stickum on the back of the Charvel pro mod I had at the time. Our drummer always had a fan, I would move back next to him to get part of his fan breeze. They had us on a flatbed trailer, and I also remember the floor moving up/down just enough to freak us out while we were playing....

I was wondering how raw necks felt in conditions like that. I had not yet discovered the wonderful feel of raw/oiled necks at the time, all mine were finished back then. There were a few afternoon/evening gigs where we finished just at dusk and left our stuff out while we mingled and had a bite and there were literally puddles of dew on the snare/floor toms.

 

[SpiderWars]

Here in the Mid Atlantic the humidity is ridiculous. I too use fast fret and used to use finger ease and I wash my hands (and completely dry them) whenever possible right before going on. The dirt mixed with sweat along with the string crud gets tough to work with. I did 20 minutes at the NY guitar show once and forgot my fast fret...I had just put my left hand in syrup or something like that and couldn't wash my hands. Worse 20 minutes of my life.

Yikes, probably felt like you used a rosin bag.