Take the 2-minute tour ×  A few years ago our church band had a
gig playing early in the morning to a volunteer crew to get them
pumped for the day ahead. It was about 7AM and in the 30s F.
It's a good thing I was only playing for one song and it wasn't
lead because I could barely feel the strings let alone play
well. I asked the lead guitarist how he did it and he just said
it didn't bother him. So I figure it's not impossible.  Is there
anything I can do to play better in cold weather short of
lugging an outdoor heater around?  share|improve this question
add comment  5 Answers  I had to do an hour set under those sort
of conditions once. It was absolute misery: besides the guitar
freaking out and needing to be tuned several times as it
adjusted to the cold, I couldn't feel my fingers.  The
instrument needs a chance to acclimate to the temperature. Major
temperature swings can cause finish checking/cracking, and/or
make inlay pop out, so give it lots of time to adjust slowly.
Don't open the case to let air