threechordcharlie
RedTruckologist
Re: Tips on Switching to Fingerstyle
You know, in all my years playing I never got blisters.
You know, in all my years playing I never got blisters.
Tips on Switching to Fingerstyle
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
koshikas
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: Tips on Switching to Fingerstyle
In fact, when I play mostly bass, I lose most of my callouses, and when I switch back to mostly guitar, I have to build them up again. Thin guitar strings cut finger tips much more.
In fact, when I play mostly bass, I lose most of my callouses, and when I switch back to mostly guitar, I have to build them up again. Thin guitar strings cut finger tips much more.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Falloffthebonetone
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Re: Tips on Switching to Fingerstyle
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. Playing bass seems to "grind" the skin away very evenly, so like after playing for a long time they might feel a little tender all around. Guitar definitely cuts and digs into the fingers more.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that. Playing bass seems to "grind" the skin away very evenly, so like after playing for a long time they might feel a little tender all around. Guitar definitely cuts and digs into the fingers more.
GuitarStv
Sock Market Trader
Re: Tips on Switching to Fingerstyle
Fretting hand maybe. I play guitar mostly with a pick . . . jumping into an hour of fingerstyle bass after a couple months off gives me big blisters on the index and middle fingertips. It seems that easing into it 20 minutes one day, 30 the next, 40, 50, 60, etc. works well to re-develop the callouses without getting blisters.
Fretting hand maybe. I play guitar mostly with a pick . . . jumping into an hour of fingerstyle bass after a couple months off gives me big blisters on the index and middle fingertips. It seems that easing into it 20 minutes one day, 30 the next, 40, 50, 60, etc. works well to re-develop the callouses without getting blisters.
