finger tip issues?

[eSGEe]

 

[Session 5]

Since I play every day I have built up some good callouses , so in good shape. How about you Adrian, I bet your fingers are a little on the soft side from playing Bass.

 

[Inspector #20]

 

[Inspector #20]

Anything to toughen up guitar picks???

 

[guitarweasel]

Put a drop of super glue on the tips, especially if you play a lot and then stop for a while. Might sound dumb, but it works.

 

[gball]

I keep an old Yamaha acoustic in my office and pick it up a few times a day with the idea of keeping my callouses built up. Since its strings feel like transatlantic cables compared to my electrics it helps a lot. I do pick up an electric every day also, even if just for 10 minutes.

 

[eSGEe]

medium gauge ROUND WOUND bass strings -- only bass I own with them -- but a few "noodle" sessions a week keep them "pads" on the left fingers WELL hardened.

 

[Sp8ctre]

I have a guitar strung with .11's and it build great calluses...

 

[Sp8ctre]

Will those things he put on his fingers keep you from getting a disease from your guitar?

 

[iblive]

I have a guitar strung with .11's and it build great calluses...

When I feel I need to build the callouses, I just pick up my acoustic strung with .12s. That’ll make you tough.

Used to do .13s on the acoustic, but my youngest pointed out the error of my ways.

 

[eSGEe]

12's.......
you guitar guys.
50 to 105 baby

 

[iblive]

12's.......
you guitar guys.
50 to 105 baby

When one truly feels the need to abuse their finger tips.

 

[Session 5]

I use these.

 

[eSGEe]

When one truly feels the need to abuse their finger tips.

lol

 

[Sp8ctre]

I just discovered these and put a set on my Agile Les Paul...

 

[Sp8ctre]

...also got a set of these, but not sure I'm prepared to use them!

 

[Hackmaster]

I'm such a wimp, but I've recently been enjoying a few sets of these.

Curt Mangan Nickel Wound 10-38 Electric Guitar Strings Plain 3rd Cs11038 | eBay

The wound strings are much lighter than normal sets, and they have a great slinkey feel and good tone without farting out.

 

[jtcnj]

Playing electric 99% of the time, 9-42 and 10-46.
If my fret hand finger tips start feeling sore, it mostly means I am squeezing again, which I have finally gotten away from mostly.
Sometimes with something new or difficult I find myself squeezing because I am "trying too hard".
Big bends and a lot of them get me sometimes but for the most part I have some feeling of callus / hardness to the tips and usually dont have issues.

My play on maple necks has become much smoother as well.
I try to fret right at the fret, but some of the fingers-on-fretboard dance is bound to be on the wood.

 

[Chubbles]

I wonder what Tony Iommi does? I guess it's not a issue.

 

[JohnnyGoo]