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Protect And Build Your Calluses Too! (Reply to this comment)
by moconno1
The best advice to building up good guitar calluses is to practice every day, even if it's only for a few minutes - be consistent with your practice and it will pay off sooner than you think.
For painful fingertips and calluses, get a liquid callus product called Rock-Tips. Super tough non-toxic stuff - helps me play for hours without the annoying pain in my fingertips.
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Mar 09 '10
8:04 am PST
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Nylon string guitars (Reply to this comment)
by pvreditor
A nylon string guitar can be a good choice for a beginning guitar player and hurt the hand less when starting out.
If a kid is into ear-shredding speed metal, he/she probably isn't willing to learn on a nylon string but it's the logical choice for someone looking for a softer sound. And you can toughen your hand on a nylon string guitar. You just have to adjust to the somewhat different geometry.
But you're right, Mike... no pain, no gain! Nice article.
--Bob
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Oct 01 '03
7:51 am PDT
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Great advice... (Reply to this comment)
by bsproles
I remember when I first picked up a guitar in '91 - the first time I played, it felt fine. When I picked up the guitar after a day of playing though, I didn't understand why my fingers hurt so much ;)
I almost lost my callouses after a little over a 2 week vacation about 6 months ago, and the way I got them back up to speed fast was to play my *bass* instead of my guitar.
Since the strings are much bigger, I tend to get bigger/tougher callouses practicing my bass. If you play both, I'd always recommend using the bass to build up not only callouses, but finger strength as well.
-Bryan
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Aug 07 '03
7:55 am PDT
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