omfg my finger

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:09 pm

ok so i played guitar for a long time ... then i stopped a while ago for..well stupid reasons that aren't important...

anyway, i pick it up today an dit's like riding a bike i guess you never really forget. i played a few songs and came to the realization that i have no callouses but figured whatever, they will come back. playeda lot of songs, lot of sliding, and it hurt, but i figured it was a small price to pay...

so i played about 10 or 15 songs and i look at my middle finger and holy shit it's got a huge blister on it...all nasty and filled with liquid and shit....and did i mention it hurts like HELL?

i'm not exactly a guitar noob, so strumming a few chords every day isn't a logical option...

any advice on how to make my fingers good again, and if at all possible, FAST?

good lord this is painful.

ButlerGSU · Post by **ButlerGSU** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:35 pm

If you play a lot you should have calluses on your fingers, once they form it is impossible to get blisters because the skin is too tough.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:36 pm

Once the blister goes away, you can try the putting the super-glue on the fingers thing.

hofdaddy · Post by **hofdaddy** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:38 pm

jay wrote:ok so i played guitar for a long time ... then i stopped a while ago for..

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:38 pm

superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg

czech · Post by **czech** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:08 pm

Jay wrote:superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg

but elixer polywebs and you wont need caluses

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:14 pm

checkii wrote:
Jay wrote:superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg
but elixer polywebs and you wont need caluses

Yeah, just some paper towels to sob up the liquid. I love Elixirs but Im a nanoweb guy.

mlb1399 · Post by **mlb1399** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:56 pm

jsgksu wrote:
checkii wrote:
Jay wrote:superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg
but elixer polywebs and you wont need caluses
Yeah, just some paper towels to sob up the liquid. I love Elixirs but Im a nanoweb guy.

They are so smooth.

czech · Post by **czech** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:10 pm

mlb1399 wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
checkii wrote:
Jay wrote:superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg
but elixer polywebs and you wont need caluses
Yeah, just some paper towels to sob up the liquid. I love Elixirs but Im a nanoweb guy.
They are so smooth.

that's what I use too, but if he wants the KY of strings, the Polywebs are the way to go.

I need to move up to mediums next, so i think i might try the polyweb mediums and see how i like them.

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:40 pm

Buy weights or a gripmaster thing to build speed. Or do it the old fashioned way and just do nonstop finger exercises.

jsgksu · Post by **jsgksu** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:44 pm

checkii wrote:
mlb1399 wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
checkii wrote:
Jay wrote:superglue on all of them?

i suppose the callouses will come back quick enough but this hurts like a motherfucker omg
but elixer polywebs and you wont need caluses
Yeah, just some paper towels to sob up the liquid. I love Elixirs but Im a nanoweb guy.
They are so smooth.
that's what I use too, but if he wants the KY of strings, the Polywebs are the way to go.

I need to move up to mediums next, so i think i might try the polyweb mediums and see how i like them.

They make Light/Mediums, have you ever tried those, theyre my favorite.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:20 pm

guitardmb wrote:Buy weights or a gripmaster thing to build speed. Or do it the old fashioned way and just do nonstop finger exercises.

thanks for reading the thread

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:21 pm

if i use elixers i use nano...but i like uncoated strings, they make my guitar happy.

MahlerGrooves · Post by **MahlerGrooves** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:25 pm

Also, there is this thing called "New Skin" or something like that. A bunch of hardcore violinists I know use it. It is like a liquit callous.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:41 pm

i dont get the superglue thing...wont it shred all apart and flake off all over the place?

how long do callouses take to come back, like a month?