#25602 by RhythmMan
Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:54 am
Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:54 am
I don't really mind the pain that much. It takes thousands of chord changes to wrack up my fingertips . . . or - 3 - 4 hours of practice . . .
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When I play with other people, we only stop when THEIR fingers hurt, not mine . . . my fingers never hurt before theirs, believe me . . .
My fingers are actually pretty damned tough . . . it's the kind of playing I do that shreds my fingertips . . .
Most of my new stuff averages 1 or 2 chord changes a second, so I'm not concerned. Steel-stringed acoustic guitars weren't designed with my kind of music in mind.
And I intensely dislike plastic strings . . .
The simple solution would be to put down the acoustic guitar, and pick up the electric guitar, which is easier to play. I can probablt play for 8 hours on an electric . . . but 4 hours is still a pretty long time to practice on any instrument, eh?
. . . that's half of an 8 hour day . . .
My fingers usually return to a completely normal looking appearance in about 2 days, now . . . it's really no big deal to me, anymore . . .
Thanks for the suggestion . . .
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p.s,
The picture I use here as an avatar is nothing.
If you want to see some real calluses, got to my myspace page, and go to pics, MISC GUITAR.
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http://www.myspace.com/alanbradleygroup
.
Remember, "Misc. guitar." You'll see a copy of the picture at the left, but click on the other picture of my fingers . . . yep, I play guitar , once in a while . . .
.
When I play with other people, we only stop when THEIR fingers hurt, not mine . . . my fingers never hurt before theirs, believe me . . .
My fingers are actually pretty damned tough . . . it's the kind of playing I do that shreds my fingertips . . .
Most of my new stuff averages 1 or 2 chord changes a second, so I'm not concerned. Steel-stringed acoustic guitars weren't designed with my kind of music in mind.
And I intensely dislike plastic strings . . .
The simple solution would be to put down the acoustic guitar, and pick up the electric guitar, which is easier to play. I can probablt play for 8 hours on an electric . . . but 4 hours is still a pretty long time to practice on any instrument, eh?
. . . that's half of an 8 hour day . . .
My fingers usually return to a completely normal looking appearance in about 2 days, now . . . it's really no big deal to me, anymore . . .
Thanks for the suggestion . . .
.
p.s,
The picture I use here as an avatar is nothing.
If you want to see some real calluses, got to my myspace page, and go to pics, MISC GUITAR.
.
http://www.myspace.com/alanbradleygroup
.
Remember, "Misc. guitar." You'll see a copy of the picture at the left, but click on the other picture of my fingers . . . yep, I play guitar , once in a while . . .
