what's the best way of toughening them up without losing sensitivity?
2007-02-08 04:44:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
You won't be able to to play guitar without calluses on your fingertips. Trust me I have been playing guitar for thirty years. You need those calluses, and they will get tough. You can stick with nylon strings on a folk guitar, but you will still get calluses. That's just the way it is.
2007-02-08 04:49:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, if your devoted on learning how to play guitar, you have got to make sacrifices. When i was in your shoes, I was worried that my fingers would go numb forever. But still I tried and it wasn't that bad at all. You wouldn't actually notice the change of your fingers sensitivity. You can toughen them up by just keep on practicing.
"RIGHT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT."
2007-02-08 05:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will lose sensitivity. And it feels wierd. To me its like having dried glue on my finger tips you will get use to the loss of sensitivity.
To toughen them up play everyday. There is no way around it
2007-02-08 04:52:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dale B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No instrument is really that easy, you have to take the time to practice and learn it. For me personally, guitar is easier for me than bass. Although, i have been playing guitar for a while now and have dedicated so much of my time to it. Each instrument will have it's challenges that will take awhile to overcome,you just have to stick with it. Go to a music store and play a few notes on a bass, and play a few notes on a guitar. See which one you seem to connect more with.
2016-03-28 22:14:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
c'mon man the pain is well worth it! at the end of the day your fingers will toughen up as you play more, but you have to suffer for the art, or you could be a sissy and get a pick... But with time you should get used to it.
2007-02-08 07:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by Benimus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
time! you can try dabbing them with white spirit to harden the skin, but it's really not worth it -they will just harden natrually over a few weeks until you'll realise you can play for a couple of hours with no pain. You will have hard pads on the end of your fingers, but you won't really lose any sensitivity. Just play each day until it's starting to get painful, that's all you need to do -unfortunately it just hurts when you start out!
2007-02-08 04:50:41 · answer #6 · answered by Benjamin J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The In order to become a regular guitar player, you will have to from callouses which is what is happening now. The sensitivity will return and you will get used to the "odd" feeling in your fingers.
Play on!
2007-02-08 04:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with shorter practice sessions and work your way to longer ones as you develop callouses. You will lose some sensitivity, but not so much as to where you can't feel what you're playing.
2007-02-08 04:48:47 · answer #8 · answered by Nasubi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must've heard the opening verse of Bryan Adams' "Summer of '69":
Got my first real six-string,
Bought it at the "five and dime"
Played it til my fingers bled,
Was the summer of '69.
See, even seasoned pros started with the same problems, but they'll toughen up eventually. Soak 'em in paraffin.
2007-02-08 08:46:22 · answer #9 · answered by chip2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep playing, and don't stop - breaks in your playing make all the callouses come off in nasty bits and you have to build them up from the beginning
just lose the damn sensitivity. That's the sacrifice you have to make
we've all been there.
If possible, keep your right hand baby smooth - you will find it advantageous to have some dexterity that is not irritating to the fun zones of your significant other
2007-02-08 04:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by wild_eep 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋