Members Westsailor Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 How many of your fingers are calloused? * I just noticed I have callouses on every finger of my left hand. The biggest is my middle finger, next largest my ring finger, next my pinky. But the one I would have though would have the largest (index finger) is the smallest. And hardly any on my right hand which seems odd since I play finger style and you would think they'd be like horses hoofs. * calloused from playing bass... NOT due to Mary Palmer and her five daughters action extra points: Anyone remember the song the thread title is taken from?
Members Death Hands Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Yes. Helter Skelter by The Beatles. EDIT: Yeah, both sets of digits have callouses. About the same amount on either side, which a change for me.
Members bpocall Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got some degree of callouses on all 4 fingers on my left hand, and on the index and middle or my right. The biggest is actually on my left pinky, since I use it to slide in to a lot of notes Yes. Helter Skelter by The Beatles. Double points if you can name the Beatle that said it.
Members Emprov Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 All four fingers on my fretting hand and some pretty massive ones on my index/middle of my playing hand.
Members Death Hands Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got some degree of callouses on all 4 fingers on my left hand, and on the index and middle or my right. The biggest is actually on my left pinky, since I use it to slide in to a lot of notes Double points if you can name the Beatle that said it. I believe that it was either Paul or John. Not too sure. I lean towards Paul, so it's probably George. Haha.
Members bpocall Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I believe that it was either Paul or John. Not too sure. I lean towards Paul, so it's probably George. Haha. Actually, it was the only one you didn't pick, Ringo. Thanks for playing. We've got a lovely parting gift for you back stage.
Members Death Hands Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Actually, it was the only one you didn't pick, Ringo. Thanks for playing. We've got a lovely parting gift for you back stage. Ah, I should've just said Stuart and been done with it.
Members bpocall Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Ah, I should've just said Stuart and been done with it. Nice.
Members basschick22 Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 After you practice, put some rubbing alcohol on your blisters and you'll have callouses soon enough. ...it'll take some of the stinging out of your fingertips, too.
Members davis1 Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I just took a 2 month break from the URB, and picked it up again. 30 minutes after, I formed a blister on my right hand's middle finger. I bit it open and kept playing..it get messy afterwards, but that was afterwards
Members bassred Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got some pretty serious callouses, I'm re-building one, though, I burned my right hand index finger on a stage light, the blister was UNDER the callous, so the whole pad went bye-bye, now I've got that starting-over finger pain...
Members dragon9666 Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I still get em after 15 yrs. I rub em till they pop, peel em back and soak in saltwater.
Members xOriginalNinjax Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got em on all my four fretting fingers, both my index and middle, and getting one on my thumb (WOO!!!!!!!! SLAP LEARNING!!!!)))))
Members Undead Sycip Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I turn up the volume so I don't have to dig in hard.
Members Thumper Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 First and middle finger tips on my plucking hand are bullet-proof. All four fingers on my fretting hand are pretty well calloused, too.
Members davis1 Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I turn up the volume so I don't have to dig in hard. Completely different feel man. Dig into the strings, you can't halfass this, it's noticable
Members been_effected Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 weird, my fingers on my left hand are pretty normal, but i have major callouses on my picking fingers you will soon discover blisters are perfectly normal
Members GRANKOR Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I {censored}ing hate that line
Members King Kashue Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 First and middle finger tips on my plucking hand are bullet-proof. All four fingers on my fretting hand are pretty well calloused, too. Years ago, when I played guitar more often than Bass, the finger tips on my fretting hand were so calloused that I once cut about 1/8 of an inch into the tip of the index finger with a serrated knife and no blood came out. I'm not entirely sure that was healthy
Members seraphim7s Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Are yuz all playing with medium-heavy gauge steels? I can't imagine getting this from flats or nickel-plated strings.
Members Anesthesia Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Damn it! i knew BOTH those answers
Members guitargod0dmw Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got em' on all of my left hand fingers and 3 of my right hand fingers. I play stainless steel strings...
Members justinbass Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I used to have massive callouses on both hands when I played ProSteels. Now I use nickel rounds, and my fingertips are still calloused, but much softer in comparison.
Members johnny6644 Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 Thank dog I've got callouses, not blisters!
Members claypoolfan Posted September 13, 2007 Members Posted September 13, 2007 I've got callous on my pointer middle and ring finger on my left, with a little on my pinky. My pointer and middle on my righ are getting there but the inside of my right thumb is killing me with a blister. I guess I'm getting there.No pain-no gain.
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