Ok, I been playing Bass a good while now, and I remember that when I first started, my fretting finger gave me some grief, buy they soon toughened up and quit hurting. Guitar on the other hand uses the very tips of my fingers, so it was like just completely starting over. Its been about 7 weeks now, and although my fingertips are becoming quite thick & calloused, they still hurt like crazy. Is it ever going to stop? I have tried to play at least 3-4 hours daily, is this too much?
Koy Carson
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I'd say 3-4 hours a day is too much to start - when I started with guitar (about a year ago) I did half an hour a day, then worked up to as much as I want. Fingers hurt for probably the first 3 months off and on. (If you pay really close attention, you'll notice there are two separate pain sensations, one from the skin and one from a muscle. Fun!)
I had some pretty thick callouses for a while, but interestingly my fingers almost feel normal now and yet I can play as long as I want without pain. I think the main reason for that is that I've learned not to press so hard on the strings.
Thanks, I do tend to press kinda hard too..Catch myself doing that all the time. Its those damn chord transitions!
Koy Carson
West Texas
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**Takamine Hollow body Bass
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