Hi guys, its Johnny again. Again, I'm having problems. Oh so many problems
My main problem is like the title says, I'm rusty. I haven't played in almost 2 months now. The reason for that being was I fractured several bones (and broke a finger) in my left hand during a BMX accident, and it had to be in a cast for 6-8 weeks. Last week, they took a x-ray of my hand, and deemed it healed, so now the cast is off and I'm free again.
Obviously, my left arm grew week from disuse, so now I have to build up my lost muscle mass and a little motor skill. I expected that this to affect my guitar a lot (that's a duh moment haha). It did. It feels like it did when I first picked up the instrument 2 1/2 years ago. My fingers are fumbling around, the callouses healed up, and my bending strength is gone. I retained a little finger independence, and I can still use all four thankfully.
I know I have to work up to where I was before, but I'm just wondering, even though I remember will songs, chord shapes, and scales, will my muscles have to relearn them too? Or, when my strength is back, will I magically be able to play everything I knew (just not up to speed). Also, what are some good exercises for (re)building finger strength? I swear, I feel like a beginner again haha.
Thanks in advance,
Johnny