Sore Fingers
Marcus Lavendell
Aug 28 2008, 11:44 AM
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Even though I’ve been playing guitar for many years, I still sometimes have this problem that’s holding me back: Sore fingers

When I play guitar on a daily basis I get kind of thick calluses/hard skin on the fingertips which really makes it painless to play. But if I take a break for a week, or even just a couple of days, it can be really painful sometimes when I pick the guitar up again. I heard an absolute beginner who said that it feels like the strings cuts the fingers like razor blades. And yes, I guess that's almost how it feel dry.gif

What I’d like to find is some kind of “magical recipe”, like… I don’t know… soak the fingers in lemon juice for ten minutes? smile.gif Or, put superglue on the fingertips and rub vinegar mixed with soap and salt? biggrin.gif Or, etc. etc… well… you get the idea! tongue.gif

Do you have any tips to share?

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- Marcus Lavendell   Sore Fingers   Aug 28 2008, 11:44 AM
- - Bogdan Radovic   I also have this problem !! My fingers hur...   Aug 28 2008, 11:47 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Aug 28 2008, 12:4...   Aug 28 2008, 11:49 AM
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- - ZakkWylde   My advice is killing you fingers with a guitar tha...   Aug 28 2008, 11:48 AM
- - DeepRoots   I'm looking forward to tsome replies here too....   Aug 28 2008, 11:49 AM
- - Marcus Siepen   I guess the easiest way to avoid this is NOT to st...   Aug 28 2008, 11:52 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Aug 28 2008, 12:52...   Aug 28 2008, 11:58 AM
|- - audiopaal   QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Aug 28 2008, 12:52...   Aug 28 2008, 02:40 PM
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- - Emir Hot   I havent practiced guitar properly for almost 3 ye...   Aug 28 2008, 12:05 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   I also don't have problems with sore fingers, ...   Aug 28 2008, 01:09 PM
- - Jose Mena   I get sore fingers every once in a while, this is ...   Aug 28 2008, 02:14 PM
- - wrk   Your lessons have been a few times responsible for...   Aug 28 2008, 02:25 PM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   Thanks for your input guys!   Aug 28 2008, 02:33 PM
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- - Kristofer Dahl   Yes I get this on my right hand fingers when I pra...   Aug 28 2008, 02:48 PM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Aug 28 2008, 03:4...   Aug 28 2008, 03:05 PM
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- - Oxac   Do like tommi iomi. Cut your fingertips at work, t...   Aug 28 2008, 03:26 PM
|- - Capt.Z   QUOTE (Oxac @ Aug 28 2008, 10:26 AM) Do l...   Aug 28 2008, 03:30 PM
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- - wrk   hm .. could someone quickly do a "Razor Blade...   Aug 28 2008, 03:48 PM
- - bubbafat   Don't use hand lotions or soaps that soften th...   Aug 28 2008, 03:56 PM
- - jacmoe   I rarely rinse my fingers in hot water, always col...   Aug 28 2008, 05:01 PM
|- - Muris Varajic   Great that you brought this in Marcus, cause first...   Sep 21 2008, 12:40 PM
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- - Marcus Siepen   QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ Aug 28 2008, 04...   Aug 29 2008, 11:56 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Aug 29 2008, 12:56...   Aug 29 2008, 12:07 PM
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- - buttmonk   Think I read somewhere that SRV used to whip out h...   Aug 29 2008, 09:05 PM
- - fkalich   QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ Aug 28 2008, 05...   Aug 29 2008, 09:24 PM
- - Juan M. Valero   mmm I think there is some liquid to put in the fin...   Aug 30 2008, 08:49 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Juan M. Valero @ Aug 30 2008, 09:4...   Aug 30 2008, 08:58 AM
||- - Juan M. Valero   QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ Aug 30 2008, 09...   Aug 30 2008, 09:13 AM
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|- - Vinod Saranga   Great topic Marcus Sore fingers are norlmal for ...   Aug 30 2008, 09:04 AM
|- - seagull   QUOTE (Vinod Saranga @ Aug 30 2008, 10:04...   Sep 20 2008, 11:11 AM
|- - Vinod Saranga   QUOTE (seagull @ Sep 20 2008, 03:41 PM) I...   Sep 20 2008, 03:30 PM
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- - Ajmurrell   There are so many responses that this method could...   Sep 5 2008, 04:10 PM
|- - Bogdan Radovic   QUOTE (Ajmurrell @ Sep 5 2008, 05:10 PM) ...   Sep 7 2008, 10:52 PM
|- - Ajmurrell   QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Sep 7 2008, 10:52...   Sep 8 2008, 02:00 AM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   Thanks for sharing Ajmurrell. That looks very inte...   Sep 8 2008, 07:19 AM
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- - Noangels   Join the club mate,I never had this problem untill...   Sep 7 2008, 10:39 PM
- - Iluha   Well the most extreme tales about this are Stevie ...   Sep 20 2008, 12:31 PM
|- - Marcus Lavendell   QUOTE (Iluha @ Sep 20 2008, 01:31 PM) The...   Sep 20 2008, 07:45 PM
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- - Ian Bushell   I haven't really experienced this myself but a...   Sep 20 2008, 04:43 PM
- - Marek Rojewski   I would recommend a Shredneck, make the strings as...   Sep 20 2008, 08:40 PM
- - visi0n   Mostly my fingers hurt while practicing for a whil...   Sep 21 2008, 10:03 AM
- - Raw   I would definetly go for the Iommi-method if I was...   Sep 21 2008, 12:41 PM
- - AdamB   might be bringing back a dead thread here, but I h...   Feb 16 2009, 05:53 PM
- - GuitarJones   I rub a little rubbing alcohol on my fingertips if...   Feb 16 2009, 06:33 PM
- - djohnneay   When I first started to learn the guitar, I didn...   Feb 16 2009, 10:58 PM
- - Vasilije Vukmirovic   QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Aug 28 2008, 11:4...   Feb 16 2009, 11:44 PM
- - WanderMan   There's a lot of nice tip here for hurting fin...   Aug 3 2009, 08:30 PM
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