This is what happens when you play too much guitar... Haha, this is actually a pic I just found on my computer from a couple months after I first started playing. This was when I just started building my calouses. Now if I play for too long I just get indents of the strings in my fingers.
Ouch. When I started my fingers hurt really bad, but I always stopped then. I've got callouses now. But that's hardcore.
It's weird, I usually have the guitar in my hand for 6 or 7 hours a day but my callouses never really get all nasty. Sometimes they do if I have a gig two or three nights in a row, but never that bad. I'm lucky I guess.
haha thats fucking awesome! In the 6 years I"ve played, I've never gotten them that beat up. I wish I could really, I think it looks sick.. in the good way.
i just started playing a lot more lead stuff, trying to let out my blues side. my hands ahve been hurting me so much more just from playing differently, so i totally know how you feel. when i started playing like 8 years ago, my fingers would literally bleed when i practiced. now its just whatever, but i defiantely dont have the callases that i used to have.
Yeeeep. My fingers looked like that for a bit, not quite as bad though. Now I have callouses on them.
Im guessing you play acoustic. when i play electric they never get that tore up. But from time to time if I play some serious acoustic for a while they will get all green and torn up like that.
I found that callouses built up fine during practice, but as soon as you perform and your hands get a little bit sweaty and the tips of your fingers soften, they start to come off. I tried soaking them in surgical spirit and all kinds of things, but nothing helped. Then I thought I'd try fighting fire with fire, and kept wetting and drying my fingers regularly through the day. Totally screws your skin, but it's made them a lot tougher. Ive been playing lead in bands for about 40 years now and it's still something I have to try to keep on top of. MelT