Moving from Light to Medium strings is chewing up my fingers

[charliemike]

Other than playing more to toughen them up, does anyone have any advice for how to toughen up the tips of my fingers?

Also I bought polywebs ... They seem rougher than I'm used to. Are the nanowebs the ones that are slicker? LOL, I can't ever remember.

[Grachi]

I thought polywebs were slicker... but then again, i have been using the nanoweb phos. bronze since they have been out, so I can't really remember much about Polywebs.

As for toughening up your finger tips, I would say the best way is to just keep playing! That's really the only way they are going to get used to the thicker strings

[charliemike]

I thought polywebs were slicker... but then again, i have been using the nanoweb phos. bronze since they have been out, so I can't really remember much about Polywebs.

As for toughening up your finger tips, I would say the best way is to just keep playing! That's really the only way they are going to get used to the thicker strings

I went with mediums because lights tend to have too much play when I'm picking individual notes.

I can only play for about 10 mins right now before it's just too painful and have to stop for a few hours. In the long run I think it's good to move to Mediums but dammit

[TheStone08]

if u still have fingers u aint playin enough... suck it up :p

[jj_webster]

a tip that an old guitar teacher told me about was to apply pressure to your fingertips with a credit card and rough them up a bit. This can easily be done while watching t.v. or during a boring lecture in class. So far it has helped me keep my callusses. All in all, the best way is to just keep practicing on your guitar.

[Easy E]

i suggest you stop being such a faggot, it's a guitar

[ut4ever8]

i suggest you stop being such a faggot, it's a guitar

[spontaneouscreativity]

...Easy E, that's a shitty thing to say (this from a 'faggot'). For a fan of a band whose songs are all about love and tolerance and such, you clearly spend too much time playing and not enough time listening. Jackass.

[Klondog]

Hey jackass, don't dig up a 6 month old thread to insult someone who was being sarcastic.

[jsgksu]

I'm assuming he searched for the word so he could reprimand someone. It was a quote from Old School anyways, don't get your internet panties in a bunch over a word.

[spontaneouscreativity]

I didn't search for the word, I came to the topic looking for actual advice on switching from light to medium strings. I was just surprised that someone would use the word. It's offensive whether it's from a stupid-ass movie or not. Just because someone else said it doesn't make it funny. Or less rude and ignorant. I wasn't trying to dig up a thread, and it being old doesn't make it less relevant. I love that you all jump to the defense of your friend just because I'm the new guy and have a problem with someone using such offensive language, meanwhile I'm apparently the only one that gives a shit about what Dave's lyrics are about.

Whatever. I assumed this community would be more about honest advice, not quoting idiotic movies and ignoring each other's questions.

[Klondog]

You really haven't been to nDMB, have you?

[jsgksu]

*looks around* So, is the fag gone?