so lets stop the "dude, just listen to clapton" stuff becusae thats not what hes after. if someone took away my guitar and said "you cant play this anymore, but you can play bass!" it would break my heart. given, thats not even as big of a deal as this stuff, but the main deal is youve got to do some deep research onto the prosthetic pinky thing. what did you have in mind? like, a (pardon the double entandre) strap on? i know this sounds kindof ****ed up, but what about like a metal rod implanted into your hand that acts as the framework for a pinky? i dont know if that would work becasue 1.im not a damn doctor, and 2. that could **** up your whole hand. sorry, jsut trying to thow anything remotely helpful out there. i hear you, man. its not about trying to forget what you used to love, the real struggle is trying to find out how you can shred like you used to again. you can do it bro, just gonna need some expert help.