beginner questions
I'm a beginner at the guitar and i just have couple of questions like how long will it take for calluses to grow on your fingers and how long should I practice each day please help me out I'm clueless :confused:
# 1
I personally practice all the time, but thats me and im very dedicated. So really the question is... how dedicated are you? My advice is practice when you can and to become a true guitarist, you have to make sacrifices like going out less to play guitar..... sounds boring? - i might pay off one day.
As for the calluses, this is a never ending cyle. Through out your guitar playing 'journey' callues is always developing. Yet like most things you have to keep it trained, because if say you take 2 weeks with no practice your callues will get softer. Also as your playing you will feel your fingers getting 'dints' in the ends and your fingers will ache like mad... and i mean ache! But I used to practice my scales till I was almost crying and guess what? I can now 'blitz' round the guitar in my sleep.
Hope all this helps, cheers :cool:
As for the calluses, this is a never ending cyle. Through out your guitar playing 'journey' callues is always developing. Yet like most things you have to keep it trained, because if say you take 2 weeks with no practice your callues will get softer. Also as your playing you will feel your fingers getting 'dints' in the ends and your fingers will ache like mad... and i mean ache! But I used to practice my scales till I was almost crying and guess what? I can now 'blitz' round the guitar in my sleep.
Hope all this helps, cheers :cool:
Jake, The fender king :cool:
# 2
DK,
Practice as much as you possibly can, when ever you can, if you really want to improve. I typically leave a guitar in the bedroom, livingroom and of course by the computer (I ain't rich...LOL...they're all cheap guitars, trust me), that way you've always got one nearby and waiting to be played. Try playing along with the music on the TV or just whatever you happen to hear. Even without an amp, you can still do a lot of good by just noodling away on an unplugged electric while you're hanging out watching TV or whatever.
As far as the callouses go...I play all the time & I really don't have any at all to speak of. You wouldn't really look at my finger tips & go "Whoa...those are some serious callouses!"...LOL In fact just looking at them & feeling them, there is almost no difference from my right hand. It's just at some point, after all the hours of playing/practicing....they stopped hurting from excessive playing. Like most aspects of music/guitar playing, it's going to be a little different for everyone out there.
Best of luck to ya,
Don
Practice as much as you possibly can, when ever you can, if you really want to improve. I typically leave a guitar in the bedroom, livingroom and of course by the computer (I ain't rich...LOL...they're all cheap guitars, trust me), that way you've always got one nearby and waiting to be played. Try playing along with the music on the TV or just whatever you happen to hear. Even without an amp, you can still do a lot of good by just noodling away on an unplugged electric while you're hanging out watching TV or whatever.
As far as the callouses go...I play all the time & I really don't have any at all to speak of. You wouldn't really look at my finger tips & go "Whoa...those are some serious callouses!"...LOL In fact just looking at them & feeling them, there is almost no difference from my right hand. It's just at some point, after all the hours of playing/practicing....they stopped hurting from excessive playing. Like most aspects of music/guitar playing, it's going to be a little different for everyone out there.
Best of luck to ya,
Don
# 3
I took me about 2 weeks before I got callouses. I had to take clippers and clip some of my callous away on my index finger so I could play lol. As far as practice if you like it you will want to all the time. In fact my guitar is hanging around my neck now.
# 4