Originally Posted by: joesef

Thanks for the reply! So it won't make your callouses start to go away after 2 or 3 days off? I thought it'd be like taking a step back. But you know more than I do about this since you've been playing for years. Maybe I'll give that a try soon. Thanks!

They take a while to develop....and they take a while to go away. Even if the top layers come off, part of them is still there.

In the past I can recall going through extended playing sprees...maybe a couple of days learning songs on my acoustic and playing for 2 or 3 hours a day Then I wouldn't play for a few days. At first my fingers would be sore, but after a couple of days my calluses were really strong! Think of it as a recovery period.

Good luck!!