[i]my addiction[i]
:)
some very weird stuff
after my mom saw my callouses (big and thick and phatty) and noticed that my right hand (my pick hand) wasnt like that at all, she asked me, why my left hand looks dirty. Now, i wasnt going to lie, i told her it was because, as she knows, i play a ton, but what she didnt know is that whenever theres a possability of my hands getting wet, i only get my right hand wet (for instance, in the shower, the one handed sideshow), because my callouses kept getting worn away by the damn water (well okay, hardly any was worn away, but the callouses would be less hard than they were before the shower). That sort of slipped out of my mouth and my mom thinks i should see a psychologist now. not sure if she's kidding or not, but hey is there any formula so that the callouses wont wear away, but you can still wash them?
[i]my addiction[i]
:)
[i]my addiction[i]
:)
# 1
you could dip your fingers in superglue, or wear rubber gloves int the shower. ha ha ha. i dont think it matters if your callouses get any softer.
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess was why several of us died of tuberculosis.
# 2
Don't be shy about washing your callouses. In fact, if you get one of those small, stiff, nail brushes, you can scrub off the excess while your fingertips are soft and wet. There's no advantage to having huge, thick, scaly layers built up on your fingertips. And they will dry out smooth and hard within an hour of getting out of the shower anyway.
# 3
Whether Taylormarkow meant that superglue idea as a joke or not I dont know, but its a known fact that SRV put superglue on the tips of his fingers.....lots of people must do it....it certainly works for me....superglues good stuff, and its non-toxic, so it shouldnt do you damage if you just put it on your skin.
'There's no such thing as bad weather, there's only the wrong clothes...'
# 4
Wow, that's cool! I've got to try that superglue trick!
Yeah, Incidents, it's no big deal to lose your calluses, eventually, for me at least, the calluses got softer and softer, and now you can barely tell the difference, but there is absolutely no pain when I play, unless I'm playing acoustic for like an hour, and even then it's a mild pain.
Wow, how's that for a run-on sentence? MS Word would have had a fit.
Yeah, Incidents, it's no big deal to lose your calluses, eventually, for me at least, the calluses got softer and softer, and now you can barely tell the difference, but there is absolutely no pain when I play, unless I'm playing acoustic for like an hour, and even then it's a mild pain.
Wow, how's that for a run-on sentence? MS Word would have had a fit.
see you on the dark side of the moon
# 5
Superglue glues everything, and skin is one of the things it glues... Be it from the same finger or not, or the same hand at all... Think about it.
I personally use a thing that hunters use for their dogs' paws. Ask your local physician.
I personally use a thing that hunters use for their dogs' paws. Ask your local physician.
# 6
i said the superglue thing as a joke. i didnt know people actually did that. i gottas try it.
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess was why several of us died of tuberculosis.
# 7
thing is, thats what i really hate. Waiting an hour after a shower to be able to play guitar without worry, you know what i mean?
my major consideration is the latex glove, which i'll probably choose.
my major consideration is the latex glove, which i'll probably choose.
# 8
Well, just put some glue on my fingers. Ok, maybe a little bit more. Maybe some on my whole hand. Well, the bottle's empty. Lets do this thing...alrighty, I'm holding the guitar now and I'm going to play...um...uh oh, I kind of have a problem. I kinda glued myself to the guitar strings...maybe if I use my other hand and... Oh, it's stuck to the neck. Maybe if I use my foot to...oh crap, my foot is stuck. Oh crap! No! Help! HELP!
# 9
Getting your fingers wet is not going to effect your callouses at all. You can play your guitar as soon as you get out of the shower. You can play your guitar while your in the shower. Just don't plug it in.
"Let that boy Boogie Woogie. Cause' it in em' and it got to come out." -John Lee Hooker-
There's no substitute for expeience. So get out there and break some strings on stage.
There's no substitute for expeience. So get out there and break some strings on stage.
# 10
Originally posted by kimbob
You can play your guitar while your in the shower. Just don't plug it in.
Mike Oldfield was known to record in his bathroom because he liked the acoustics. I'll never forget the person in my music class years ago who wrote that Oldfield recorded Tubular Bells whilst in the bath, when it came up on an end of term exam.......lmao
'There's no such thing as bad weather, there's only the wrong clothes...'
# 11
Originally posted by kimbob
Getting your fingers wet is not going to effect your callouses at all. You can play your guitar as soon as you get out of the shower. You can play your guitar while your in the shower. Just don't plug it in.
now thats not exactly completely true, i use heavy gauge strings on my electric (12-52) and if i play right away after i get out of the shower, the heaviness of the strings sheds my skin away like crazy because while your skin is wet, its vulnerable.
# 12
how do you play right when you get out of the shower? Do you play naked or something? and how do you change your signature.
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess was why several of us died of tuberculosis.
# 13
its in your profile.
no i dont play naked, but once i played with just a towel on...which is almost naked.
no i dont play naked, but once i played with just a towel on...which is almost naked.
# 14
# 15
Originally posted by Incidents Happen
after my mom saw my callouses (big and thick and phatty) and noticed that my right hand (my pick hand) wasnt like that at all, she asked me, why my left hand looks dirty. Now, i wasnt going to lie, i told her it was because, as she knows, i play a ton, but what she didnt know is that whenever theres a possability of my hands getting wet, i only get my right hand wet (for instance, in the shower, the one handed sideshow), because my callouses kept getting worn away by the damn water (well okay, hardly any was worn away, but the callouses would be less hard than they were before the shower). That sort of slipped out of my mouth and my mom thinks i should see a psychologist now. not sure if she's kidding or not, but hey is there any formula so that the callouses wont wear away, but you can still wash them?
Try dipping your fingers in battery acid. It does wonders.
[i]my addiction[i]
:)
# 16
Originally posted by Locomotive breathCool out, son. This is no place for personal attacks.
Try dipping your fingers in battery acid. It does wonders...
L.
# 17
Does it "hurt" your fingers less to play electric. I don't know I've alway played acoustic. But it doesn't even really hurt that bad I think... I mean you either play guitar or endure the slightest bit of pain. Easy choice... right. I have to try that glue thing.
# 18
Originally posted by Locomotive breath
I don't think you can play chop stix.
you can't even spell [u]chop sticks[/u].
what an asshole...
# 19
Now Incidents, that's the kind of attitude that a good user shouldn't have, and WAYYYYYY less someone who wants to mod.
# 20
