Hochapeafarm
Well-known member
Hi, everybody! I would love some feedback about how you deal with playing with and/or through pain. I've been playing about a year or so and play about about 1-1.5 hrs a day (wish I could play longer!). While I have callouses on the tips of my fingers, after playing about 45 minutes, my fingertips start hurting. I know that I tend to press too hard on my strings, so I've been trying to RELAX on that, but sometimes I get so focused, I forget to just breathe, if that makes sense. My thumb also tends to get sore from my "death grip," too, on the neck, but I am hoping that with the installation of new strap buttons and a new strap, this will help my thumb pain situation. Suffice to say, I would imagine that I need to get thicker callouses, which will (hopefully!) come with more playing time, I suppose. In the meantime, when my chord fingertips hurt, I just practice finger picking and strumming without making chords. I would love to hear how others work with/through these issues. Thanks so much for your feedback!