Hi all
yes, sorry this is another steel vs nylon strings on guitar thread. I wanted to focus on the particular question of finger tip pain and calluses.
I have been looking at nylon and steel string guitars, for folk/country/pop/rock. I find steel string technically harder to play and more painful. Due to first learning on ukulele I am more confident on nylon strings but getting there with steel.
Specifically, i took a break for a month and lost all my calluses, which took a month to rebuild. Currently i am trying to play a little every day, largely out of fear. My sessions are short and i am going over the same 4 songs. Due to a sore shoulder i have completely changed my grip from classical to modern and stopped playing barre chords so I have had to re-learn finger agility. Although, i feel i am not making progress i probably am.
My question really is, practically speaking are steel strings only for regular players? If i am going to play 1-2 times per week should i be playing a nylon string guitar? A close friend who is a very competent performer now play intermittently due to family and his day job. He tells me pain is just part of playing steel string guitar, seems unnecessary to me.
PS - i do have a poorly set up steel string guitar but i am looking at purchasing a much better playing instrument, steel string or nylon, and i only want one guitar. I am playing 10-47 non- coated bronze strings.
yes, sorry this is another steel vs nylon strings on guitar thread. I wanted to focus on the particular question of finger tip pain and calluses.
I have been looking at nylon and steel string guitars, for folk/country/pop/rock. I find steel string technically harder to play and more painful. Due to first learning on ukulele I am more confident on nylon strings but getting there with steel.
Specifically, i took a break for a month and lost all my calluses, which took a month to rebuild. Currently i am trying to play a little every day, largely out of fear. My sessions are short and i am going over the same 4 songs. Due to a sore shoulder i have completely changed my grip from classical to modern and stopped playing barre chords so I have had to re-learn finger agility. Although, i feel i am not making progress i probably am.
My question really is, practically speaking are steel strings only for regular players? If i am going to play 1-2 times per week should i be playing a nylon string guitar? A close friend who is a very competent performer now play intermittently due to family and his day job. He tells me pain is just part of playing steel string guitar, seems unnecessary to me.
PS - i do have a poorly set up steel string guitar but i am looking at purchasing a much better playing instrument, steel string or nylon, and i only want one guitar. I am playing 10-47 non- coated bronze strings.
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