I have a blister on my thumb

[ericcoleman]

from 5 minutes of guitar playing.

But ... I found out that I could do some things playing fingerstyle that I didn't know I could do ...

I'll try it with fingerpicks when I get home (If I can find my picks, I don't play with fingerpicks very often)

I think that it would work even better with the more percussive sound of fingerpicks.

I don't know how long it will take this blister to go away ... I have a history of tearing up my right hand playing fingerstyle ... which is why I rarely do it. But calluses on my right hand created by guitar playing tend to tear off violently.

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[freeimprov.livejournal.com]

Only one solution to that... play fingerstyle more often. The callouses on my right thumb, index and middle fingers are almost as sturdy as the ones on my left hand.

I just wish i knew how to protect my nails decently.

[ericcoleman]

I find that no matter how much I play fingerstyle, I still rip the calluses off constantly, especially on my thumb. Which is why I stopped playing fingerstyle. But this new piece works so well finger picked that I have to work it out somehow.