Finger tip on index finger hurts ..

[Demon]

Is this normal that when ur new to bass and play 2fingerstyle that ur fingertip of the indexfinger hurts a little when i touch something with it after i played for a while? Am i doin something wrong or will it get more durable and stop hurting after some month or weeks?

[Dbassmon]

If you don't have huge blisters, you didn't practice enough. And yes it will hurt....alot. You need to basically kill a lot of skin to build up callused finger tips

[Demon]

I practice when i feel like it.. im not gonna force it cos i know ill be bored.

[tZer]

Originally Posted by Demon

I practice when i feel like it.. im not gonna force it cos i know ill be bored.

Then get used to having tender tips...

[vyse933]

you can solve that by in your off time..while watching tv or a movie or something...get a straighting iron..plug it in..turn it on..and while your watching the movie try to keep your finger tips on the hot part as long as possible. do it every day...eventually the pain of playing bass will go away (if you don't burn away your intire finger, lol) ...oh by the way..i'm jk

[PrimusNut]

if u dont practice alot (like me) then it will take a while for your finger tips to become callused. my fingertips used to hurt for about 3-4 days.. in that time i still played, and held back the pain. my fingers dont hurt anymore.

[EricF]

Originally Posted by Demon

I practice when i feel like it.. im not gonna force it cos i know ill be bored.

Bored!? Hmmm...that's a feeling I'm not familiar with when I have a bass in my hands. I'll play until it hurts and then keep playing because I'm so UN-bored.

[slip]

Is this not what Super Glue is used for?

[Demon]

I play when i feel like it, it might be an hour a day or 3 hours, depends, i got other stuff to do too^^ And i play even tho it hurts, that doesnt affect ifi feel like playing or not^^ im master at enduring pain^^

[BigThunder]

I have the same problem. I found this while searchin after a long band practice and had to pick with different fingers. The only quick solution is to make the pain worse by pressing on it with your teeth or something, then when you play it doesnt hurt so much.