Fingers dont feel comfortable anymore

[anonymous278347457]

Ive found recently that i dont feel as comfortable playing with my fingers anymore

my finger kinda catches for a split second on the string, and it just doesnt feel smooth. For it to feel right i have to play really hard(with steve harris style clicking)

I have no idea why im having this problem, so im playing with a pick more and more, however im nowhere near as fast with a pick(since im bad at alternate picking)

its not as bad on my jazz as on my fenderbird(I built it, with cheap hardware, so that may be a cause),
Im guessing its the strings, but i havent changed anything on my jazz, and that has become less comfortable aswell......

so any ideas? its really bugging me

[jady]

How are your callouses? I sometimes get a ridge on my plucking fingers for whatever reason and it will catch the string. My wifes nail file works great for keeping my callouses nice and even.

[morf]

raise your action until it passes?

[Alec W. Conway]

Try the elixir strings, they have a thin coat of some sort of plastic on them, they feel WAY smoother for both the board hand and the plucking hand.