hello everyone,
i've been playing both upright and electric for a couple of years and lately i've been playing a lot of upright, developing some really fat calluses on my right hand fingers. Sounds nice, but not on the electric where my middle finger now goes "twang" in most situations... whatever amount of control i try to get over it sometimes it just does'nt work?
Has anyone here encountered this kind of problem and solved it keepiong a nice sound on both instruments ?
Cheers...
Bob
I've had a similar issue, though I really only play upright now. Sometimes it helps to use a different gauge or type of string. Another option is to adjust the pick-up selector to boost the neck pick-up and lower the bridge pick-up. A third option is to fiddle with EQ on your amp or try a standalone or rackmount EQ device.
I use a pick on BG as for me it isn't as much of a callus problem, as an attack problem. I try to use the same amount of RH force on the BG as I do the DB, and hit the strings too hard. Different instruments, different ways of thinking on each of them.
Time seems to heal all wounds. If you've been playing more DB lately, most likely you have the hard, surface callous that comes at the beginning . As you play more DB, you may find that that the tough section goes deeper through the tissue of your fingers, with a softer surface. That's been my experience. People ask to check my callouses on a fairly regular basis , and they are often surprised to find that I don't have scaly alligator fingers, even though I've been playing for decades.
Rufus Reid has always maintained that you should use lotion on the calluses as a routine. It softens them a little and makes them more flexible. You wan't a product without out many additives especially aloe.
Aloe is great for sunburn, but it's tacky when it dries.
yeah, I have had this problem as well. I played EB for years before I started DB, and my calouses were (as mentioned above) nice and deep in the fingertips, so they were tough yet soft enough to get a nice tone.
when starting the DB they had to toughen up alot and i went through an annoying phase of clicky EB sounds, but now they too have started to sink deeper into my fingers and im getting a good sound on both.
so keep it up and they will only get better with time!
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, and they are often surprised to find that I don't have scaly alligator fingers, even though I've been playing for decades.
