Getting blisters on my plucking fingers

[vegaas]

Hey all,

I dont know whats going on, I have been playing for close to ten years, and all of a sudden I have gotten really bad blisters on my index and middle plucking fingers the last two shows I have played.
I think it might be my strings, but not sure. I used to play Blue Steel strings all the time, then switched to some Wooten strings. I now switched back to Blue Steel and think these may be causing the problem.

Anyone else experience this after years of playing?

[Tim__x]

You may have a nickel allergy.

[Metal Mitch]

Best guess? The Wooten strings are probably smoother and softer on the fingers than the Blue Steels, and when you switched back they roughed you up a bit. I found Blue Steels really rough when I tried them after using DR Lo-Riders for several years.

I've had a nice double-layer blister on my index for the last 2 weeks. Get 'em every time I put it down for awhile, then start gearing up for a rash of shows or a recording. It's not so bad once you play off the top layer and expose the next blister underneath it.