After some advice please, after a 5 yr gap due to babies and things. I need to harden my fingers again how can I do this quickly, as I really wanna get back in to playing again and my fingers are well sore n aching like hell. 
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After some advice please, after a 5 yr gap due to babies and things. I need to harden my fingers again how can I do this quickly, as I really wanna get back in to playing again and my fingers are well sore n aching like hell. 
A little bit of super glue on your finger tips can provide a slight faux callous as you build your own.
i use the same technique stepswork4me is suggesting. however instead of super glue, i use that liquid bandage solution thats an alternative to a band-aid. i brush a little bit of it on my fingers after i get home from work, i put boxes together all day and my fingers get really tender, and that seems to work wonders for me.
Beat them with a hammer. By comparison, playing bass will be a walk in the park.
Seriously, use less pressure until you build up the callouses. I don't know if there's a really quick way to do this.
having already experience with the situation I'm sure your body (your fingers in this case) will adapter faster than if you are a newbie.
