so yeah, ive been playing on an electric guitar since i started playing guitar, but now i bought an acoustic one, and holy shit lol this thing is tuff to play, my fingers are all calouse'd and they're bigger, doesnt even fit in my nose anymore D:, its kinda cool, but the thing is, when i switch back to my electric guitar, it's really painful, like i cant even put pressure on the strings, is it normal? or should i just rest my finger for a day or 2?

thanks

I'm sorry but god damn I laughed hard

well i couldnt explain it in another way then this 1 lol

LOLOLOL@ "its kinda cool"

chicks dig the callouses dude. YO BITCH CHECK OOT MY CALLUSEZ
but seriously if they hurt give em a little rest

Damn, guess it's a good thing I started with acoustic then moved to electric then

I've once felt kind of a sharp stinging when playing an electric shortly after switching over to acoustic (for a year or so) - the problem for me did not persist -
if the acoustic's bothering you, try downtuning a step and putting a capo on the 2nd fret (or just capo the 2nd fret) - makes the action nicer and some more intricate songs may actually require a capo if you're playing on a cheap guitar with lousy action.


This post was edited by macktasticvoyage on Nov 14 2010 05:07am

No pain no gain d00d.

I have this problem with my double bass violin. It's a massive thing and fretless. Hurts like hell to play for more than an hour and my fingers generally need a 1 - 3 day break for the blisters to not hurt so much xD But when your fingers get used to it and I play my bass guitar I can pretty much play anything easier than i would've before. Especially when I'm playing some speed metal or just hardcore songs. In other words, the pain is a good thing

It could simply be the guage of strings you use.
I suggest getting some .9 guage super slinkys on your electric, and ask at your music shop about light acoustic strings.
It could simply be that the guage you are using are too thick for the tuning, and as such you have to apply twice the pressure to hold the note.

plus shwam