I've Got Blisters on My Fingers

[fish_tie]

In preparation for my first lesson this week, I have been doing some conditioning drills on the bass. These were related to me by the guy who sold me the bass and since he plays himself, I figured they would be worth a shot

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[ect]

Part of the problem with the fat-finger-syndrome is that you don't have good calluses yet; this means the pad of your finger sort of squishes and covers more of the string than it should. This is something that passes in time - the harder callused skin spreads out less, and gives you a much smaller contact area on the string.

If you're really eager to get to that point, you can buy grip exercisers with roughened caps to help build the calluses. I needed to use them for my little finger, to get it caught up with the other three.

[ohsochewy]

Are there exercisers out there other than those things that look kind of like a giant jackknife with springs?

[ect]

I use the Gripmaster with the roughened caps. I'm a wuss, so I use the light model.

[fish_tie]

"Nice safety tip. Thanks, Egon."

I'll probably look into these next time I am in the music store.