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Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:12 pm
by jingle_jangle
Besides the sonic penalties sometimes heard when your fingernails grow too long, is the possibility of harming the fretboard finish, especially in first position. This varnish is only about .007" (.15mm) and, once the film is breached mechanically (as with worn nails), the blemish opens up rapidly.
So, keep 'em clipped!
Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 6:27 pm
by melibreits
Oh, I clipped 'em today, before I picked up the guitar again! Sounded a little better today, although my fingertips are still a bit tender.... I need to keep at it every day for a while now, to build up those calluses again.
Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:09 pm
by scotty
Next week Paul will be discussing how to varnish ones toes and every alternate Wed he will be covering back Waxing.
Now you can show the wife
Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:55 pm
by shamustwin
scotty wrote:Next week Paul will be discussing how to varnish ones toes and every alternate Wed he will be covering back Waxing.
Now you can show the wife
Where does the Zymol come in?
Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:01 pm
by scotty
Where does the Zymol come in?
See Pauls head.
Ok Ok I know now Paul that im crossing the border im sure ill pay sometime soon but until that day.Smile and the world smiles too

P.S Seemingly theres some toss pot in Rickenbacker Recordings By RickResource Forum Members called Scotty thats a easy target

Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:03 pm
by winston
scotty wrote:Where does the Zymol come in?
See Pauls head.
Ok Ok I know now Paul that im crossing the border im sure ill pay sometime soon but until that day.Smile and the world smiles too

Now you are in for it.

Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:05 pm
by scotty
Bring it on
( but be gentle)

Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:46 pm
by melibreits
Haha.... After a few days of intense guitar playing (1-2 hours a day), and getting back into some recording today, my calluses are restored! After playing my bass some, they are pretty much back to normal....

And they're gonna stay that way! I'm gonna work on my recording project very intensely for the next couple of weeks until it's
done. It feels great to get my fingers back in shape again!
Now if I could just get the rest of me in beter shape! 
Re: Tone.... Don't lose your calluses!
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:53 pm
by rickenmetal
Playing bass doesn't give me thick calusses, heavy string bending and power chords do though, up to calusses with string indentations. I need to play more, my fingertips look normal.
