[joehere1]

hey guys and gals , my name is joe and ive been at it for about 8 weeks. injured my index and middle finger on the fret hand about a year ago.I make cabinets and table saws are great at removing fingers.I did damage but still got em ,so i figured leaning guitar would be great therapy ,ha ha ha son of a bee it hurts

Well ive been all over the internet and learning as i go.Theres so much out there its scary so all you pples just starting, hang in there. I'm starting to realize that to even play a simple song will take months......Not days or weeks but im getting there,so like i said hang in there It is FUN.

Want advice well i dont have much under my belt but go easy on the strings. I'm learning that one very slowly, and the easier you are the less pain.I wish the two week rule was ok for me, but i guess my fingers are a bit sensitive so go easy and try ur damest to loose that (im arnold grip ok ) and if anyone else has advice on the (grip thing) PLEASE send it to me, im hurting over here.

anyways everyone great to be here and i hope i can tuff it out and become a player of some sort
great sight!!! thanks joe

[allthumbs]

Hi joehere1. Welcome. So are your fingers going to heal in time or is it permenent? You have the right idea slow and steady. Twanging is a life time thing,no rush.

[joehere1]

thank you allthumbs
my fingers have permanent damage for sure but im hoping time the sensativity will ease
theres a lot of numbness and you would think that may help but the pain i have is deep under the calused area and man the cold is unreal anyone who has cut a finger deep and done nerve damage should know what i mean
anyways il stick it out and hopefully find a happy medium of good sound and light touch
take care all joe

[allthumbs]

Originally Posted by joehere1

thank you allthumbs
my fingers have permanent damage for sure but im hoping time the sensativity will ease
theres a lot of numbness and you would think that may help but the pain i have is deep under the calused area and man the cold is unreal anyone who has cut a finger deep and done nerve damage should know what i mean
anyways il stick it out and hopefully find a happy medium of good sound and light touch
take care all joe

If worse comes to worse you could always switch to slide playing. Kirk will have his slide DVD out soon so you could do as much or little fretting as you felt comfortable with and slide the rest.

[joehere1]

sounds kinda cool but what the hell is a slide thanks joe

[Jean]

Its a brass or glass slide that fits around your little finger or ring finger? (allthumbs?)
You slide it on the fretboard of your guitar while picking or strumming the strings. Anyway Kirk will know more about this..(duh!) Welcome by the way Joehere1!

[allthumbs]

Kirk and I both have a slide tune or two in the recording lounge if you care to listen to some.

[joehere1]

il check it out thanks guys joe

[si16]

Joe,
Don't know if you're familiar with the famous swing guitarist Django Reinhardt but after he was injured in a fire the 3rd and 4th fingers on his fretting hand became virtually redundant. He rebuilt his technique after this and went on to become one of the world's most influential guitarists and was still capapble of playing blindingly fast, especially those chromatic runs he would often play.

[joehere1]

thank you for the vote of confidence si16 im working hard at it and love it
i bought another guitar on the weekend and its a little easier on the fingers

this is all so dam cool why didnt i do this along time ago
thanks for your help
joe

[joehere1]

i just googled Django amazing thanks

[si16]

Just wait until you hear him play!!!