so i picked up the guitar.... ive been playing for about a week or so, and my fingers hurt. your supposed to grow calluses so my questions are. .

-How long does it take to grow calluses depending on if u practice 30 minutes a day.

-Does swabbing rubbing alcohol on your fingers help making calluses?

-Is there any other way to get calluses other than just playing?P

{sorry if I sound whiny}

I cant really remember its been so long however it shouldnt take to long to toughen finger tips...you could probably toughen finger tips by taking a guitar string and lying it on a table and push on it with tips...or maybe have the string in hand and do something similar without the table... E,A or D string would work I would think.




[Edited on 7/5/2005 by Spidercents]

ill get started on that

You can try this stuff, my buddy told me about it the other day: http://quikcallus.com

Supposedly it helps build calluses faster. I haven't tried it yet, but it might be worth a shot.

Also: practice.

I think you should expect it to take around 3-4 weeks to start building up tougher skin on the tips of your fingers given your practice time, once that happens it should make playing guitar easier. It would also depend on whether you are playing a nylon or steel string guitar. In the future should you stop playing every day it only takes about 2 weeks of not playing for calluses to start to disappear again and you'll have to build them back.