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12-02-2016, 02:25 PM
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Picking-hand Callous (thumb)
I've seen lots of threads about callouses on the fretting hand, but I've never seen a thread about picking-hand callous formation. I've been doing more and more fingerstyle and I don't particularly enjoy finger/thumbpicks. I get serious soreness on my thumb, but can't seem to develop any callous material here. I wonder if it's because it's a different sort of motion - plucking as apposed to pressure in the fretting fingers.
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12-02-2016, 02:32 PM
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Why not fingernails? They can be fairly short (longer on the thumb than the fingers) and get the job done. That said, if you play frequently enough with bare fingers and thumb they will harden up over time.
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12-02-2016, 03:00 PM
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I don't play with my thumb nail, nor the pad of the thumb, really. But at the corner of my nail I've developed a hard, tough callous that works perfectly. I thought I was alone until I spoke with Roy Book Binder at a gig (we opened for him!) and he said he does/has the same thing goin' on.
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