Plucking finger blisters - to burst or not to burst>

[Clarky]

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1291526' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:14 PM']Lightweight [/quote]
I played the bass with my teeth

[Gareth Hughes]

But that's easy - you just hold your falsies like they're a pick.

[Clarky]

[quote name='Gareth Hughes' post='1291539' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:19 PM']But that's easy - you just hold your falsies like they're a pick.[/quote]
I swallowed them first

[Gareth Hughes]

[quote name='Clarky' post='1291546' date='Jul 3 2011, 10:22 PM']I swallowed them first[/quote]

Ok - well, that raises some serious questions as to how you got those blisters in the first place..........

[cruisindeuce]

ive played slap bass for 27 years and i can tell you i've had my fare share of blisters and bleeding fingers. My advise to you is to burst it by sticking a needle all the way through so there are 2 holes to dispell the liquid and dip your fingers in either witch hazel or surgical spirits once a day untill you build up your callous' which takes time. Another suggestion is to use surgical paper tape if you feel your fingers are about to blister.

good luck!

[cruisindeuce]

and make sure your strings are kept clean

[thisnameistaken]

I practice picking in a couple of different ways, and I can now pick (or slap) quite consistently with either side of either of my first two fingers, so I get to give one finger or one side a rest if it gets sore if all I'm doing is picking crotchets or quavers at lower tempos. I initially ended up learning this out of necessity (rather than have a day or two off practising while my sore fingers healed) but it does come in handy.