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[Jman]

Yeah they do. I played the instrument and my hands weren't flexible enough.

[Beebop]

Guitar really hurts your fingers when you first start playing, my fingers really hurt at the moment.

[Jman]

Once your hands get used to it you won't hurt as much.

[Beebop]

I know, I am working on it.

[Feanaro Surion]

You should've seen me. I didn't have a pick, so I was picking with my thumb all the time. It got so torn up, that I had no skin on my thumb for about a week. It was even bleeding once or twice. Then I got a wicked callus that hasn't gone down even though I haven't used my thumb in quite a while.

[Jman]

Yeah I didn't like that about the guitar.

[Feanaro Surion]

I quite like it now. My fingers are like iron.

[Beebop]

You should've seen me. I didn't have a pick, so I was picking with my thumb all the time. It got so torn up, that I had no skin on my thumb for about a week. It was even bleeding once or twice. Then I got a wicked callus that hasn't gone down even though I haven't used my thumb in quite a while.

I have not got a pick either, I just use my index finger and thumb together to strum.

[Jman]

Then you can take anything.

[Beebop]

Yeah, basically.

[Feanaro Surion]

You should get yourself a pick. Get the thickest one you can find. Normally that's 1 mm. And get as many as you can.

[Beebop]

I will once I start getting better at it. I srill take ages to change chords and stuff.

[Jman]

I didn't like thick picks.

[Feanaro Surion]

No. Get a pick now. Once you get good with a pick, move on to fingerpicking. trust me, you'll be doing yourself a favour.

[Beebop]

Why not?

[Jman]

I thought that the thick one made it too hard for me to play.

[Beebop]

I don't have any yet, but I will go to the music shop near me and get some.

[Jman]

It will help your hands a lot.

[Beebop]

It's not really my strumming hand that hurts.

[Jman]

It will over time.