Finger trouble

robertsaunders

I've had this problem too. Mostly it was a case of the nail catching the top guitar string. Solution: I file the nail down before a jam, gig, or long practice session to where there is no edge whatsoever on it. The rest is just training the finger to stay out of the way.

DrSnyder

There should be no pain at all while playing the guitar. And for picking hand, I was wondering how the finger could be troubled, cuz the pick normally takes all the damage from the strings, enit?

Jonny

I thank you all for the feedback(excuse my tardiness). I've never had any problems with my fingernail, but I still have the problem with the index finger of my picking hand. I do have ( and already had when I wrote the first post ) a callous on it; I still, however, find it rather annoying that my finger should keep hitting the strings, though I have found that they probably always shall, so I will rely on my callous to do its job. I find it's not only when playing gipsyjazz either; the same thing applies when I'm playing the blues, or standardjazz for that matter. I guess my technique has changed indefinitely since starting to play gipsyjazz, and that I will probably never go back to using my "old technique" again - whatever that was(can't remember).

nutloaf

been using rest stroke for 2and a half years, and have never had this problem. The only thing i have when i have finished playing is a black mark on the finger and nail. Perhaps your playing a bit hard ease off a little or work on positioning the latter is what i had most trouble with.