Remedies for Finger Pain?

[Vasrely Derian]

I play an acoustic, String gauges are 0.011 to 0.052 (Custom Light as some my call it)
After playing for a couple of hours, I start noticing slight pain (it would build on as I go) on my fingers which would usually kick me off focus practicing. Is there a remedy I could use to reduce or get rid of this pain? Do I just deal with it? Should I just take a break? Should I just leave it so I could keep building my finger calluses? I find it extremely frustrating and I need answers. Thank you.

 

[Pia Bjørseth]

I think you just need to practice for shorter sessions at the time until you build up the finger calluses. It will get better pretty quickly!
I did a quick search and found this article about it: https://ledgernote.com/columns/guitar-guru/guitar-calluses/ 8)
Hope this helps!

 

[Lewis Blake]

Hey Vasrely!
It all depends on the pain. Where abouts in your fingers are you feeling it, and what kind of pain? I.e. achey, strained, or stabbing pain?

 

[Filip Tomiša]

In the beginning it always hurts but eventually your skin gets thicker on your fingertips and you can play way longer before it starts hurting. You can always get those fingertip protectors but personally I’m not a fan of them.

 

[Lewis Blake]

Apologies, didn’t see that you specifically said calluses! Gotta go with it bud! It gets better each day until your tips feel like leather!

 

[Daniel Sobota]

Yeah, as others said, it gets better over time. Me being a stubborn idiot, I try to endure the pain, so I have sore fingers all the time haha. But it’s worth it!
But the thing is that the pain never completely goes away, even Syn will probably feel some of it after playing for more than 2 hours straight.