I have been playing guitar for over 3 years, but every time I grab a guitar and play for like half an hour, my fingertips get all red and hurt! It would be normal if I had been playing for like a month or something, but I have been playing for 3 years and I can’t figure out why this still happens!
This has nothing to do with how long you have played guitar in your lifetime and has everything to do with how much you’ve played in the past 2 weeks.
You skin constantly creates new cells. You must develop calluses on your fingertips for your fingers not to hurt. I wrote a full article covering everything that I’m talking about and more. Check it out!
http://guitarmann.com/articles/are-my-fingers-supposed-to-hurt
Stephen