New bass calluses! Are they in the right place?

Calluses from guitar steel strings versus bass strings will be different from each other, more often than not.

Guitar strings are much thinner and, over time, sharper-feeling compared to much thicker gauge and duller-feeling bass strings. Also, fingering of each instrument is different from each other, with guitar strings requiring tip of finger pressure

Bottom line, it’s all good. And given more familiarity with each instrument and time playing each, calluses will seemingly fade away. At least they did for me, even though my beginner guitar calluses were really gnarly years ago, they’re gone now. Keep thumpin’!

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