[Bill_Brown]

Excellent rendition @Omar_A.H. 👍👍 Great performance all around👏👏👏 That Crafter did have some great sound, sorry that you had to part with it🎸

[Bill_Brown]

Beautiful rendition @Omar_A.H. 👏👏👏 Well played and sung👍👍 Like the video effects too😎

[Bill_Brown]

Hi @Sheryl14 , I’m really sorry to hear about your predicament. Without knowing what the cause of your hand and finger pain really is, I’m going to climb out on a limb and assume it’s some type of arthritis. I suffer from arthritis too, and it occasionally affects my hands and fingers as well. When I get a bought of it in the hand/wrist area, sometimes the joints in my fingers get so stiff and sore that I can hardly bend my index finger to fret a C chord due to the pain and swelling. I use a lot of topical creams and gels, some by prescription, and some “over the counter” products. When it gets bad, I use a warm compress on the affected area and try to move that/those joint(s) to limber them up. Then I apply a cream or gel on the area and continue to gently move the joint(s) around. Eventually I can move the joint in a normal fashion with slight to limited pain. When I’m at that point (in the case of my hand/wrist and playing guitar) I can pick up my guitar and play, but only for a limited time. Depending on the severity of the arthritis bought, I may use an ice pack after to help with swelling.

So the ointments I use are 1) Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel, 4% ( by prescription) and 2) Aspercream with Lidocaine, 4% (over the counter). Each provide temporary relief, but require frequent re-applications for sustained relief. I use both together, but the Aspercream seams to adsorb a little better into the skin, leaving less residue, and so better for the guitar in terms of less residue transfer onto the neck.

Hope this helps Sheryl and that you get better soon😎

[Bill_Brown]

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[Bill_Brown]

Nice one @charlie_d 👏👏👏 The 12 fret played well with this backing track👍👍 Are you plugged-in🤔

[Bill_Brown]

“Look out”, Skinny White Rhinos are taking over the world (LOL)🤣 Great work guys👍👍

[Bill_Brown]

Very nice rendition @Omar_A.H. 👏👏👏 I enjoy listening to you play👍👍 I thought the picking around the chords was well done and the ending was fantastic🤩

[Bill_Brown]

💡😱💡 🤩

[Bill_Brown]

Keep it going @stevieblues 👍👍 Keep that train a rollin’😎

[Bill_Brown]

Beautiful rendition @Omar_A.H. 👏👏👏 very nice picking pattern around those chords👍👍 I really enjoyed listening😎 Thanks for posting.

[Bill_Brown]

Hello Kyle ( @kd_pope85 ), welcome to TAC. Hope you have a great guitar journey here🤩 My 2 cents – in the “Skills” section, you’ll find many courses to choose from. I think you should look at the “Jumpstart” courses (there are 3 of them – and there are 2 pages of courses). Sounds to me like the “Fingerpicking Jumpstart” course has your name written all over it👍

[Bill_Brown]

Wonderful rendition @Omar_A.H. 👏👏👏 Very nice👍🤩👍

[Bill_Brown]

Happy NGD @Cadgirl 👍🎸👍

[Bill_Brown]

Nice one @AttyTJ 👍 👏👏 Liked the effects also🤩

[Bill_Brown]

Great picture @OwenGL 👍👍