Calluses..

..are awesome. I can play for ages now and my fingers don't get sore. It does take a while for the string marks to disappear from my fingertips though.

Restringed my guitar yesterday; nightmare is about right. Took an hour. Felt a bit sick pulling the strings, thought they were going to break. I don't like the strings though, they sound completely different in tone. They are Legacy 9 42. Hate the tone of them. Will buy some Encore strings until I am brave enough to try something new again.

I have 6 new picks on the way. I love the thinner gauge picks but the Dunlop Tortex Teardrop is too small and round, so I am trying these;

• Dunlop Nylon Midi Guitar Picks .53
• Dunlop Riffs Nylon Standard Guitar Picks .46
• Dunlop Tortex Standard Guitar Picks .50
• Dunlop Nylon Standard Guitar Picks .46
• Dunlop Nylon Standard Guitar Picks .38
• Dunlop Delrin 500 Standard Guitar Picks .46

they should arrive Tue/Wed. The quest for the ultimate pick continues.