Fingertips Protectors For Guitar Players Review - Silicone Finger Guards for Guitar

Review and demonstration of Silicone Fingertips Protectors For Guitar Players.
Once I saw guitar meme where was saying: to have calluses on fingertips is better than to use Silicone Finger Guards. So I could not resist to get myself the one to test it and give the answer: are fingertips cover good for playing a guitar?
I've got it on this site - www.tomtop.com/p-i3126.html?a.... And this is an information from from this site:
“Suitable for playing electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classic guitar, bass.
Silicone rubber, soft and durable.
Prevent your fingers being sore for playing long time.
12 pcs in one package, 4 colors and each colors has 3 size (Large, Medium, Small).
Great for guitar players and beginners”.
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[@rafovasquez3902]

I grew up doing zis instead of zis

[@kaixooaeri5392]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@shubama3]

i also noticed the same 😂😂😂 french accent i guess

[@shubama3]

@Joe Costner i met a typicall French who had this kind of pronunciation ..

[@_-Maika-_]

@Joe Costner It's definitely not Polish

[@EndiFreeKolesio]

Not polish, maybe German or Swedish, not sure

[@NelsonStJames]

My problem is not that I need to protect my fingers, or that I can't build calluses. but I have nails that grow past my fingers and it is impossible for me to cut them lower than my fingertips.

[@mick2d2]

Same here!

[@RubeixCube123]

Hey me too!! have you found a solution for it?

[@donaldstan]

File your fingernails , that might help

[@akshaykhanna9802]

THAT’S MY PROBLEM!!! Someone find me a solution for God’s sake!!!

[@TastyTarco]

exactly

[@eatingcatshit]

The thing is if someone needs to play a guitar, but say they just got their finger poked with the point of a razor, and they are healing, then guards are very useful if they want to test out a guitar because they are maybe thinking about getting back into guitar or buying a new guitar. Something that seems unimaginable to you because that's all you do. I built up callouses a long time ago playing guitar, and over time lost my guitar in a house fire and after that the calluses. Years later, I didn't have the same kind of callouses I used to have. And no, callouses are not as easy to form later in life. In order to do that, fingers have to sustain injuries, and heal over and over. By that time, I may have taken this guitar back. Or maybe just given up and go back to keyboard playing as the return window would be closing. finger guards are useful. They aren't meant to be reviewed by a person who has zero use for them as you've done here. Again, Finger guards are for people WITH injuries or for people who want to avoid injuries on fingers about to split on the tips. They were never meant for people to play with them as a way of life

[@andrewbailey2867]

Very entertaining. Good job. My eight year old wants to play guitar. I'm buying him an Ibanez left handed electric with amp and stringing it with nylon. I know finger pain kept me away from the instrument when I was young and I thought that might be the best way for him to work his fingers in...I probably won't use the protectors unless he's having a lot of problem with pain.

[@yindyamarra]

I got some when I first started on the ukulele, best things ever, as I has one finger with bone on the end , and it hurts like hell if I don’t use them on one finger

[@SimberLayek]

Smart... don't have to use them all!

[@yindyamarra]

Tydus Tarien I don’t use them now, once I learnt how to not hurt my fingers, they were cumbersome and as a beginner I was better without them

[@dbproductreviews6319]

I wonder if you could try the Thermal Finger Guards, perhaps they would be a better option for you. Check them out on Amazon.

[@brettjames9088]

You should see a doctor about that finger.

[@roymurrayanderson7573]

I had my middle fingertip smashed badly as a teenager and had the bone chipped inside, so after a while the scar on the tip and interior begin to cause quite a bit of pain. Have tried a small piece of duct tape ( because it fixes anything) and that helped a little. Just need that one help.

[@LeighLim]

Hi Mykola! The silicone protectors are a Godsend for us who have oddly shaped nails (people who have the tips of their nails jutting out further than their fingertips). Back when it wasn't that bad...I didn't have to use any sort of protection (like medical tape) --- but then later found that protecting the skin is just like wearing socks when I wear shoes! I've switched to the silicone thimbles (I've looked them up! And they look exactly the same!) rather than medical tape (as the one I prefer leaves residue). You made the right choice of getting heaps of them rather than just going with one set. It helps to have one of the same kind! For guitarists that don't have issues with their fingertips....it's probably not a good fit (as you have demonstrated when you played your first chord). PS: I still might use medical tape for the bottom part of my pointer finger (for bar chords)....if I'm on the acoustic for a long period of time. I guess I am kind of digging having softer hands! :)))))

[@InsidiousRebel]

This stuff is great for nerve damage too. My fret hand is fine but I have nerve damage in my index picking finger. I switched to learning keyboard/piano when my finger got damaged but I miss playing my guitar sooo much. I'm getting some of these for Christmas. Just don't know if I want the hard plastic ones or silicone ones yet

[@LongosFamilyinCanada]

This review is Awesome and FANTASTIC! was laughing the whole time.Very good job! hahaha

[@MrHardguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@ItsMadyAgain]

Thank you so much for this video! :D

[@yolskie1289]

love this guy

[@funnystoriesoflife]

Thank you for the idea!

[@SunyCartoons]

So this is what you use these things for. I got a bunch of them with a kit I got, and I assumed they were for the finger picks. They're actually pretty good for the finger picks if your tips are a bit smaller then the picks.

[@rebeltz2010]

that was so funny to watch thanks, LOL,, and great tip as well i was thinking about it, cheers from Rien @ South Australia

[@jackillin]

Thanks for posting. I used to play Bass a long time ago and I wanted to pick up a guitar again recently but I've developed some weird skin excema condition on my finger tips and my finger tips are sometimes peeling and splitting open for no reason, bleeding and very painful to touch - like raw flesh. That's without playing any instruments. I may try these and see if I can play again without being in a lot of pain or making the condition worse.

[@johnmcmahon6436]

I'd love to know how you got on, as I seemed to have developed a similar condition, even though I don't play a stringed instrument, but rather a keyed one. Sliding wouldn't be a problem for me then, as I would not deviate much beyond my "home" position.

[@jackillin]

@@johnmcmahon6436 I've been using O'Keeffe's Working Hands cream along with 'Gloves in a Bottle' lotion obsessively for a few months now as my fingers were pretty bad and it's helped clear up my 1st & middle fingers but my 3rd finger is still shedding skin & a bit raw in patches. I used the finger guard on that particular finger for the first few sessions & it was actually ok. the feeling was fine, the finger guard was soft and not too thick. After a few sessions I tried playing without and it's actually been fine. I think I used the finger guard once since just because that particular finger was flaring up & sore. I've got small calluses on my 1st & 2nd finger now as I'm practicing about an hour a day & those 1st two fingers haven't cracked...I'm pretty surprised. The 3rd finger hasn't developed a callus, it's pretty soft so I'll continue to play as normal & use the finger guard when needed. But over all the guards came in different sizes, just chose the ones to fit ur fingers and they're quite flexible, little grippy bumps on the tips, you can't really feel the string through them but seems no prob to play with them on, feels a bit odd but easy to get used to. I didn't feel inaccurate with my finger placement etc.

[@Aight__4]

well did it work??

[@SuprJoinT]

I CUT THE TIP OFF OF MY LEFT Pointer finger. Would these suffice? Or is there something else that anyone knows of that will help? I am missing maybe a little less than half an inch of the finger, just the tip.

[@MrGoodDreamer]

COOL! And fun. Thanks 👍

[@barzinlotfabadi]

"I mean I had.. friends" 😂 and now you have +1 subscriber!

[@boneserge8853]

Super! Cool stuff.

[@konekoray9323]

One main issue I see is exact placement with strings so small and close together, with it difficult to feel exactly where on the string you are, and accidentally muting neighboring strings. But I wonder if that would be a non-issue on a bass (as I play), since the strings are far heavier, and have more space between them. However, I suspect the issue of silicone making slides difficult would be worse, especially on roundwound strings.

[@sergey2603]

Great! Nice review.

[@hpmv]

This video kept me laughing 🤣🤣 good job man thanks for the review

[@xeno-hype]

Cool video! Keep it up!

[@juleonasefi8559]

The part where you said you had friends... I lost it lol

[@SuperExadidas]

thank you for sharing 😊😊

[@NataliaKozlenko]

Super cool!

[@SoniaSharma-tx8zs]

Thanks so much. I am a beginner, was thinking to bazz now I will noz 😀

[@spike7269]

I have peripheral neuropathy and my hand are hypersensitive to Evan the soft knock feels like it with a hammer I am using one on my 1st thinger and seems to be helping so for some they are usful

[@eatingcatshit]

exactly. He entirely missed the point of the guard, which are to help prevent injury, or to help people who may not have perfectly fine fingers.

[@alabamahebrew]

LOL first time here on your channel, I subbed cause I like your style!! This is the 4th video I have watched this week on these silly things but yours was by far THE BEST! So, what happened to your friend? Did he super glue his fingers on to the back of a moving mack truck? lol. I think these could be handy for someone who, like my fiance', does not want the ugly fingertips but wants to play the guitar. If all a person is going to play are chords and such they would probably be fine. The issue with sliding and pull offs is because of the rubber, perhaps make them out of something harder, like Iommi did for his missing 3 digits? If they made these out of a carbon type material I bet they would actually work pretty darn good. I personally do not want to use them but those like my fiance' certainly would!

[@anandsoodeen1238]

I will try it Thanks

[@TeatrMiniatyur]

Very interesting!

[@markrandle9025]

Can you add conductive thread to the fingertips so that you don't have to take these off to answer a smartphone

[@0ShiftingParadigms0]

🤣😂 love this honest review! Thank you! I don’t grow my nails long on my right hand. Can you recommend guitar finger picks? Have you done a review on those too? Link? Subscribing because I really enjoyed this review! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@HadiLePanda]

Hahahaha very funny video, that was really entertaining xD

[@luizwantsaguitar]

I had an accident at work nearly two months ago, pinky finger got nearly destroyed from the tip, luckily it was only flesh and nerve (no bone damage), got stitches, etc. Even after the wound has healed, I can't play because the pain on my finger is intense, Dr. said it might be permanent damage, would you recommend to use one of these?

[@rich1051414]

I have nerve damage in my ring finger. It was really painful for a while, but eventually the pain turned into something else... like an electrical feeling. I guess my brain eventually discarded it as actual 'pain'. It can still feel 'strange' when something hits it weird, but it is more like a stinging tingle and not a problem anymore. Hopefully yours will turn out the same. BTW, mine was from a 4-wheeler accident, a barbed wire fence filleted my finger open to the point that the fat under the pads bloomed out(gross I know), and had to be stitched back together. I don't know if your injury is comparable at all.

[@ThBraveBraveSirRobin]

Only use for these AFAICS is to use on a specific finger that is too sore to play, is cut or has a blister or something. May offer a little protection temporarily until the finger heals ?

[@joefuller9160]

Yes, exactly why i am watching this video

[@ambercalhounmusic]

I want to still have the calluses and I have some on my fingers but they still hurt... Helping the calluses get harder. I'm so obsessive that I play for hours and I'm a beginner.. I just want theseafter I've been playing for a while my fingers hurt but I still really want to play...

[@MPDownes]

Would they work on a combine harvester?

[@pampam5705]

Lol you're funny. I like you. Subscribed. 😁

[@MonteThompsonAuthor]

This is guitar comedy genius!

[@Lolatyou332]

I just need something like this for tapping on acoustic. I like to slide with my tapping fingers so it hurts no matter how much I play

[@ruturajthete3677]

Zis iz a good video. Thankz man

[@Nafan60]

Fun. Thank!

[@ashischatterjee7729]

Last one, use them to protect your tuner knobs.👏👍🏻🤣🤣

[@Brzzzyexe]

starting to pick up guitar again but sliding on the b and e has torn by middle and ring finger up completely where it's painful to play now

[@VkusnyjReceptRu]

Wow! It is very nice.

[@j.m251]

I kinda wanna try on one finger because it’s messed up on the tip and I’m afraid playing will open what closed up

[@devinmetalfreak]

Tony Iommi has to use something like this on two of his fingers because he accidentally got the tips cut off, but I'm not sure if they are made of silicone.

[@ShinoGuitar]

I think his are made of either leather or faux leather

[@sgnmwka]

I dont use that cause zis is a bit hard for me to prezz the stringz

[@mmbl1946]

feeling myself like a dog in boot.... literally dead😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[@sitiimanina]

I died at that too

[@hadidmusa2837]

Dog in boots 😂😂

[@TeslasTeaParty]

This is a musicians equivalent of getting in the bath with your socks on!..

[@mightiert5883]

Tesla Tea Party your feet get soon in the bath?

[@EvanReichert]

This is like filling up ur tesla with gas…

[@LoreFriendlyMusic]

I just started playing three days ago. I think I will get some that I can use when thefingers are soar, and then remove them when the skin has healed, and just rinse and repeat til the skin on my fingers is tempered.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

A couple drop of super glue on the finger tips is what I use to use.

[@NinasIdeas]

Interesting!

[@atharbarghouthi9649]

I have hyperhidrosis, guitar is my purgatory. Tips?

[@mack899486ify]

Think I'll try the glove first

[@Unmaleable]

For those of us with strong nails something similar but better made would be nice. I've trimmed the nail on my middle finger so far back it bled but my nails grow so thick and strong they come back in just 2 or 3 days. The callouses I've built up just don't protrude far enough past the nail and making some chords my nail hits the fretboard. I see some guitar players fingers and their nail seems much further back than mine.

[@mathewmolk2089]

Learn a light touch, Homes. There is NO reason to push down on the strings harder then you can without touching the back of the neck. - At one time I taught guitar to the guys in the VA Hospital and what I would do for guys that were hurting themselves was to make then put their thumb UNDER the neck and play scales and then bare chords. DO NOT PINCH THE BABY! After a couple of weeks they never had any problems and their speed increased by factors.

[@valev3220]

Many guitar players bite their nails just for that reason lol

[@Unmaleable]

@@valev3220 My nails are so thick I cant bite them lol.

[@SassySquirrelLover]

Have you found something that will work in protecting fingers but also not cause problems in playing?

[@quasar379]

only caluses can do that, but you can use superglue or liquid band aid, doesnt last long and it will still mess up your playing a bit but if your already at the point where you cant even fret a string without crying from the pain, it can be good to do it just for a day to give your fingers a break

[@SimberLayek]

Thanks

[@muhamadnazar5043]

This ia for classical guitar or ukulele finger pick..

[@cindybee7710]

You're fun😄😄😄

[@al171]

Tony iommi used those kind of protectors i thinnk. I saw this a couple of Times in difrent Videos on You tube. And i ask myself everytime if this realy works?🤔

[@stimpsonjcat67]

That was redonculous...so I subbed.

[@joyceanderson7084]

Where can I buy these? I want the best.

[@simoneclift3155]

Ok people as someone who has to have presentable pretty nails for work and wants to pic up a guitar for an hour or so a month when I actually get time, do you think they would make my fingers a little less tender/uncomfortable?

[@simoneclift3155]

P.S. thank you for the entertaining presentation. X

[@schec1015]

I only need one for my middle finger since I use it a lot for bending.

[@Jack-fs2im]

you deserve friends

[@aartigogia1009]

Love your accent 😍

[@robertnewell5057]

Brilliantt! (the video, not the product)

[@lamaminatsuki]

Great video! Personally, I don't find them useful... Slides are terrible with silicone, as you said! Just play like a normal person would and eventually the pain will dissapear

[@SimberLayek]

After a while, callous doesn't even form anymore, and skin just naturally doesn't tear!

[@ameeraalghoul4683]

does playing normally make the fingers rough?

[@adambennini2228]

its sadly impossible for me as a beginner, plus i am third year in dentistry so fingertip sensitivity is important for me.i might consider thick electric tape as its easier to slide with i think.

[@rayray2528]

@@adambennini2228 ah same.I'm in my 3rd year of medicine so finger tips are importan.I don't know if should buy them or not.I have had a guitar for just a week I wanted to learn one for the long time.but now it's really frustrating.today I applied glue and nailpolish to my tips to reduce the pain. lol if u have any idea what to do pls reply.

[@1799alexandre]

I've been playing for many years now and still if I play guitar the entire day my fingertips hurt, gonna try that superglue thing

[@miszwer3197]

i need this

[@shammalabdullah8149]

only i know that tony iommi (black sabbath) used fingertips protector on his right hand fingers...

[@that_crow_gamer]

Hello! If anyone is here in 2020 - I got my 7 year old an almost full size guitar for her birthday not knowing it hurts to play (I've played violin, no problems there!). The pain makes her not want to play and I want her to LIKE playing at least while she learns. Considering getting these for her. Is it really a bad idea?

[@Tharbit]

Yuliya Geikhman do it but I hadn't any so called "pain". It's only that your fingers gonna be harder

[@maureenj3447]

If it's an acoustic guitar, consider changing the strings to some that are easier on the fingers. Also, although I haven't tried these finger guards, I'm seeing from comments that these can really interfere w/ your playing (e.g. you might accidentally touch adjacent strings w/o knowing) + if u want to eventually play w/o these, you will still need to play w/o these some to build up your calluses.

[@that_crow_gamer]

@@maureenj3447 thanks for the response, I'm thinking of taking this guitar to get adjusted (and gtabbing some nylon strings) once we're not on lockdown anymore

[@mydream2906]

Wow! Very funny .

[@richardmcgruder5437]

🤣🤣🤣🤣i took a sip of tea when he flashed the dog in boots on the screen and said i feel like a dog in boots and spit tea out it all over 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RitaColacoNuminous]

Welp, it would be useful if you just used one of the rubber things if you needed then because of an injury

[@rangiemariano312]

What ziz?

[@diversitylove5460]

You are funny as all get out 😂 💕

[@RandomThings14Weeks]

Ive searched this because i got bleedy finger on my pinky doing slides

[@veschil]

Hahaha love it

[@InsidiousRebel]

I totally understand making fun of this stuff if there's no reason to use them.. but I have nerve damage in one of my picking fingers and it's painful to play naturally now.. I miss playing so much and stuff like this gives me hope that I can play again.

[@parulverma6106]

You're so funny🤣

[@fshtbzrt7419]

That’s how I sound with no finger protectors, I can’t imagine how bad I’d be with them!

[@sandranicoliebutalid7395]

Hehehe you're funny I like you....😁😁😁

[@youngsosa8810]

Hey, can you teach us how to play slipknot?

[@RlotttHD]

Too pink for that lol

[@suvtropics]

My skin gets damaged by psoriasis when I play, looks like this may work.

[@rich1051414]

I feel your pain man. Hopefully you don't develop contact dermatitis as well. The nickel in guitar strings can break you out worse.

[@alexaraya2018]

the only one who needs something like this is tony iomy..cause he has no fingertips.

[@headshot_delivery]

Для слайдів погано, але ж пальці як раз від слайдів найбільше страждають... Дякую за настрій! (=

[@saltybonsai8369]

Well... Already bought them soooooooo

[@Earthless_Rock]

Buy 5 candoms, they should have similar effect...

[@alchemyofcolorandstyle]

These look promising! Can they guarantee full protection or will there still be mild pain/injury?

[@AINoodles]

If you cannot take the initial pain when you first pick up a guitar then you shouldn't even be playing one... building callus is an important part of learning. If someone came to play guitar with me and put those on there fingers i would tell them to get out and stop being a pussy.

[@alchemyofcolorandstyle]

@@AINoodles your ableism is showing... but thanks to you now I will know that behind every guitarist may hide an insensitive asshole!!

[@AINoodles]

@Watermelon Pink nope, just a guitarist who is telling it how it is... if you need these on your fingers you really shouldn't be playing guitar... go play piano instead...

[@nehal_manzoor]

When helsinki quit robbing banks and starts to lead a musical life 😂

[@sumelahon3331]

helsinki before money heist

[@jeffthefox]

Для того чтобы убрать этот акцент надо "опустить голос в горло" психологически. Плюс убрать "рр".

[@sujinkang6678]

Try it on a bigger guitar with wider frets haha

[@aggabus]

Zem no word

[@chi5065]

It's Gru

[@truthfinder4973]

how about be lke the others have do build up your fingers i dont see the working if you got to play bar chords or do slides this like some one wont to be in a hand and not even know the 7 main keys lol

[@pepefroglive]

This should be good for beginners like me

[@cid5087]

no. never.

[@cid5087]

Finger pain and the development of calluses is part of the process.

[@ollie2111]

Get them. The point of playing is to enjoy it. Not everyone has to be a master guitarist, some people can be perfectly fine as hobbyists and that's not a bad thing. Get them if it would help you keep motivation in playing.

[@macnchesse8027]

Just use hand cream after play guitar or before sleep 😐

[@aggabus]

Zay is not a word

[@MrHardguitar]

Thank you, my friend! I really appreciate advice like this. I could not live without such advice! 👍👍👍 And I appreciate even more that you wrote four comments making fun of my accent. If there were more people like you in the world, the world would not know hunger and wars.

[@aggabus]

@@MrHardguitar Zank zou zery mucz

[@Greggpw1]

NOW I CAN WASH MY HANDS lol