calluses and catching on quickly

Today Nate came over and gave me a little 101 on the electric bass. We worked on a couple songs, and slowly, ever so slowly, I'm learning.

I'm enjoying the learning process, and I like practicing.

The nice thing about the electric bass is that you can practice while pretty much doing anything as long as you're not plugged into an amp.

The problem is... my finger tips can only take so much practicing. I tried to pick it up for a little more play time tonight and my poor index finger just couldn't take it!

Hoping to callus quickly! And catching on quickly would be nice, too :-)