And HOW do you do it? The arthritis in my hands is ridiculous now. The index finger of my right (pick) hand is so bad that the main knuckle at the fist is painful all the time and the middle knuckle locks when it gets to 90 degrees. I really can't even hold a guitar pick anymore. Do any of you deal with that, and what do you do? I have tried taking Aleve a half hour before I try to play, and rubbing capsaicin onto the middle knuckle to try and make it stop locking, but nothing really helps much. Well, Rog helps. When I need any guitar work I send him a scratch track of piano playing the guitar part my mind's ear hears and he comes really close to replicating it. Such a drag that I have all those guitars and can't play them anymore. And the new to me Line 6 modeling amp....