“My finger started swelling and going numb”: Sophie Lloyd almost lost a finger during a recent video shoot

Injuries are, unfortunately, very common from guitar players, be it from brutal post-playing wear-and-tear on the fretting fingers a lá Joe Satriani, or a good ol’ fashioned broken finger, which could put you out of commission for any number of weeks.

Senior Staff Writer, GuitarWorld.com

Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.