Strings Cutting Into Fingers On One Guitar But Not Others

[Jak Angelescu]

Just to save my sanity I'm speaking into my phone so if this has poor error or grammar or punctuation I'm sorry. My schecter demon 6 guitar has the same exact gauge and type of string on it that all of my other guitars have. I have been playing on my ESP for that the last 3 weeks and I went to go do work on my schecter and it feels like this strings are impossible to slide on. Bending on them hurts and everything feels tight and stiff. Whereas with my ESP and my other guitars I'm not having that problem. Sliding physically hurts and feels like it's cutting my fingers open. What could be going on?

 

[idssdi]

Is there a difference in their age?

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Is there a difference in their age?

You mean how old the strings are? I think my Schecter strings are like 4 months old and my others are just a little over a month

 

[Ethan Keeling]

Im not sure what the problem is, but I just bought a string cleaner from daddario just to help maintain the strings and make them play better. Maybe give that a go?especially if they are 4 months old

 

[idssdi]

You mean how old the strings are? I think my Schecter strings are like 4 months old and my others are just a little over a month

Yeah, usually old strings cause this problem for me too. 4 months is pretty old too. Try to change your strings to see whether that helps

 

[Jacques]

I was kind of thinking along the lines of what Ids was getting at too with old strings potentially.

But also, do you give all the mentioned guitars the same type of love when it comes to fret board care? As far as oil type, cleaning solution? This might be different if any of them have a maple neck of course.

I have a rosewood fret board and always like using lemon oil to clean away all the nasty stuff and rehydrate with pure mineral oil or butcher's block oil.
EDIT: When changing my strings!

 

[Nocturne]

Seems to me like old strings. They hurt fingers.

 

[Calvin Phillips]

It's the rust oxidizing.. definitely leaves blisters.

 

[Ed Seith]

If not the above, it could be the size or height of the frets. On one of my guitars especially, I definitely feel that difference.

 

[Christian Schulze]

I would use a string cleaner, and also maybe the string hight?

What you experience happens to me when my strings are old (again string cleaner should fix that)

 

[Jak Angelescu]

If not the above, it could be the size or height of the frets. On one of my guitars especially, I definitely feel that difference.

Omg the fret height. I bet that's also it. When I go to slide it's like "speed bump speed bump speed bump"

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Wow thank you so much everyone! I'm taking everyone's suggestions here. I'm sorry I don't have time to respond to everyone individually but I've taken notes. Thanks!!