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11-02-2006, 12:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: newcastle, England | | | do i have wierd fingers? (pic)
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alot of people say that my fingers are freakishly long. im starting to think they're right because ive read alot of threads about people who have troubly reaching everything on the bass, and ive had none of these problems, and have played a 6er near the top of the fretboard without difficulty. im not bothered about it, it has its benefits, but i just wanna know what you guys think.
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11-02-2006, 12:29 PM
| | | | NICE bass playin' fingers . . . I'm jealous . . . |
11-02-2006, 12:35 PM
| | | You know what they say about guys with big hands...
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11-02-2006, 12:38 PM
| | | Any relation to "Thing" on the Adams Family? 
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11-02-2006, 01:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | I have tiny hands and play bass fine. It's not the size of the prize that matters, it's the way you use em.
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11-02-2006, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons I have tiny hands and play bass fine. It's not the size of the prize that matters, it's the way you use em. | +1
I have fingers that aren't so long either, but I offset this by moving my hand to different positions accurately...it takes a while for it to feel natural (esp. if you are a "modal" player like me), but I actually prefer it to stretching and straining now that I'm used to it..
...the positions shifts start to become natural, much like the way a trombonist uses his "slide hand".
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11-02-2006, 02:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio | | | You don't really need long fingers to play bass, look at Wooten, his fingers are one of the shortest I've seen, yet hes one of the best bassists out there. |
11-02-2006, 02:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canyon, Texas | | | DUDE! You're a FREAK!!!
Just kidding. To all the guys saying that the length of your fingers doesn't affect your ability to play bass or guitar, that's ridiculous! Long fingers help quite a bit. It's like a tall basketball player. Sure, short guys can play, but tall guys have an advantage. My fingers are average length and the only trouble I have is reaching the G string with my right hand when my thumb is anchored to the pup. I'm working on letting my thumb float. That should help.
Hey, was it on SNL or In Living Color that they always made fun of Arsenio Hall's long fingers? That was awesome! (In a related note, I saw the first president Bush today at an Ethical Leadership Conference and he did an impression of Dana Carvey's impression of him saying "Not Gonna do it!" He was very cool and funny and he's 82 freakin' years old!)
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11-02-2006, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SirCanealot | For all the work that guy puts into his technique, his hand/pinky is in a weird position.
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11-02-2006, 03:01 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York, NY | | Nice pic. You're sure to make a lady very happy.  |
11-02-2006, 03:15 PM
| | | | they look pretty normal to me. |
11-02-2006, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan USA | | Me too.
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11-02-2006, 04:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: newcastle, England | | | lol thanks for all the replies guys. just need to work on getting them stronger :P |
11-02-2006, 04:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Auckland, Aotearoa | | | Im jealous....but then ive got stumpy hands like nothing on earth, and i still do ok on a bass. Youll still have to work on getting them strong and quick, but thats a pretty handy reach....pardon the pun.
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11-02-2006, 06:02 PM
| | ...Bluesin' and Funkin' | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | My fingers are longer (or maybe my keyboard is smaller), but my fingers look less freaky than yours.
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11-02-2006, 06:26 PM
| | | | I have extremely small hands, yeat I can make a 3rd to 7th stretch across three strings. Though I still envy you gangaly bastards. |
11-02-2006, 06:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Summit, NJ | | | That's not wierd. I have long and skinnish fingers, so does Jaco, and so does Les Claypool, and I'm sure countless others too. |
11-03-2006, 09:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canyon, Texas | | | Jamerson had some monstrous long fingers. So did that guitar player... what was his name? Henderson... no... Oh yeah, Hendrix or something like that.
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11-03-2006, 10:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Virginia | | | OH LORD!!! NOSFERATU!!!!
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