when i started playing bass I always used a pick.. and know I whant to play with my fingers, but my hand is realy untrained and i get stiff realy quick!! anubody know some exercises you could do?? thanks..
Do not(!) use any training devices like tennis balls, springs, hand exercisers etc. You'll just risk injuries.
Practice, like sk8terboi (sorry ) said, use a light, loose touch, stop when it starts to hurt, shake and/or stretch your hand and fingers when you get stiff.
Try to minimize excessive finger motions, that's why it looks so easy when you see pros play.
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when i started playing bass I always used a pick.. and know I whant to play with my fingers, but my hand is realy untrained and i get stiff realy quick!! anubody know some exercises you could do?? thanks..
Just practice some very simple bass lines that don't require anything fancy from your plucking hand and when you get comfortable with that bassline, upgrade to one of higher difficulty. Just keep doing this and you'll get pretty good playing with your fingers. Just practice like that.
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) said, use a light, loose touch, stop when it starts to hurt, shake and/or stretch your hand and fingers when you get stiff.
