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Yeah, it's the worst when you've got the drive, the energy and enthusiasm to do something and injury or warnings of injury gets in the way. I recently got back into skateboarding and was really driven and having a great time, spending 3-4 hours at the park every day, then a week in I got a...

how do pro bassists not get stuff like CTS and arthritis and are able to play forever it seems? I saw Ron Carter play a few years ago and I think he was like 80 at the time

Hey, we have the same bass! At least I think so, and if not, very similar. Mine is a 2011 which has the same plate, logo and text on head stock. I thought mine was an American Professional, maybe that's another name for the same thing. I love mine to death, congratulations

I don't think so but when i'm in the zone i may well be without realizing it. My tendons are fine, it's the muscles (or something else, idk the anatomy of the forearm) halfway down my forearm, maybe even closer to the elbow. Thanks for the rec, i will check out that video as i've recently...

That's reassuring that you also experienced this. Thanks for the advice about relaxing - i'm sure that I get very tense when i'm trying to play fast or dexterously and I never really pay attention to it.

Hi, it's my first post here so sorry if this isn't the right place to post this. I've searched for the answer to this for a while and found nothing on the web. When I fret with my pinky I get pain in my forearm, not pain that runs down my wrist or hand but pain that's isolated there, on the...