shoulder pain

Hello, when I play on the lower frets, my left shoulder feels really awkward and I experience discomfort. I’ll share some photos—please let me know what adjustments I should make, as I currently can’t comfortably play on the lower frets for a three-minute song if needed. For your information...

I was diagnosed with right shoulder tendinitis and osteoarthritis recently and am looking for any technique or bass positioning suggestions from others who manage these issues. What has helped you? I’m right handed. When I play, even sitting down with the bass rested on my right knee, I feel...

My band's repertoire has a couple of songs with slap and one thing I have noticed is that I prefer to strap my bass lower for finger style playing (not Krist Novoselic low, but medium low), but prefer higher when slapping (about the same height as when playing seated, not Mark King high). So at...

Hey all. Back in 1994, I happened to be shopping for a new bass. I had to replace a nice '85 Ibanez RB760 whose wolf tones and dead spots I had worsened by rubbing too much lemon oil into the rosewood fingerboard. In those days, the MM StingRay kept appearing on local stages and reappearing in...