wrist

I've always known I had a bit of a T-Rex thing going on with my plucking hand wrist angle. Curious if others do the same and if I'm putting my...

I just recently started playing my new/used 2004 Stingray. My other primary basses are an American Performer Precision and a Sterling Ray34...

Hello In the last couple of months I've come back to playing bass after a break of about five years, I played for about six or seven years before...

I am a pretty casual upright bass player and have been playing for 20+ years. I play for about 30 minutes each day currently. Even in that limited...

Hi All! I've searched around the forums and found plenty of info on wrist pain, stretches, treatments, etc (all good stuff!!), but a general...

Hi All! I've searched around the forums and found plenty of info on wrist pain, stretches, treatments, etc (all good stuff!!), but a general...

Hi! So, I recently started watching a show called Trigun, and the opening song has a nice bass riff that I wanted to try. I figured out the main...

Hi, I know there are many threads about wrist problems, but I still wanted to get some opinions. Yes, going to see a doctor would be the best but...

Hello everybody. Recently I've been struggling to learn some pickstyle playing. I used to play a guitar a little, so when I started playing with a...

Hi guys for those that play standing, when in 1/2 or first position, is there an imaginary straight line from the elbow through to the wrist and...

Recently an old sports injury has come back. Turns out that, years ago I broke my wrist. Except for stiffness, it never gave me much of a problem...

Hi guys! I wasn't sure where to post this, so I chose miscellaneous. I've been playing double bass for about 5 months, and I'm currently attending...

I've recently experimented with tucking my thumb underneath my neck to help keep my wrist straight. It seems to be working pretty well, but I...

Hi! I’ve been trying to find out why I keep having my wrist in the wrong angle and it seems that is because I put the neck too far away from my...

Hello Guys I'm planning to build some bass guitars with better ergonomics and balance, for both stand up & sitting down playing. They would be...

I've been playing bass for a year and about 8 months into my playing, I started to get serious wrist pain in my fretting hand. I took some videos...

My right wrist has an old injury that keeps coming back due to both my job and my bass playing, so I wear a wrist brace as often as possible....

I began playing in January with a full scale bass. For the first 4 months I was playing/practicing at least 4-5 times a week, 1-2hrs/day. Last 2-3...

After reading through a number of posts, I didn't really see anything exactly related to my issue. I've been playing steady for about 7 years,...

Hi all, as many may know i comment a fair bit on injuries and techniques that may cause injuries, so here is a personal look at a common...

Recently I've broken my wrist. Have lost approximately 40% movement back and forth. And approximately 60% side to side. Not currently able to...

so ive just acquired a lush 5 string fretless fender jazz after years of playing a 4 string fretted precision. im loving playing it, except it has...

Hey guys. Just thought I would bounce this off some better minds than my own. I've been playing for many years, though I admittedly do not...

I'm a pick player and recently I've been having a lot of pain fairly quickly, which isn't normal. The only thing different I've been doing is...

Greetings all! I am currently playing in two different bands, and I use both finger and pick technique. I've gotten away from developing good...

Hi, I played a lot to reahearse in one day. Like 3-4 hours with my band and 2-3 hours of arpeggio practive now I get a dull ache playing bass for...

Hey guys, so ive recently started learning how to play with a pick after soley playing finger and slap for a couple years but ive noticed that...

I know there's a stick about this, but this is about me specifically. For a good month or two now, I've noticed discomfort in my wrist when I type...

so when im practicing a song on the high end of my B string i sometimes get tightness in my wrist, no pain at all just tightness and if i give it...

I already have issues with that hand/arm from nerve damage due to a martial arts injury. Now I seem to have done some serious damage. My wrist is...

I just got a bass for my birthday (I'm 14) and have been playing for 4 months so far. I have a problem with my non strumming hand. If I try to...