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#43
Look, it's either poor technique because it hurts your playing, or because your wrist will contort into Elephant man shapes. Make up your minds people!!

Like a lot of people said, the guy learned a different technique and it works well for him...since when does everyone (RAM) care so much about Krist's health and wrist condition??!? He might not be a great bass player in some people's minds, but if I could play that well I would welcome some carpal tunnel!
 
#44
Originally posted by szvonek
Look, it's either poor technique because it hurts your playing, or because your wrist will contort into Elephant man shapes. Make up your minds people!!

Like a lot of people said, the guy learned a different technique and it works well for him...since when does everyone (RAM) care so much about Krist's health and wrist condition??!? He might not be a great bass player in some people's minds, but if I could play that well I would welcome some carpal tunnel!
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I really don't care about his playing. Why did you think that I did?:confused:
 
#46
Originally posted by szvonek
Not that you care about his playing, but about his health...I was more or less referring to this quote I guess:

"It's absolutely the worst possible position for the right wrist, to be bent in that manner! He's just asking for problems!!! "
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I don't care about his health. I was taking a stand on his technique. The beginning of the thread identified that he plays very low. Then some TB'ers seemed to say that it was fine, and that he's a good bass player.

I don't think it's fine to play that low. I tried to identify how it's not fine, why it's poor technique. Some then decided to joke around about the statements I made. Perhaps they're strong statements, but they're true. There are many bass players out there who used to play with their basses strung down to their knees and now have neck and wrist problems. I'm not saying you have to have it strung up around your neck, but where both hands can move freely.

The thread then just got way out of hand. Now I'm bowing out. It's too bad, too, because I look at TB as a place where people can exchange ideas and try to learn from one another. Some people are above that, I s'pose.
 
#47
Don't take it too personally or anything, I was just trying to keep the debate light...I myself play with the guitar up on my stomach, and would never play that low. I was just saying who cares about carpal tunnel if you can play like that. More of a self-deprecating comment than anything. Plus I get the sense from other posters (not you, RAM) of a tinge of jealousy for the guy since he made it and plays what they consider 'wrong.' That's all.
 
#48
Originally posted by szvonek
I was just saying who cares about carpal tunnel if you can play like that. More of a self-deprecating comment than anything. Plus I get the sense from other posters (not you, RAM) of a tinge of jealousy for the guy since he made it and plays what they consider 'wrong.' That's all.
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I would care about carpal tunnel no matter how I played. (more so if I was as bad as the subject of our discussion) Carpal tunnel syndrome can rob you of your ability to play at all, not to mention do many other things with the hand that it affects.

...and I'm not jealous. I've got a full time gig, and a retirement plan.
 

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