fingerest?

[FenderBinder]

how do u use the finger rest thats on the pickguard? Is it a decoration or does it have a purpose? I can barely use the thumbrest on my jazz yet alone one on the pickguard. The thumbrest on my jazz is placed to high and i have short fingers thats why i can barely use it.

 

[SuperSnake2012]

I like the idea of a thumb rest but I never use it... I had one on my P bass and I find it gets in the way. It may just be my technique but I find it hinders my ability to play the E string. I just rest my thumb on the pickup instead.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

If you're talking about the kind that sits below the G string, that's meant to be a rest for your fingers (or a place to grip your fingers against for an anchor) while you pluck with your thumb- an early idea that was created with the thought that more bassists would pluck primarily with their thumb. It's not used so often these days and is a decoration for most.

 

[Bruce Lindfield]

If you're talking about the kind that sits below the G string, that's meant to be a rest for your fingers (or a place to grip your fingers against for an anchor) while you pluck with your thumb- an early idea that was created with the thought that more bassists would pluck primarily with their thumb. It's not used so often these days and is a decoration for most.

That was because at that time of design (late 1950s) - that was how most guitarists played (some Jazz guitarists still do this) - and Leo Fender expected that he would be selling his new products to guitarists who wanted to earn more money by "doubling" on bass!

 

[owensea777]

If you want to use it, put your fingers there, and use your thumb to pluck notes. This seems like a spin-off of another thread that the OP secretly knew the answer to???