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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

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#14,001
GonePlaid said:
Hmm. What about lefty adolescents?:smug:
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Same applies I suppose, just in reverse. I’m a lefty but I learnt to play at a young age right handed. I think that it would be more difficult if I was older and set in my ways. I’m more at ease playing right handed than left now.

The music school insisted on symphony rules. Bowed instruments are only played right handed. You wouldn’t want a lefty taking anyone’s eye out. So left handers were forced to learn to play right handed, no matter which instrument. I don’t know if they still do that today.
 
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Passinwind said:
On upright I would have had to play cut time for most of the night, for sure. This was a Squier P-J with a pretty mediocre setup. I'll have to sneak over there when the owner isn't around a work on it a little. On my fretless BGs I can handle that sort of tempo fairly comfortably, but frets really really slow me down. I think I've only ever played something like two real gigs on fretted bass in 45+ years. And I don't even own a bass pick! View attachment 3324817
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Is a bass pick a felt one?
 
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beans-on-toast said:
Is a bass pick a felt one?
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I have a good friend who uses the felt ones. Definitely a pick IMO. But my guitar picks are completely different than what I'd use on bass if I did use a pick. I've used one on a couple of recordings to avoid having to use a speedbumped bass. Whatever it takes!
 
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biguglyman said:
Did a gig tonight and my hand cramping issues returned with a vengeance. I don't know what to do. I don't want to stop playing, but the cramps are so bad I can't play. I took my usual magnesium supplement, drank two bottles of water (which poses it's own issue we won't discuss here), ate dinner with fries (sodium and potassium) as well as a banana. All stuff that's supposed to help. I guess a trip to the doctor is in order. :(
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Have you tried raising or lowering your bass? I started having cramping issues a few years ago and dropped the bass down about four inches. Haven't had a problem since. It took a bit of getting used to playing at a different level but was well worth it.
 
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Passinwind said:
I have a good friend who uses the felt ones. Definitely a pick IMO. But my guitar picks are completely different than what I'd use on bass if I did use a pick. I've used one on a couple of recordings to avoid having to use a speedbumped bass. Whatever it takes!
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The problem with felt picks is that they shed all over the bass. I have some Dunlop ones but don’t use them all that much for bass. I like picks made from delrin. The material is slippery and quieter.

BTW, I find that a shaving brush is good for getting dust out from the bridge and headstock areas.
 
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beans-on-toast said:
The problem with felt picks is that they shed all over the bass. I have some Dunlop ones but don’t use them all that much for bass. I like picks made from delrin. The material is slippery and quieter.
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Regular guitar pics go to dust within a few minutes if I go into shred mode on guitar. I like the Delrin Dava #508 picks, they last nearly forever for me. I've actually considered setting up my lone 5 string fretted bass for use with a pick, I even have a trial pickguard mostly cut out for it. But getting the new fretless has kind of made me forget about that 5er for the moment.
 
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Passinwind said:
Regular guitar pics go to dust within a few minutes if I go into shred mode on guitar. I like the Delrin Dava #508 picks, they last nearly forever for me. I've actually considered setting up my lone 5 string fretted bass for use with a pick, I even have a trial pickguard mostly cut out for it. But getting the new fretless has kind of made me forget about that 5er for the moment.
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But no pickguard at all looks way better.
 
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GonePlaid said:
The right one can enhance the look. And vice/versa.
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Which ones do you like? In my world anything that's plastic is kind of a turnoff on musical instruments, although of course it's not always practical to be too rigid about that. Wood knobs typically cost a fortune, for one thing. But I certainly wouldn't expect or even want anyone else to hew to my sense of aesthetics in any case!
 
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I hate pick guards. I rarely play with a pick unless trying to cop an almost slap tone like Billy Gould from Faith No More. I never hit the face of the bass with my pic. Also, when playing guitar, poorly (all pic), have never had issue sans pic guard. I don't play acoustic where I've seen twangers like Willie Nelson beat up the wood.
I'm also a cramper. I feel Pediatlyte and/or Vitamin Water Revive help. Stretching wrists/forearms before and after playing helps me, too, my brothers.
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I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on tv.
 
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Passinwind said:
Which ones do you like? In my world anything that's plastic is kind of a turnoff on musical instruments, although of course it's not always practical to be too rigid about that. Wood knobs typically cost a fortune, for one thing. But I certainly wouldn't expect or even want anyone else to hew to my sense of aesthetics in any case!
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My '67 TBird w/ original pickguard(cracked on upper bout):
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And with new custom pg(from Pickguardian):
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fnordlyone said:
I hate pick guards. I rarely play with a pick unless trying to cop an almost slap tone like Billy Gould from Faith No More. I never hit the face of the bass with my pic. Also, when playing guitar, poorly (all pic), have never had issue sans pic guard. I don't play acoustic where I've seen twangers like Willie Nelson beat up the wood.
I'm also a cramper. I feel Pediatlyte and/or Vitamin Water Revive help. Stretching wrists/forearms before and after playing helps me, too, my brothers.
f!
I'm not a doctor and I don't play one on tv.
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And don't call you Shirley?
 
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GonePlaid said:
"Pickguardian" does nice custom work and has a shipload of colors, finishes, etc.(no, I don't get a 'finders fee')
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Yep, I found them a few months ago when I was contemplating putting a pickguard on my coffee table single cut. But the luthier who made the bass has a laser cutter, so I can probably score a freebie if I decide to follow through. He does a lot of Jazz Bass style builds with whacked out finishes, and the laser cutter is a nice tool for the job. He cuts his own inlays with it a lot too.
 
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