Can you please give me some examples of good bass players who have small hands and generally are not big guys but still use standard scale basses? Just for some motivation. I also wanna see how do they work with their fretting hand.
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Great small players
- Thread starter Anglerfish
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Victor Wooten has very small hands. I have held my hand up to his and my fingers are nearly an entire inch longer.
Steve Bailey has small hands and is about 5 foot nothing tall, but can man handle a 6 string bass or an upright all day long.
Steve Bailey has small hands and is about 5 foot nothing tall, but can man handle a 6 string bass or an upright all day long.
I've got kinda small hands & have gigged regularly mainly with a P Bass for over 30 years.
I know hand fatigue, stretching across frets & all that!
What has always helped me is fingerboard knowledge & breaking down bass parts so I can get from a to b with the most economy of movement,
I know hand fatigue, stretching across frets & all that!
What has always helped me is fingerboard knowledge & breaking down bass parts so I can get from a to b with the most economy of movement,
I Have a 35" Scale 6 string bass with 24 XJ frets (Esp B206Sm) and my middle finger is a little under three inches long. I Feel like i can get around it pretty well, but when i practice scales or play legato i like to play a little past the third fret to accommodate my fingers easier. That is why i like having the low B. I also tuned my high C a half step down to play chords easier. So it is tuned B, E, A, D, G, B, almost like a guitar.
I'm 5' 6" and wear size 6 1/2 shoes. That gives you an idea how small my hands are relative to my feet.
I play standard-sized Fender 4-string P and J. I can do 95% of what I do as a bassist by employing the 1-2-4 fingering technique.
Some of the best basketball players are the short ones who are quick and agile. Having small hands means more shifting but I keep working at being quick and agile with my left hand. Practice practice...and more practice.
I play standard-sized Fender 4-string P and J. I can do 95% of what I do as a bassist by employing the 1-2-4 fingering technique.
Some of the best basketball players are the short ones who are quick and agile. Having small hands means more shifting but I keep working at being quick and agile with my left hand. Practice practice...and more practice.
Matt Malley, original Counting Crows bassist has small hands. My wife went to high school with him, so we saw them whenever they were in the bay area, and he is a fantastic fretless player. Recovering The Satellites is my favorite LP of his.
