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Injuries suck...

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That's a huge bummer. Both the drummer and other guitar player in my band are approaching necessary knee replacements, and they're only in their mid 30's.

Hopefully subs are an option, but I know some bands/members aren't ok with using subs.
 
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Can't he just duct tape the sticks to his arms? I swear that's how our drummer plays.

Seriously though, good luck and hope he's back at 100 after surgery. I'm not a fan of subs. My previous band had five guys and two of them were good drummers so we would only cancel shows if two guys couldn't make it.
 
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zachoff said:
We've had to bail on our last two shows because our drummer has carpal tunnel. He's probably getting surgery in a couple weeks (has consultation w/ doc today), so it looks like our summer as a band is pretty well shot. We've not scheduled anything else until he is better and by that time we'll be booking a month or two out. Oh well... Ish happens.
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Ouch. You can't rush carpal tunnel recovery, especially if you want it to work.

If you don't want to get a sub, you could always look for a side project for the summer.
 
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GBBSbassist said:
That's a huge bummer. Both the drummer and other guitar player in my band are approaching necessary knee replacements, and they're only in their mid 30's.

Hopefully subs are an option, but I know some bands/members aren't ok with using subs.
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Find a sub for the drummer (or fire him :laugh:). Give the guitar player a week or two to rehab, then get him a stool to sit on on the stage. Boom! Problem solved.

But seriously, I hope your guys have a speedy recovery and you are back on stage in no time.
 
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You could always put yourself out there as a sub. My band was slow for various reasons, so I put an ad on CL. I got 3 paying gigs within a month and a two offers that I refused.
There is always something to learn from different players and music!
 
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Is it just one wrist? Maybe he could take some lessons from Rick Allen. Years ago the guitarist punched his car and broke some fingers. Put us out of commission for a while. We had two guitars so we took the time to learn new material. Had he not owned an old Volvo we would have back sooner, those cars are solid. Good luck.
 
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zachoff said:
Ha, yeah no dice on a sub. It would likely cause more trouble than it's worth. We don't have any shows booked now so we'll just lay low for a bit. Just a bummer is all. The guitar player and I are going to do some writing without the drummer and see how that goes. Maybe not so pretty with me switching between bass and drums!
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I wonder if he’d be okay/prefer coming to your sessions just he can give some input (vocally, and not picking up the sticks).
 
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Three summers ago I was working on my car. Trying to get the lower control arm off, my breaker bar slipped and I crushed my left hand down onto the garage floor with just about all my strength. Chipped the bone in my fingertip of my left ring finger, broke the nail about a half inch ABOVE the cuticle. Luckily I was not in a band at the time, because that took several months to heal to the point I could play again.
I feel for your drummer. Sucks indeed.
 
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GBBSbassist said:
That's a huge bummer. Both the drummer and other guitar player in my band are approaching necessary knee replacements, and they're only in their mid 30's.

Hopefully subs are an option, but I know some bands/members aren't ok with using subs.
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It was 5 weeks after knee replacement before my first gig. And I did take a stool. And I had my amazing wife do the heavy lifting during load-in. Before surgery I bought a rock-n-roller multi-cart to make it easy on her. She only had to help me load-in for about 6 weeks.
 

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