Agreed, but the advantage of these exercises is that they can be done away from the bass, thus reducing the time it takes to "get there".
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pinky strength. mine is incredibly weak and I need help / advice.
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Agreed, but the advantage of these exercises is that they can be done away from the bass, thus reducing the time it takes to "get there".
The suggestion of playing a chromatic warm-up exercise is a very good one. I have all of my students do that to begin and end every practice session.
Or, you can do what I did 22 years ago. Break your ring finger playing softball and have to gig six straight weeks with it completely unusable and in a splint. that will strengthen your pinky very quickly...
Or, you can do what I did 22 years ago. Break your ring finger playing softball and have to gig six straight weeks with it completely unusable and in a splint. that will strengthen your pinky very quickly...
Cutting meat for 5 years helped strengthen my hands, LOL. Not that I would recommend that for a career.
I found playing 1234 4321 and various runs involving all four fingers repeatedly until I couldn't do it anymore helped strengthen and improve control. It's especially good at getting each note to sound right.
I found playing 1234 4321 and various runs involving all four fingers repeatedly until I couldn't do it anymore helped strengthen and improve control. It's especially good at getting each note to sound right.
