The claw

[Clint 55]

Stop crying and do something about it.

Thought I'd mention that my claw isn't due to an injury. It's from upright bass fingering early in my musician life. Anyhoo, I am doing exercises to help my left hand but I think I'll be forever clawed no matter what I do. I play a few minutes of left handed bass per day where I pluck with pointer and middle, then middle and ring, then ring and pinky. It's working pretty well to develop my left hand a little better for my regular right handed guitar playing.

[ErikH]

I don't think there is really a problem here. BOTH of my hands do this in the relaxed position. I have no dexterity issues or anything else. I never played upright bass, only guitar and electric bass.

[Clint 55]

I know. It's a joke thread. I wish I had a little more dexterity but watever.

[solspirit]

Are you doing extension exercises?

[solspirit]

Thought I'd mention that my claw isn't due to an injury. It's from upright bass fingering early in my musician life. Anyhoo, I am doing exercises to help my left hand but I think I'll be forever clawed no matter what I do. I play a few minutes of left handed bass per day where I pluck with pointer and middle, then middle and ring, then ring and pinky. It's working pretty well to develop my left hand a little better for my regular right handed guitar playing.

do you really think that injuries don't occur from repetitive motion?
Take a good look at the two links I posted. Think about carpal tunnel syndrome, that's considered an injury.

[Clint 55]

:o

[Erlend_G]

Darn Clint 55, I learn something new about you every day.

So you studied upright? :o Awesome! . I studied fretless electric bass... wanted to play the upright;

but decided not to. Because it was so expensive; hard to lug around- and not easy to learn/play either. It's still my favourite bass (and bowed) instrument.

\m/

[Adieu]

Pretty sure that's what they now call "carpal tunnel"

Used to get that way in a job that involved huge volumes of typing at like 90 WPM... went away on its own after I ragequit.

Actually, would even go away with breaks of just a few days, but would recur if you went back to the activity that caused it too much and too early

[NegativeEase]

I have a feeling that masturbating, typing on a keyboard on the internet ,and texting on your phone has done more to mess with your hand posture than playing bass.

[Clint 55]

^ Not me cuz I'm a pro wacker :P

Used to get that way in a job that involved huge volumes of typing at like 90 WPM... went away on its own after I ragequit.

You tell em Adieu!

[Clint 55]

Darn Clint 55, I learn something new about you every day.

So you studied upright? :o Awesome! . I studied fretless electric bass... wanted to play the upright;

but decided not to. Because it was so expensive; hard to lug around- and not easy to learn/play either. It's still my favourite bass (and bowed) instrument.

\m/

That's cool that you studied fretless. Do you still have one? I don't remember. The only bass I have right now is a P bass that I fixed up. I don't have an upright anymore for the reasons you said. Expensive, tough to play, etc. My goal is to just get to playing 1 instrument - guitar - well. Maybe I should revisit upright in the future. I'm pretty good. Can hold it down pizzicato and I can play well with the bow - in tune with vibrato and everything.

[NegativeEase]

I learned something new in this thread -people study the bass.

bass jokes.... I got em.

[NegativeEase]

Also known as "jack hand"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_...e%20lumbricals.

[Clint 55]

^ For the 80th time, it's not an injury. My ring sticks paired next to my middle while passive from upright bass fingering. If I go to move them, they function normally.

I learned something new in this thread -people study the bass.

bass jokes.... I got em.

Yap. I quit bass when I decided I wanted to learn to play actual music with melody and harmony.

[Erlend_G]

That's cool that you studied fretless. Do you still have one? I don't remember. The only bass I have right now is a P bass that I fixed up. I don't have an upright anymore for the reasons you said. Expensive, tough to play, etc. My goal is to just get to playing 1 instrument - guitar - well. Maybe I should revisit upright in the future. I'm pretty good. Can hold it down pizzicato and I can play well with the bow - in tune with vibrato and everything.

I lost everything- I ever owned, got, saved for, bought... in a house fire; that took everything with it. No insurance.

:/

but please; keep playing! . I love the sound of an upright.