You're bending strings on a bass? Awesome! Congrats on the new bass amph.
I think I broke myself.
I was playing my bass so much yesterday (Tuesday was my day off) that I hurt my left hand. The muscle on my middle fingertip hurts a from the force required to bend strings. That's a little better today. But the big thing this morning is that my thumb/wrist hurts like crazy when I turn it a certain way. Typing is somewhat uncomfortable. I didn't think I was stressing anything too much but I guess I was wrong. Evidently I'm not as young as I used to be.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
You're bending strings on a bass? Awesome! Congrats on the new bass amph.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Yes . . . and I paid for itOriginally Posted by Tone2TheBone
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
rest and some ice . . . see your chiro if you have one. My wife (a licensed DC) has worked on my ankles and feet regularly when I bang them out of shape running/skiing or whatever. It helps.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
No,No Rev you need to do 4 Hail Mary's and hair of the hound.Meaning keep rockin Rev dont stop now.Sumi
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Well, ummm..if it hurts when you do that, then don't do that.
Seriously, what SVL said. I have been seeing my chiro for almost 9 years now and I don't know how I got along without him.
I'm quite astonished, but the pain in my thumb seems to be completely gone--this despite the fact I have to shovel/throw snow. I'm going to lay low the rest of today and give it a whirl tomorrow.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn
You're gonna have to start warming your hands/wrists up before you play, and start focusing on proper technique while playing.
Take 'er easy, Rev.
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
Ditto to what Kat said. You, like the rest of us, are getting a little older and slower and the joints and tendons just don't work as well as they used to. Jumping to bass does tend to take a toll on you, so proper warm-ups and technique will help with some of the pain.Originally Posted by Katastrophe
But, you may want to get that checked, as it may be the early stages of carpal tunnel syndrome. You do play a lot of guitar (unless I'm reading you wrong) and carpal tunnel does occur with repetitive motions, i.e. shredding/playing, etc. I'm probably wrong (not the first time and CERTAINLY not the last), but you've got to take care of yourself. Good luck with it and keep us posted. :
Well, the good news is that everything is back to normal today. Given how much my thumb hurt yesterday morning, I didn't anticipate that. I'm guessing that 90% of the problem was from bending strings which would put strain on the fingertip and the thumb. Guess I'll have to take it easy on that
Otherwise, I'm usually very cautious about my hands--especially after that whole snowblower incident. This is the first time since I started playing guitar/bass that I've had a pain in my left hand beyond the occasional fingertip discomfort. Usually the pains I get are in my upper back between my shoulder blades. No problems there, despite how much I played. Weird, actually.
Axen: Jackson DK2M, Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster, Reverend Warhawk 390, Taylor 914ce, ESP LTD Surveyor-414
Amphen: Jet City JCA22H and JCA12S cab, Carvin X-60 combo, Acoustic B20
Effecten: "Thesis 96" Overdrive/Boost (aka DVM OD2), Hardwire DL-8 Digital Delay/Looper, DigiTech Polara Reverb, DigiTech EX-7 Expression Factory and CF-7 Chorus Factory, Danelectro CF-1 Cool Cat Fuzz
"I wish Imagine Dragons would be stuck in an Arcade Fire for an entire Vampire Weekend."--Brian Posehn