As a side note, the guy my father bought my first bass from (back in Dec 91) was selling all of his stuff because he had recently been in a motorcycle crash and broken both wrists.
Do You Use An Arm/Wristband ?
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Re: Do You Use An Arm/Wristband ?
I like the idea of using an armband. Too bad I haven't thought of it before. The binding on my 4001 doesn't bother me, but it does put a mark on my arm when I sit for any length of time. Just today, I tried lifting my forearm off of the body, but that isnt' going to happen. My arm got tired really fast. I've noticed that I sweat a whole lot more playing my Cii than I do my 4001. I sweat a lot anyway, but I think the extra arm contact with the contour increases the sweat and I'm worried I'm going to destroy the clear coat. The armband is a great idea to prevent this.
As a side note, the guy my father bought my first bass from (back in Dec 91) was selling all of his stuff because he had recently been in a motorcycle crash and broken both wrists.
As a side note, the guy my father bought my first bass from (back in Dec 91) was selling all of his stuff because he had recently been in a motorcycle crash and broken both wrists.
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cassius987
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Re: Do You Use An Arm/Wristband ?
Here's ANOTHER reason why your technique may not have any influence on whether or not your arm touches: how you wear your bass.
I have some straps that can be shortened to the point that they are up in the Anthony Jackson range. In that area there are few arm positions I can use that don't involve touching the binding somewhere.
On the other hand if I play like Tool bassist Justin Chancellor, who is a very good melodic-meets-rhythmic type, there is pretty much no way my arm could ever touch the side. He wears it too low.
Don't even both mentioning guys in metal bands who wear the bass down around their knees.
Just another part of the equation...
I have some straps that can be shortened to the point that they are up in the Anthony Jackson range. In that area there are few arm positions I can use that don't involve touching the binding somewhere.
On the other hand if I play like Tool bassist Justin Chancellor, who is a very good melodic-meets-rhythmic type, there is pretty much no way my arm could ever touch the side. He wears it too low.
Don't even both mentioning guys in metal bands who wear the bass down around their knees.
Just another part of the equation...
Re: Do You Use An Arm/Wristband ?
That is sad. I thought about not riding but I could never stop trying to play bass.nukebass wrote:I like the idea of using an armband. Too bad I haven't thought of it before. The binding on my 4001 doesn't bother me, but it does put a mark on my arm when I sit for any length of time. Just today, I tried lifting my forearm off of the body, but that isnt' going to happen. My arm got tired really fast. I've noticed that I sweat a whole lot more playing my Cii than I do my 4001. I sweat a lot anyway, but I think the extra arm contact with the contour increases the sweat and I'm worried I'm going to destroy the clear coat. The armband is a great idea to prevent this.
As a side note, the guy my father bought my first bass from (back in Dec 91) was selling all of his stuff because he had recently been in a motorcycle crash and broken both wrists.
It's too early in the morning to talk about our relationship !