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Post by xgator4u on Feb 1, 2016 16:12:49 GMT
Thunderbird, Check it out. Thing is it's SO thin,you gotta be careful, let it fall too hard and the skinny neck will break right AT the nut. I'll check that out. I like the look of a thunderbird. I think you will like the tone too, The passive pups are the hottest passive pups I've seen,or heard. |
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Post by OOD on Feb 1, 2016 16:13:41 GMT
I'll check that out. I like the look of a thunderbird. I think you will like the tone too, The passive pups are the hottest passive pups I've seen,or heard. Are the pups Humbuckers in a thunderbird? |
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Post by xgator4u on Feb 1, 2016 16:16:39 GMT
I think you will like the tone too, The passive pups are the hottest passive pups I've seen,or heard. Are the pups Humbuckers in a thunderbird? Kinda sorta, The thing is the separation physically OF the pups. The bridge pup really is for the bridge,the neck pup for the neck. |
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Post by xgator4u on Feb 1, 2016 16:17:40 GMT
Are the pups Humbuckers in a thunderbird? Kinda sorta, The thing is the separation physically OF the pups. The bridge pup really is for the bridge,the neck pup for the neck. The pups have separate volume controls. |
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Post by housepainter on Feb 2, 2016 3:12:06 GMT
I don't know about the 4 strings, but the neck on my Ibanez Soundgear SR-406 is comfy as dicks, super thin in both width and depth as is a bit of a trademark of Ibanez basses from what I hear.
Something worth considering is possibly overhauling your whole left hand technique. Even if you get a bass with a thinner neck, if it's a technique related issue you will only continue to exacerbate the issue until it becomes a major issue.
Do you tend to have a lot of tension in your left hand? A good exercise is to practice playing without your thumb even touching the back of the neck, which helps build finger strength as opposed to using your thumb and wrist to press the strings down. Lowering you action and practicing using the lightest amount of force possible to fret notes is important too. You may even want to try out some short scale basses too if you don't actually have really big hands.
Another good thing to keep in mind is let your amp handle the volume. I used to practice unplugged all the time when I was living in an apartment, so I would really have to dig in with my right hand to be able to hear myself, and at least for me playing fingerstyle, the more tension I would put on my right hand would naturally carry over to my left. It took a couple months and some nice headphones to really break the habit, but I did.
Tl;dr: before you go and buy a new bass, you may want to re-evaluate your technique,playing bass should NEVER be painful.
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Post by OOD on Feb 2, 2016 3:15:36 GMT
I don't know about the 4 strings, but the neck on my Ibanez Soundgear SR-406 is comfy as dicks, super thin in both width and depth as is a bit of a trademark of Ibanez basses from what I hear. Something worth considering is possibly overhauling your whole left hand technique. Even if you get a bass with a thinner neck, if it's a technique related issue you will only continue to exacerbate the issue until it becomes a major issue. Do you tend to have a lot of tension in your left hand? A good exercise is to practice playing without your thumb even touching the back of the neck, which helps build finger strength as opposed to using your thumb and wrist to press the strings down. Lowering you action and practicing using the lightest amount of force possible to fret notes is important too. You may even want to try out some short scale basses too if you don't actually have really big hands. Another good thing to keep in mind is let your amp handle the volume. I used to practice unplugged all the time when I was living in an apartment, so I would really have to dig in with my right hand to be able to hear myself, and at least for me playing fingerstyle, the more tension I would put on my right hand would naturally carry over to my left. It took a couple months and some nice headphones to really break the habit, but I did. Tl;dr: before you go and buy a new bass, you may want to re-evaluate your technique,playing bass should NEVER be painful. Thanks a lot for this. I will take a deeper look at my technique. |
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Post by housepainter on Feb 2, 2016 3:26:09 GMT
On a completely unrelated note, you can like your own posts here?  Hell yeah! I'm my own biggest fan already, and now I can finally show it! |
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Hell yeah! I'm my own biggest fan already, and now I can finally show it!