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I've been curious to try bass and my brother picked up one of these Yamahas a few months ago, so on Sunday I trekked up to Cosmo Music and came home with this one. I also tried a short scale Fender Mustang PJ and liked the feel of it, but it was more than I wanted to spend. I have a decent bass model on my Amplifire and it sounds good enough to get me started, so I'm pleased.
Here’s a pic:
There is, however, a bit of a problem. I find, after playing and practicing just some basic stuff on the bass, my left wrist and hand are really bugging me. Possibly more than they have since last year when I had to take a couple of months off from playing. My guess is that my technique is off. With guitar, I tend to palm the neck, but with bass, that's doesn't really work. I find that the stretches on bass are quite large and I'm wondering if I should have tried a short scale bass at another shop that was more in my price range. I guess I could return this one if it keeps hurting my hand, but I am trying to focus on technique, thumb behind the neck and all that.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions? Should I take this one back and go short scale?
Here’s a pic:
There is, however, a bit of a problem. I find, after playing and practicing just some basic stuff on the bass, my left wrist and hand are really bugging me. Possibly more than they have since last year when I had to take a couple of months off from playing. My guess is that my technique is off. With guitar, I tend to palm the neck, but with bass, that's doesn't really work. I find that the stretches on bass are quite large and I'm wondering if I should have tried a short scale bass at another shop that was more in my price range. I guess I could return this one if it keeps hurting my hand, but I am trying to focus on technique, thumb behind the neck and all that.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions? Should I take this one back and go short scale?