ergonomics

I played fingerstyle for a while on my Höfner and have to say, even if it felt wrong in the beginning, I slowly became fond of the narrow spacing. It seems to enable me to play faster and more comfortably.. especially octaves and arpeggios. Not that the standard Jazz spacing would be...

TL;DR -- I have some ergonomic issues to contend with now and tried a bunch of different basses to test out scale lengths, with high hopes for multiscales. Surprisingly, a Squier Jaguar (32") came out on top. However, I really want a 5-string, so now I'm not sure what to do as I would like a...

The world of bass needs an engineered top horn extender. Who could make something like the picture below so you could use your factory strap pin screw to screw the extender onto your bass and and internal thread and the correct size machine screw to fit in a strap-lock? Is this do-able? Maybe...

Hi all! Great to be on TalkBass.com. I've already read tons of useful information. I'm an experienced musician, but I recently started playing bass guitar (in which I'm technically still very novice). I bought a left handed Hofner Ignition bass and I've put on some LaBella flatwounds strings...

I’ve never owned a Rickenbacker, and have only managed to play one in a store once, very briefly 10+ years ago. That being said, I really dig the sound they get, and the look of them and would one day like to get one, BUT...I often read people here saying they got one and didn’t like it at all...

I have been GASsing for a lightweight 6-string bass and stumbled upon Adamovic (also looking at Mensinger). I read through their Unique Features page, and besides nearly drooling over their process, I began to wonder if it was just marketing speak (i.e., do other luthiers use similar methods) or...

In the market for a new bass. Tried a Strandberg that a friend owns and loved the feel/body along with the fanned frets. However, I don't like the price. I've been searching for other basses that have the similar cutaway style body but have been coming up short. Any suggestions on where else to...

I'm looking around for a new bass within my price range, and stumbled upon the mtd kingston z4. I've heard most mtd basses have asymmetrical necks and I wanted to know how they play and feel. Do you notice a big difference in your left hand or is it barely noticeable? Is an asymmetrical neck...

I've noticed that his bass' neck hangs low and almost horizontally.. He may have giant hands, but isn't this really bad for ergonomics and technique? I love the look of it though and I'd love to do this, as well, so does anyone know how he's able to play like this? And he does put his thumb...

I'm agonizing over selling my Roscoe SKB 3005. It's been my only bass for about 4 years, and I love it to pieces. Really one of the very best basses I've played, and it's been truly amazing to be able to use it. But, like just about every other Roscoe, it's 35" scale, and I don't want to play an...

Hi all, I've been dealing with some wrist issues, and (of course) am considering a new bass instead of just fixing my technique :-) I happen to love the Z shape, and the idea of a 32" or 30" Z to mitigate the impact on my limbs is very interesting. So I wonder, for those that have one, how...

Hello everyone. As I practice more and more and learn new techniques and advance as a bass player and a musician I am starting to have this idea and i thought i'drun it by the Talk bass community (where else). Do you believe that body shape / contours and physical interaction with a bass...