Developing Safe Left Hand Technique for Bass Guitar

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  @AndreiGrozea · 8 years ago

  Adam doesn't age

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  @turtleCalledCalmie · 7 years ago

  You colud totally revisit this topic with proper quality just so more people would see it. Very helpful

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  @AvianSavara · 6 years ago

  Adam, you are my hero. No joke... 20 years ago I was taught to position the thumb between my middle and ring fingers... I commited to this and for the life of me I could never play bass for more than an hour a day before it got too painful. And now this 10-year video has lifted that pain away. Thank you so much.<br><br>Ugh.... And this is why you don&apos;t learn bass from a guitarist....

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  @drewshourd66 · 2 years ago

  Hey man, retired professional drummer from Los Angeles here, at the young age of 57, finally bought a bass and this video, even 13 years later, helped me out tremendously, thank you bro.

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  @mainetimmermans8033 · 6 years ago

  As a physiotherapist i agree with you completely, important video folks!

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  @chrisb9026 · 3 years ago

  I was recommended this video by a Redditor. I&apos;ve been playing for nearly a year and have around 30 tunes down for a covers band I joined. I want to step up my playing, so was following advice on fretting and thumb position which led to my hand clawing up, just as demonstrated. My hand and wrist are still sore from just 30 mins practicing with me forcing my thumb behind index and middle fingers.<br><br>What this video has shown me is that I was on the right track to begin with. My thumb was to the side a bit and pointing up headstock. And it felt good. I got no hand or wrist fatigue even after rehearsal sessions of 2+ hours.<br><br>Thank you for the reassurance. You have yourself another subscriber.

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  @charlesfewlass2120 · 12 years ago

  Thank you, thank you, thank you. &nbsp;Finally an instruction on left-hand technique that doesn&apos;t say put your thumb behind your index or middle finger. &nbsp;I kept trying but my wrist was uncomfortable and was bent. &nbsp;It just didn&apos;t make sense. &nbsp;I was starting to wonder if my wrist was deformed since I couldn&apos;t follow the &quot;Common&quot; technique. &nbsp;I have always had my thumb pointing to the headstock. &nbsp;In fact, it lays down completely against the neck when I have to stretch my pinky to a fret.

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  @deblynne9440 · 3 years ago

  You are a natural born teacher. I&apos;m brand new and you just took the pain out of my left wrist

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  @mikarage3677 · 9 years ago

  naturally started playing like this but everybody keep telling me &quot;NO you have to keep your thumb in the middle of the fretboard and never ever pointed toward the neck like a hitchhiker.&quot; your video just confort me to play in a more natural position no matter what so called expert says. thanks for this another great video.

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  @Aeon135 · 2 years ago (edited)

  What I love about this is that Young Adam doesn’t do the whole “different people have different playing style preferences” spiel. You know the thing where the teacher basically says you should do what “feels right” to you and no one way is best. <br><br>Listen, no matter what you play, you’re still a human with all the same ligaments, tendons and bones as me. There is definitively, mechanically, a best way to fret a fingerboard. What intuitively feels right to a lot of beginners is to death grip their neck like a baseball bat. That’s bad. <br><br><br>Classical guitar players figured this out and no matter what genre you play, proper fretting technique is universal.

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  @rapalva4083 · 6 years ago

  Finally someone who&apos;s teaching safe ergonomic techniques. So many folks that teach don&apos;t get this right!

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  @mastod0n1 · 9 years ago (edited)

  was doing some googling and this video was the top result. I&apos;m a fan of the channel and subscribed but these old videos never show up in the recommended videos. Man, you&apos;ve come a long way! In terms of production quality; the content is great as always.

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