Anyone Here Play An Instrument?.....
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eaglemaniac
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I play an 88 American Strat, not all that well but I enjoy it.
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Big Green Machine
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Guitar, bass, vocals, 83 Stratocaster, fender Precision bass.
Big_Shank
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Drums, guitar, bass, mandolin, and pretty much any other musical instrument I can get my hands on. I am better with some than with others but it's a long learning process and it's always fun to challenge yourself.
Drums - 1972 Ludwig Vistalites
Guitar - Ovation celebrity in birds eye mayple bought new
Bass - 1980's Squire Jazz bass
Mando - Ovation Applause
Drums - 1972 Ludwig Vistalites
Guitar - Ovation celebrity in birds eye mayple bought new
Bass - 1980's Squire Jazz bass
Mando - Ovation Applause
Sharphooks
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I played guitar since I was 15--- blues and rock n' roll, and then for the last 20 years, classical guitar. Last year I finally bit the bullet and purchased a true concert guitar ( Ramirez 1A) --- same guitar Segovia played.
The guy who sold it to me said: .."dude, this guitar will change your life!!!!"
It changed my life alright: I went nuts playing this guitar, sometimes 5 hours a day without stop and now, what happened after a year of intensive playing??
For the last two weeks, I've lost feeling in both my hands, numbness in my arms and shoulder, and can no longer play that guitar-- Repetitive Stress Syndrome
Tomorrow I'm going on a 7 day wilderness trip for steelhead, rowing down a river. At this point, I'm wondering if I can even make a fist around the oar handles much less cast a fly for 7 straight days
Not trying to sing the blues here or put on my mining hat for sympathy--- just warning people--- be careful! They also call this Repetitive Stress Injury: you can spend a few scary hours reading about how awful it is if you do a Google search...... not sure why I wasn't clued in enough to sidestep that trauma before
If you read about Leona Boyd (famous Canadian classical guitarist): Repetitive Stress Injury destroyed her career. And funny thing--- her guitar of choice was a Ramirez 1A
So not to be a wet blanket here, but instrumentalists.....beware!
The guy who sold it to me said: .."dude, this guitar will change your life!!!!"
It changed my life alright: I went nuts playing this guitar, sometimes 5 hours a day without stop and now, what happened after a year of intensive playing??
For the last two weeks, I've lost feeling in both my hands, numbness in my arms and shoulder, and can no longer play that guitar-- Repetitive Stress Syndrome
Tomorrow I'm going on a 7 day wilderness trip for steelhead, rowing down a river. At this point, I'm wondering if I can even make a fist around the oar handles much less cast a fly for 7 straight days
Not trying to sing the blues here or put on my mining hat for sympathy--- just warning people--- be careful! They also call this Repetitive Stress Injury: you can spend a few scary hours reading about how awful it is if you do a Google search...... not sure why I wasn't clued in enough to sidestep that trauma before
If you read about Leona Boyd (famous Canadian classical guitarist): Repetitive Stress Injury destroyed her career. And funny thing--- her guitar of choice was a Ramirez 1A
So not to be a wet blanket here, but instrumentalists.....beware!
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Seafever
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I feel for ya, Sharphooks.....I'm quite conscious of the stress-related injuries one can aquire from various stringed instruments.
Mostly it seems it has do with scale-length, width of nut, size of frets, shape of neck and a couple of other things.
I play an Ibanez SR500bass and a shortscale Squier Jaguar SS. Both 1 1/2 inch nut width. Comfortable for me and they have no "neck dive" hardly.
I can't play many of the wider-nut P-basses or other brands .......too hard on my fingers and wrists. Have to have the neck angle about 45 degrees to play or I have issues.
Also the shape of the neck is a consideration. My Ibby is pretty good. The Jag has a C-neck but it works for me.
Mostly it seems it has do with scale-length, width of nut, size of frets, shape of neck and a couple of other things.
I play an Ibanez SR500bass and a shortscale Squier Jaguar SS. Both 1 1/2 inch nut width. Comfortable for me and they have no "neck dive" hardly.
I can't play many of the wider-nut P-basses or other brands .......too hard on my fingers and wrists. Have to have the neck angle about 45 degrees to play or I have issues.
Also the shape of the neck is a consideration. My Ibby is pretty good. The Jag has a C-neck but it works for me.
arima arima
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I have found with related injuries has to do with more of poor posture and pronating of the wrist that causes injury, changing technique usually helps alot.
TenMile
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Sounds like we need to gather the SFBC band. Call ourselves "The Shipheads" or "Smells like a Fish" and rock the next SFBC G2G. So far we have guitars, drums, bass, keys a couple singers. Just need a few doo-wap girls, alcohol, darkness and an audience and we have a trainwreck in the making! I'm in!
cuttlefish
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Trombone. Still
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