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lomky

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I totally love the look, feel, sound of my SUB4 passive. It allways gets comments. There's a but; but because of the non tapered body I'm getting serious irritation on the inside of my wrist, we had a two hour jam session last night, and my wrist has a serious rash and is pretty swollen where my wrist meets the relatively sharp corner. i plan on keeping this bass forever, but I'm seriously considering taking a planer and sander to the body! Now, I know my hand postion isn't the best, and I play w/ a pick, but no other bass has hurt me this bad.

Any suggestion? Anyone want to sell me a stingray body :)

It's really a "why do those you love hurt you so bad" kinda thing.

p.s. Thank you Ernieball company for the Wonder Wipes and stickers I got in the mail yesterday!!! ROCK!!!
 
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Drink a lot of beer, grow a gut, and adjust your strap so that your SUB rests on the top of your gut. This will change the angle of the SUB and make it more comfortable for your wrist.
 
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Wear a wristband OR buy a big strip of moon gel (the stuff drummers use to dampen their toms) and slap that on the non contour. Peels off with no residue.
 
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Hey lom,
I'm sure you'll get other sweet answers ...

....but for me: I wear a wrist/sweatband around my forearm. I'm sure my playing stature could use a little work, but I get that irritation too. And I'm talking with any guitar ..

-hey, it's a cheap and easy solution ;)
 
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jeez, is no one going to talk me out of taking a powersander to my SUB? :D
 
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Jodizzle said:
Lom, don't take the power sander to it!!!!
I'll take the bass off your hands for ya :rolleyes:
Click to expand...

And then what the hell would I bring the rock with? A big... ummmm ....rock? (I got nothin')

I like the sub, I just don't like the little red dots that are forming and causing some sort of swollen thing on my wrist.
 
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Use a wristguard....for example the kind of thing they use for archery.

Or smarten yourself up, lose the scruffy T-shirt and wear a jacket.

Wear a leather jacket when you play (this will also help you sweat off the gut suggested by poster #2)

Wear the bass at a different height or angle

Wait till you get a callous on your wrist.

.......or just be a man and take the pain.
 
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jeez, tough love.

Use a wristguard....for example the kind of thing they use for archery.

Not a bad idea, may look a little goofy but...

Or smarten yourself up, lose the scruffy T-shirt and wear a jacket.

No way.

Wear a leather jacket when you play (this will also help you sweat off the gut suggested by poster #2)

Double no way, our guitar player is legally blind, so we need the stage lights cranked at all times. Needless to say we are probably one of the sweatiest bands around.

Wear the bass at a different height or angle

Haven't been able to get this to work for me.

Wait till you get a callous on your wrist.

I'd rather not have a callous the size of a pack of post-it notes on my wrist.

.......or just be a man and take the pain.

I like to whine alot :D or did you figure that out allready
 
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Tough love.....it's the only language bass players understand.

Seriously though folks I think you have 3 choices

1. Put something between wrist and bass...if your image doesn't allow the jacket then some kind of wristband or guard or glue a piece of sponge or something to the bass (yes I know it would look silly)

2. Change your technique or position so you don't rest your wrist there

3. Change your bass....either with the belt sander which will no doubt ruin it, or use a different one.

Now, off you go and try something!!
 
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Dude... I have a SUB1 Guitar, and I feel the same way. I love the SUB1, but the lack of contour does make my wrist tired after a while.

I took my Stingray to a local guitar shop to fix the action and truss rod, etc... and I plan to pick it up tomorrow or Saturday. I was actually thinking about asking the guys there what their thoughts are on beveling the edge to feel more like my Silo. I am sure the hardest part would be matching the paint if at all possible. I'll let you know what they tell me.
 
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