liquidbass
New member
Hi All,
I'm new here to the EB boards (or really any boards for that matter) and if everything works out the way it should, I'll have my Bongo HH this Sunday from a fellow member here. The sale favors either of us: he gets some needed cash for med expenses and I get a one of my dream basses. Been wanting one now that I'm back into playing, and I plan on taking a Bong (hit...sorry, had to reference) next week for a classic rock audition. I expect the Bonger will just as slammin' as an SR5 I used to have that ended up being sold in an emergency. As the time comes, I'll be getting one of those again.
All that said, to the above posters on CTS: I used to be a massage therapist for years, and most of those in the profession usually develop CTS symptoms at one point or another. The paraffin bath work wonders at alleviating the pain and tingling, but I'd also stress mild stretching of your hand's extensors/flexors (easy to look up examples online). You also may want to wear your bass a different way. I noticed some tingling in my right wrist since I've gone to wearing my bass up high to access more notes (ala' Jaco), but have recently been wearing it a bit lower, and the tingles have started to subside. Just a thought, but I'm no doc (don't even play one on TV either).
Anyway, glad to be playing music again and excited about doing it with a Bongo. Cheers all
I'm new here to the EB boards (or really any boards for that matter) and if everything works out the way it should, I'll have my Bongo HH this Sunday from a fellow member here. The sale favors either of us: he gets some needed cash for med expenses and I get a one of my dream basses. Been wanting one now that I'm back into playing, and I plan on taking a Bong (hit...sorry, had to reference) next week for a classic rock audition. I expect the Bonger will just as slammin' as an SR5 I used to have that ended up being sold in an emergency. As the time comes, I'll be getting one of those again.
All that said, to the above posters on CTS: I used to be a massage therapist for years, and most of those in the profession usually develop CTS symptoms at one point or another. The paraffin bath work wonders at alleviating the pain and tingling, but I'd also stress mild stretching of your hand's extensors/flexors (easy to look up examples online). You also may want to wear your bass a different way. I noticed some tingling in my right wrist since I've gone to wearing my bass up high to access more notes (ala' Jaco), but have recently been wearing it a bit lower, and the tingles have started to subside. Just a thought, but I'm no doc (don't even play one on TV either).
Anyway, glad to be playing music again and excited about doing it with a Bongo. Cheers all
