Fender Thumb-Rest For Precision & Jazz Bass - Black, FENTHUMBREST

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From here just blow off any wood dust that’s on your instrument (a can of air will work better) then you’ll be ready for step 3. Step 3.) Screw in Your New Thumb Rest Something that goes rather untalked about when it comes to the bass guitar is if you should have a thumb rest on it or not. If you ever need to play fingerstyle on the lowest string on your bass, the absence of a thumb rest can be more of a pain than most people realize. However, these players are the exception to the rule. Furthermore, bassists who play this way, do not necessarily prefer playing with a tug bar.

This position does have several disadvantages though. It commits you to a rounder and darker tone, as you will always be playing high up on the strings. The comfortability of this position can also greatly vary between basses, and your range of motion will be limited. All you have to do now is line up your new thumb rest with the holes that you just drilled and then screw them in. You want to avoid this for several reasons. First of all, it puts your hand in an unnatural position that will become painful to maintain over time. Second, this generally means that there is an unnecessary amount of force being applied, which will negatively affect your stamina.Das Spielen ging ganz gut von der Hand, aber irgendwie hat mir die Stütze für den Daumen gefehlt, wie ich's von meinen anderen Bässen gewohnt bin. Was tun? Löcher reinbohren für einen konventionellen Thumbrest geht gar nicht, die Kala Thumbrests sind viel zu teuer, außerdem war es mir zu riskant, die Dinger auf meinen schönen neuen Bass zu kleben und irgendwann Spuren drauf zu haben, wenn ich die Dinger mal abmachen will.

One method I didn`t mention above, is that I have seen some bass players rest their thumbs on top of the body of the bass. Do not do this. You will have a horrible range of motion, notes will vary in intensity, and playing will feel cumbersome. The first Fender basses all had tug bars. This was a long, curving piece of plastic that was attached with screws below the thinnest string of the bass.Believe it or not, installing a new thumb rest is actually really cheap and easy so today we’ll go through exactly how you can do it yourself with some common tools you probably have lying around at home. What Is a Thumb Rest Used For? A thumb rest will make you feel like you have more power and will help a lot with stability for your right hand even if this is something that you don’t think you struggle with.