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

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However, these players are the exception to the rule. Furthermore, bassists who play this way, do not necessarily prefer playing with a tug bar. 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. Instead, set the drill to reverse and take the drill bit out that way. Go ahead and repeat this process for the other hole.

How you should place your thumb when playing the bass also depends on your physiology. Thus, a technique that works wonders for others, could feel painful for you. Anyways, I think that thumb rests are something really easy to put on your bass but it’s just really over-looked. Few bases come with them anymore which is honestly a real shame in my opinion. If you still don’t know then you’ll honestly be just fine putting it on parallel with the strings, it won’t make that much of a difference at the end. This is because using your thumb as a movable anchor, or playing with a floating thumb is generally preferable. I say this because I find methods to allow for better dexterity and fluidity. This is because there is no set answer to where to place your thumb. Rather, there are different methods for making strings easily reachable and for keeping your tone consistent.I personally prefer making mine parallel with the strings but the steps are the same either way. If you aren’t sure which way you’ll like better, play a couple of scales or something and see if your thumb sits at any kind of angle. One of these annoyances is the fact that most bases today actually don’t come with a thumb rest (I honestly think they pretty much all should). This means that if you start to rely on your thumb rest or get used to it it’s going to feel really weird when you don’t have it. For the fretting hand thumb, the above points should serve as a starting point. By tailoring the placement slightly to find a position that works for you and doesn`t feel painful you will make playing easier and prevent injuries down the road. From here, you’ll want to place a small piece of tape on the drill depending on how long the screws are. This way, you won’t drill holes that are too deep! To install a new thumb rest on your bass, you should drill small holes above the top string where the screws of your new thumb rest will go, then line up your thumb rest and manually screw it in by hand. Do not use a drill or you might strip the screws.

When Leo Fender first introduced the bass guitar in the 50s it had a tug bar. Nowadays, thumb rests and tug bars are a rare sight, and manufacturers hardly ever add them to their basses. If you really want to make a guitar yours, here’s some essential (and fairly easy) electric guitar setup and modification ideas that will improve playability. As we stated in our guitar mods blog, instruments are subject to humidity and temperature changes when they travel from their destination, so would always benefit from a set up. If you're finding that your bass guitar is not quite 'right' when you play it, hand it over to an experienced bass tech and see how they can improve it for you. It could be something simple that will make all the difference! Deshalb habe ich mich für den Gold Tone BBTR MicroBass Thumb Rest entschieden. Das Ding bei Thomann bestellen und pronto geliefert bekommen war eins.

No. On the vast majority of electric basses that have this bar, almost all of them are installed on the bass side. It’s usually true you only see the bar installed on the treble side as a tug bar on vintage reissue models (such as the Fender American Vintage ’58 Precision Bass), or from bass builders that specifically either want a vintage-style instrument, or an instrument that can be played seated or in the upright position. Thus, while “tug bar” and “thumb rest” are often used interchangeably, they don`t mean the exact same thing. Both words refer to a similar piece that is attached to the bass. The difference lies in where we attach it.

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. Playability is extremely important when it comes to any bass guitar. It's important that you actually LIKE the bass guitar you're playing. The more invested you are in your bass emotionally and physically, the better you'll play it and thus your music will sound better. This can be annoying because if this happens it will instantly stop any sound coming from that note. Thus, in modern times, bassists who play old-school basses with tug bars generally just like how the bar looks, or have simply not cared to remove it. 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?Ansonsten besteht der Thumbrest aus Holz (Palisander?) und passt vom Design her ausgesprochen gut zur Bass-Ukulele. Where you place your thumb when playing the bass impacts your dexterity, stamina, and tone. Yet, bassists seem to place both their right and left-hand thumbs at all kinds of spots. So with all the various ways to go about it, where should you put your thumb when playing the bass guitar? 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. And finally we'd always recommend getting a professional set up. If you're not comfortable making any changes to your instrument on your own, then a luthier or guitar tech can do it for you.