It’s back from the dead! The TB Mega Thread.

[behndy]

NICE. music is FUN.

[Waterpilot]

annnnnnnd just got back that PayPal sided with him. he's claiming it's not that noticeable and it talks about the carrier signal on his site and he OFFERED ME A PARTIAL REFUND such a sweetie and "i'm a small builder" boo hoo whatevah. just emailed to see if there's a way to protest that or give them more information. WHATEVAH.

don't even care about the money anymore really. just irks me that he got over on me and this is some weird validation that he's right. ugh.

Sorry to hear that man. If it's any consolation, I won't be buying from him and I'm sure there are others. He may have got your $155 but he's going to lose some in the long run because of it.

[behndy]

that's my hope. he's an ass and deserves as much bad pub as can be drummed up.

[Chankgeez]

I wasn't gonna buy any pedals from him in the first place anyway, but now I'm definitely not gonna.

[Jwar]

If you're not a member of Acid Splash Designs facebook page, you may be missing out. Shameless plug. Hah

[greyscales]

I wasn't gonna buy any pedals from him in the first place anyway, but now I'm definitely not gonna.

[Chankgeez]

If you're not a member of Acid Splash Designs facebook page, you may be missing out. Shameless plug. Hah

Damn, jwar, you cray.

[behndy]

If you're not a member of Acid Splash Designs facebook page, you may be missing out. Shameless plug. Hah

Damn, jwar, you cray.

f'realz 'do. MEOW.

[Jwar]

So I need some advice from my fellow bassists. I believe I have early onset of tendinitis in my left arm. It fucking sucks and is soooooooo annoying. I attribute this mostly to my lifting heavy weights for such a long period of time. Going to lay off for a few months. Anyway, have any of you dealt with this before? What can I do? When I play my bass it often times hurts, but I don't want to give up my instrument for a few months as well. Fuck. Just curious if anyone's had this issue.

[Chankgeez]

So I need some advice from my fellow bassists. I believe I have early onset of tendinitis in my left arm. It fucking sucks and is soooooooo annoying. I attribute this mostly to my lifting heavy weights for such a long period of time. Going to lay off for a few months. Anyway, have any of you dealt with this before? What can I do? When I play my bass it often times hurts, but I don't want to give up my instrument for a few months as well. Fuck. Just curious if anyone's had this issue.

I haven't had tendonitis, but I've had a Carpal Tunnel-like RSI. I waited too long to start seeking treatment. The earlier you catch it, the better.

Some things that ended up helping me:

Acupuncture
Massage Therapy
Stretching (before, during and after you play.) Learn some Alexander Technique type stuff
Make sure your bass is in a good ergonomic position relative to your body.

Oh, I'll also add that you probably don't have to stop playing completely, but you may have to cut back for a while (and alter some of your techniques). I'd check with my treatment provider to see what's an acceptable amount of playing to be doing. You should also go to a doctor to get it diagnosed. That may help determine what you end up seeking in the way of treatment. Good luck. Not being able to use your hands how you want to is lame. I hope you feel better soon.

[dubkitty]

Make sure your bass is in a good ergonomic position relative to your body.

this is absolutely key. if i don't get the bass or guitar hanging at JUST the right height my left wrist--which suffered bad-typewriter carpal tunnel AND got severely sprained in a bicycle crash in the 90s--goes batshit crazy on me. i literally have to do 1/8" adjustments on the straps.

[behndy]

ugh. that scares the shit out of me. i have decently strong hands and wrists and don't get a lot of pain in them. but my mawmz has fibral mialgia (sp?) and arthritis. i'm super afraid of hitting 50 and my shit just falling apart on me.

Strap Perfectness is hard for me too. i slap shitty so it makes sense that i have bad form on that, but i do it rarely enough that i'm not that worried. there's about a 3 inch difference (*shing* *pulls out knife* "awwwww..... only 3 inches?" "oh, you'll feel me baby.") from where i keep the neck when i finger (oh yeah) or tap (oh YEAH). it doesn't cause pain to shift back and forth, but i get skeered.

SKEERED. HOLD ME JWAR.

[Chankgeez]

... i have decently strong hands and wrists and don't get a lot of pain in them. ...

I don't think strength necessarily has that much to do with it. It's an overuse injury. Even slight alterations in the way you play can stress your body in asking it to do things it's not accustomed to. If you take things too fast without the proper preparations, damage can occur. To keep playing through the pain makes it worse. Make adjustments slowly.

... fibral mialgia (sp?)...

Vibro-My-AlgalBloom?

Love that pedal.

[behndy]

ALGALS BLOOMING IN MY VAJINE'AH.

[dubkitty]

... i have decently strong hands and wrists and don't get a lot of pain in them. ...

I don't think strength necessarily has that much to do with it. It's an overuse injury. Even slight alterations in the way you play can stress your body in asking it to do things it's not accustomed to. If you take things too fast without the proper preparations, damage can occur. To keep playing through the pain makes it worse. Make adjustments slowly.

not that long ago i totally fucked up my neck and shoulder playing pedal steel on a too-tall stool and it took me over a year to get back to normal including tons of chiropractic, deep-tissue massage, etc. that's one reason i sold the steel.