Q&A: Pain In Thumb When Playing Bass Guitar

If you have pain in your thumb when you play bass guitar then this video might just help you out...
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If you have any questions, let me know and I'll try and help!

[@sneaks2368]

Thank you for this! Started practicing my bass regularly again after not touching it for a while. These thumb cramps have been cutting my practice short lately. Good to know I've started fretting it too hard, and now I know how to adjust.

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Glad it helped!

[@banmaganma]

I knew that pressing too hard would cause pain, but thanks to your lesson I realized that my neck was too horizontal instead of ascending and that it was "parallel to the wall", as you call it instead of going a bit away from my body as you go up the fretboard. Especially changing the position of the bass helped a lot! Thank you!

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Glad to hear that! It’s a simple thing but learning to hold the bass properly can really change your technique for the better. 🙏👍

[@ajtheult7055]

I started playing the bass and always had pain in my thumb while playing not knowing now that I've been putting unnecessary pressure on it. Thank you this video helped a lot.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Glad to hear that. Keep up the practice!

[@ColeHulden]

Very helpful, thank you!! ❤

[@jonwis2183]

Thank you very much for this video!

[@Bass.Player]

I don't use my thumb this way, the middle of my thumb takes the pressure and not the end of my thumb. Been playing since 1964 with no problems. However I do have some arthritis in my lower thumb joint but it does not bother me playing the Bass (5 string)

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I should have mentioned that there are, as ever, a few ways of doing this. As long as it works and there's no pain, it's all good! Thanks for watching!

[@ley6748]

this helped me so much!! thank you:)

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Great!

[@stavrosbrainstorm3509]

Thanks 👍

[@barichello_]

Nice, it's good to focus on healthy playing.

[@OnlineBassCourses]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching.

[@fastphilosophy1511]

this is amazing! I want to thank you so much for helping me! I used to train a lot to not get a buzz sound but I didn't know that I was pushing to hard; thank you so much!

[@deanc.5984]

I'm kinda new to bass, my thumb cramps up after 10min! Maybe to much pressure trying to get a clear tone. Sometimes my thumb us pointing straight up, Sometimes angled depending on the chord. Ill have to work it out.

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You will work it out. Try not to apply too much pressure. You'll get it.

[@matthewdagnan3396]

Thump pain is greatly affecting my ability! Hope this helps

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I hope so! Good luck.

[@bassismath9118]

I had this issue while I was trying to master the bass lines of cowboys from hell main riff in my six string bass...the main riff troubled me for a long time n still does....

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Hope it's better now. It'll be tougher on a 6.

[@user-ix1dt2br6g]

Am I the only one that has pain in the thumb in the hand where Im strumming? 😅

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Definitely not. Take it easy though!

[@redimimgvm]

Im feeling pain at my thumb when i slap my bass

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Don’t play through it. Relax, do a little each day and build up slowly, making sure your mechanics are correct (hand position etc).

[@redachraibi5993]

“If it’s arthritis or a medical condition, go see a doctor” priceless advice

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Thanks for the sarcastic comment. What I’m trying to say is, don’t listen to bass players for medical advice!