Keeping Your Left Hand Relaxed: 11 Tips for Bass Players by Damian Erskine

Q: I met you several years ago at NAMM when I worked for Alfred Music and I filmed you when you played at our booth. Anyway, I have since switched careers from Video Editor to Massage Therapist and I still play bass – jazz on electric and classical on upright. Because of my involvement in the San Diego music scene, a lot of my clients are musicians. I have decided to dub 2016 as “left handed death grip” year. It seems like I get client after client of string players (not just bass) with left hand pain and tendonitis who all reluctantly admit that they are hanging on to the neck for dear life.Read More