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

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Once you’ve found exactly where you want the thumb rest to go, poke one of the screws into both of the holes so that you know exactly where to drill. Good quality bass guitars don’t have to cost you a fortune – we take a look at 11 cheap bass guitars that actually sound good. Make sure that your drill is on the lowest power setting, and also make sure that you drill straight in and not at an angle. Drill all the way down until you’ve drilled up to the point of the drill bit where you placed the tape.

These are some of the best bass amps in the world today. Don’t even think about reading this if you don’t care about your tone! 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. 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. 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.

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. Ich habe mir vor Kurzem eine handliche Bass-Ukulele von Ortega zugelegt aus der Lizard-Serie, die um das Schallloch herum mit wunderschönen Eidechsen-Applikationen versehen ist. Deshalb habe ich mich für den Gold Tone BBTR MicroBass Thumb Rest entschieden. Das Ding bei Thomann bestellen und pronto geliefert bekommen war eins. Depending on your preference, you can either put the thumb rest parallel with the strings or you can put it on with a slight angle (like shown in the video). 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've got a tired old bass guitar that you know in your heart has more to give, we thoroughly recommend learning how to make a few modifications to your bass guitar to get the best out of it. The only other disadvantage I can really think of is if you are someone who prefers having your thumb rest pretty close to the strings then you might hit the thumb rest or even your own thumb with the strings while playing.

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So yeah, it’s really easy to get used to a thumb rest which I guess could be considered a downside.

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. 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. 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! 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.

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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.