Today I’m going to share some tips on how to hold the bass guitar with your left hand.
I’m surprised that I continue to see people holding the bass guitar wrong on their left hands. Most of the people I see either use a single finger to touch the frets, or they grip the neck like a guitar.
My bass master, Si Fu Vincent taught me on my first lesson that we must hold the neck with our wrists relaxed. The left thumb should be flat on the back of the neck. The other four fingers must curl around the bottom of the neck, and touch the frets using only the fingertips.
I took a photo of myself holding the bass properly. Notice how each finger is playing only a single fret. The wrists should be relaxed so that you can move freely. Only fingertips should have contact with the strings. The advantage of doing that is it allows you to play faster with better control and intonation.
Tune in later for more tips. If you’re really interested to learn bass properly, either get a bass coach or get some training videos to help you get started.
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