Hi guys,
I have been playing for about 7 years now but have hit 'the wall' in a way.
I have a neurological condition which affects mainly the left side of my body both tone and strength wise.
Despite this, I would still say I can play bass to an okay level (gospel, rock, blues etc.). The problem here is that I have began to develop a dull, aching stiffness in my left wrist. This means that I can play the songs normally up until about 30 seconds continuous (especially on the high strings) and then this stiffness comes.
I do have small-ish hands and my fingers don't naturally stretch that much but it has never been a problem before.
I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to combat such a thing and delay, if not stop such a pain.
This is even more important as I am meant to be buying a new bass (american special) very soon and this issue is downright discouraging me!
Other points: I use a long-scale Ibanez GSR with 45's. I have seen posts about people using a short-scale for similar problems but I have no clue in a first hand way.
Thanks