RikiB Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) Got the JMJ Mustang yesterday and it’s great but both positions of the thumb rest don’t do it for me. I’m more of a Leave me thumb resting on top of the Precision pickup kind of player. Unfortunately you cannot do this with the smaller and shallower Mustang pickups so at the moment I have just put a small circle piece of rubber that has sticky stuff on it that was in a drawer from years ago and it does the job but I’d like to get something more permanent and screwed into place. But I don’t want a big sized thumb rest,just something small and discreet maybe thinner and half the size of a normal one. Looking on the internet I saw 1 picture of a small thumb rest on the very bass model I have and looks good but can’t find them anywhere. Any ideas? If not I think I’ll find a piece of wood and spend some time sanding it to size and shape myself but I’m lazy. Edited September 11, 2023 by RikiB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 M3... https://www.zero-mod.com/mustang.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 49 minutes ago, hooky_lowdown said: M3... https://www.zero-mod.com/mustang.html That’s a cool idea but not a fan of how it looks. I just want a small thumb rest or something shaped to a thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, hooky_lowdown said: M3... https://www.zero-mod.com/mustang.html That’s a cool idea but not a fan of how it looks. I just want a small thumb rest or something shaped to a thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 I might just buy some self adhesive rubber things for furniture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 A shaped piece of dowel (used a nail file), painted with nail polish, drilled and countersunk, attached using the pickguard screw and a piece of double sided tape. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 That’s a cool bit of DIY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 I don’t understand how either of the pre drilled positions would be used,I tried but didn’t feel natural at all, just a little thumb rest to anchor on is all I need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) On 11/09/2023 at 16:51, RikiB said: That’s a cool idea but not a fan of how it looks. I just want a small thumb rest or something shaped to a thumb. Zero-Mod makes several different thumb-rests. You can cut it smaller if you like, of course, and it is curved. Other than that, something like the Bass Buddy thumb-rest should be easy to make with a 3-D printer. Edited September 13, 2023 by jd56hawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 If you can give me a design, back of fag packet will do, I'll print it up for you for free and send it out. The more details the better. Thanks Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 7 hours ago, jd56hawk said: Zero-Mod makes several different thumb-rests. You can cut it smaller if you like, of course, and it is curved. Other than that, something like the Bass Buddy thumb-rest should be easy to make with a 3-D printer. Yeah I saw these but only in America. something like the small one would be good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, rwillett said: If you can give me a design, back of fag packet will do, I'll print it up for you for free and send it out. The more details the better. Thanks Rob That’s very kind of you. I wouldnt know where to start though. Just want something small and maybe curved or shaped. At the moment I’ve just stuck on of those small square rubber pads you get with effects pedal that you take off to put Velcro on. Actually not bad at just having a home place for my thumb to feel but something shaped like the Bass Buddy would be ideal. Edited September 13, 2023 by RikiB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) I stuck a small oblong of black perspex-y material (I think it was the remains of a smashed camera filter) on the scratchplate of my Sterling as a very thin anchor/thumbrest. It worked very well. I think the point I'm trying to make is that rest doesn't have to be that thick to be effective. The piece I used was about 3mm thick. HTH Edited September 13, 2023 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 @RikiB Suggest you draw simple banana curve around your thumb and let me know the dimensions and the height you want. Something like this below is fine. Also how are you going to attach it to the bass? A screw hole or double sided sticky tape? If it's a hole then whats the diameter of the hole, if it's sticky tape, you might need a little more surface area to stick it on. Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 2 hours ago, ahpook said: I stuck a small oblong of black perspex-y material (I think it was the remains of a smashed camera filter) on the scratchplate of my Sterling as a very thin anchor/thumbrest. It worked very well. I think the point I'm trying to make is that rest doesn't have to be that thick to be effective. The piece I used was about 3mm thick. HTH Yeah agreed. The little sticky pad I have on there now is 3mm high. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, rwillett said: @RikiB Suggest you draw simple banana curve around your thumb and let me know the dimensions and the height you want. Something like this below is fine. Also how are you going to attach it to the bass? A screw hole or double sided sticky tape? If it's a hole then whats the diameter of the hole, if it's sticky tape, you might need a little more surface area to stick it on. Rob I’ll have a look later . Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jd56hawk Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, RikiB said: Yeah I saw these but only in America. something like the small one would be good You might want to try taps for shoes...these are rubber. Not very thick but you can glue 2 or 3 together. Edited September 13, 2023 by jd56hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Floating thumb works for all basses without any mods needed, and is completely free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said: Floating thumb works for all basses without any mods needed, and is completely free. I was going to post that damn you 😂 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Problem with thumb rests is that they lock your right hand onto a particular bit of the bass robbing you of all kinds of tonal variety. And take your thumb away from damping duties. Probably why you'll almost never see one on a really nice bass ... or being used by a really good bassist! Snobbery? Yeah maybe ... just take this as the opinion of an aging jazzer 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikiB Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 I got these. They stick and hold very well. Theyre just rubber stick on feet but do the job and can easily be removed and because they’re clear you can really see them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165738128998?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=sbuuuxgvsp2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EJRy2vUVQ8C&var=465247430672&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 18, 2023 Share Posted November 18, 2023 On 16/11/2023 at 13:54, RikiB said: I got these. They stick and hold very well. Theyre just rubber stick on feet but do the job and can easily be removed and because they’re clear you can really see them. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165738128998?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=sbuuuxgvsp2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=EJRy2vUVQ8C&var=465247430672&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Theses are, apparently 'BUMPONS'. Bumpon. I had no expectation of learning any new words today, but there you are. Bumpon. BUMPON. BUMPON. BUMPON. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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