Small hands - Squier Vintage Modified Jazz v Precision

[Lozz196]

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I'll be seeing Bruce play live with From The Jam at the Chilfest festival in Tring, Hertfordshire on Friday 4th July.

Very much looking forward to it !
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Great, just up the road from me - will look into going to that one myself.

[Absolute Beginner]

Hi Lozz196.

You don't know if any good bass tutors in around Hertfordshire by any chance do you.....?

I live in Hemel Hempstead by the way.

Thanks,

Fraser.

[Lozz196]

Hi Fraser, always nice to see another Hemeloid on the forum.

Barry (the owner) in Fretz Music Shop in the Old Town may be worth speaking to - he`s a bassist, and from all accounts, a rather good one as well. Failing that I`d be happy to help out, though being self-taught myself I`m not a structured musician or tutor. Also, being in 3 bands my time is fairly limited.

If you don`t find anyone PM me your details and we can sort something out.

[Absolute Beginner]

Thanks for that.

Funnily enough, I've recently been in touch with Barry !

I just thought I would see what other options were out there in terms of bass tutors before committing, rather than going with the first person I spoke to.

Barry seems a really nice guy though.

Cheers.

[Funky Dunky]

I have gimpety hands. Not that small, not the most agile. I found a Jazz bass was nice and easy to play, and the 3mm did make a noticeable difference - I learned on a P, so my technique was horribly out of wack when I tried to slap - particularly the pop, my finger automatically tried to grab a string where there was none!! I ultimately bought a Squier VMPJ bass, which gave me the best of boh worlds tonally - one P pup and one Jazz pup.

As others have already noted, Ibanez basses have remarkably thin necks and I think.you could whizz up and down them if you had small hands. I found the neck too thin for my liking, but it.should be noted I'm an old fusspot who is extremely hard to please!