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Meet Randy Kertz, D.C. – Something that I have been working on lately is designing the perfect bass guitar strap. This isn’t easy there are a variety of materials available, both for the outside and inside of the straps and many things to consider. What is most comfortable for the inside? Does the outside slip [...]
Meet Randy Kertz, D.C. – Continuing with the theme from the last article, this time we’ll talk about left hand technique, again assuming the player is right handed. Here are some positioning examples: The classic ‘proper’ technique is to keep the left thumb in the middle of the back of the neck, between where the [...]
Let’s talk about right hand technique (assuming the player is right handed, if not switch hands). Here are some basics, and some do’s and don’ts. With your plucking hand, the fingers should not be straight; instead they should hang loosely and naturally over the strings. When playing a note, let the finger rest on the [...]
Continuing with our theme from last time, posture, I’d like to touch on some other aspects of this all-important subject. Additional considerations for seated posture include music stand height. You don’t want to have to look down to read the music as this will cause the body to slouch forward, making the muscles in the [...]
Hi and welcome back. Last time I introduced myself and encouraged you to pay attention to your body and your playing, and talked briefly about repetitive stress injuries, which is the core of most of the problems bassists will be facing. This time around let’s talk about one of the most common and commonly misdiagnosed [...]
Hi to all, and welcome to my column The Doctor Is In. I’m Randy Kertz, a bass player, chiropractor and acupuncturist, and author of the book ‘The Bassist’s Guide to Injury Management, Prevention and Better Health’. I’m happy to be part of the Bass Musician Magazine team, and look forward to doing this column and [...]
Written by a bass player for bass players, The Bassist’s Guide to Injury Management, Prevention and Better Health by Randall Kertz, D.C. is designed to point out common and not so common problems that the musician may encounter during practice and performing situations. The injuries and conditions themselves are explained along with their prevention and [...]
Welcome to the fourth column. I’d like to get you thinking about posture this time around, a subject we touched upon but didn’t get into great detail with in the first column way back when. Posture is that thing that everyone from your mom to the nuns to the school teacher told you about growing [...]
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