The Bassist’s Guide To Injury Management, Prevention & Better Health by Randall Kertz, D.C. has been released in a new edition. Written by a bass player for...
Hello once again – hope all is well out there and everyone has had a great summer. Usually in this column we talk about physical issues...
Getting Rid of Tendonitis for Good by Igor Saavedra – Part 2… (Click to read Part 1) I’m sure many of you know that I started...
Getting Rid of Tendonitis for Good by Igor Saavedra – Part 1…  I’m sure many of you know that I started very late in music when...
NAMM 2012 by Dr. Randall Kertz – Ampeg, Aguilar, Gruv Gear Duostrap, Warwick, Elixir… Hello and glad to be back! I thought I’d get back into the...
Hello all, it’s been a while- thanks for hanging in there. I’d like to go over some material I presented recently in a pair of lectures...
The Doctor Is In… DeQuervain’s Syndrome Hello and welcome back. I took a month or so off but am back with a column about DeQuervain’s Syndrome,...
The Doctor Is In… Hello to all… it’s been a while. Hope you are all enjoying your summer. I’d like to revisit something that is always...
By the time you read this the winter NAMM show will be over, but I am on my way out tomorrow morning. Looking forward to a...
Hello… once again-took one issue off but I am back and raring to go. I am often asked about working out, strengthening and exercising. Players want...
Something that I see commonly in my office, especially among the musician and mechanic populations as well as others who use their hands for fine movements...
Hey everybody. As a new upright player (not a new instrument, but new to the instrument) and in preparation for my lecture at the International Society...
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...
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:...
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...
