pain in my thumb

dmbS0MuchT0Say · Post by **dmbS0MuchT0Say** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:24 pm

just recently everytime i play tough stretches like in songs crash and satellite... after maybe a min of constant playing i get a sharp pain in the base of my thumb. by the time i get to the chorus in satellite the pain is unbearable. i was just wondering if anyone had any advice on this kind of pain?

globex · Post by **globex** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:26 pm

I had the same problem when I was just starting out with guitar. The more you play, the stronger it will get. It just takes time for the muscles to get used to stretches. It also helps if you practice with a nylon string guitar, then you won't have to press down as hard. After you get that down, you can try a steel-string.

dmbS0MuchT0Say · Post by **dmbS0MuchT0Say** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:30 pm

could it be from improper form? i just hope it goes away because ive had this pain for quite some time now, i just dont know whether to keep playing or to give it a good rest

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 5:43 pm

Nah, I was never taught form, it's like he said, it takes a long time to get your muscles to take the stretches. Don't fret, just let it happen, I gurantee soon it'll go away.

globex · Post by **globex** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:08 pm

Also, those stretches aren't that tough if you have relatively big hands and a nice guitar. For example, on my guitar (which is huge) playing Captain is simply not possible unless you have Michael Jordan hands.

Try pulling down your entire hand more. The more you lower your hand, the easier it is to keep it parallel to the neck of the guitar, this should ease up a little for the muscles. But usually the thumb's base hurts when you need to press down on the strings really hard and not because of the stretches, so think about that.

lakerhoc1121 · Post by **lakerhoc1121** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 6:49 pm

i just got over that hump not too long ago while playing grey street and crash i got a pain but it is all better now. i can play the song through w/o pain

briguy945 · Post by **briguy945** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:08 pm

Nah, I was never taught form, it's like he said, it takes a long time to get your muscles to take the stretches. Don't fret, just let it happen, I gurantee soon it'll go away.

Kukini · Post by **Kukini** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:56 am

briguy945 wrote:
Nah, I was never taught form, it's like he said, it takes a long time to get your muscles to take the stretches. Don't fret, just let it happen, I gurantee soon it'll go away.

wasn't sure if anyone caught that.