Toys for coordination

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Hello Bass lovers! Does anyone here have a good tip concerning any kind of toy (like a fidget toy maybe) to practice the coordination of your fret hand when you don’t have your bass with you?

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I don’t know about a toy, but @buzzroberts posted this on another thread:

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Thanks, I will do that. Sounds great!

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You might check out these from D’Addario. Link is to GC, but not an endorsement. There are also some interesting items under the Musicians Care category that look interesting but I haven’t tried any of them.

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Not a toy per se but learning a few finger exercises you can do anywhere is helpful for flexibility and independence

This old video has quite a few from easy to hard to pick some from

If you do buy a ‘toy’ my tip would be to avoid ‘strength’ building ones…strength is a minor issue with fingers pressing bass strings and some of these strength builders can lead to injury…concentrate on flexibility and especially building independence of your fingers

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Thanks! This is awesome! and well… super hard! I think you’re right, it actually dosen’t need any toy to practice the flexibility and independance. I will practice some of these exercises

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100% agree. It’s also easier to injure yourself with grip trainers than one might think, if you go too hard.

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This is so good…as well as a reminder how uncoordinated my fingers are. Independent movement of my ring fingers…hmmm…a LOT of work needed on that :joy:

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