Bass Guitar Necks For Small Hands

Special Review Bass Guitar Necks For Small Hands

Have you been thinking about playing the electric bass but have been told that your hands may be too small? Have you been told to play guitar or perhaps even a ukulele instead? If despite all this you're still yearning to play the bass guitar, hope is not lost. All you really need is to find bass guitar necks for small hands.

Now I don't care if you're a small adult, a child, a woman or a man. Plenty of people feel intimated by the size of a bass guitar. The body and neck are significantly longer than a guitar and if you happen to be small in stature, you'll also notice that bass guitars are often heavier than their smaller six-stringed cousins.

But hope is not lost. Consider these options before giving up on your chance to play the electric bass even if you have small hands.

1. Avoid basses with more than four strings: Sorry for being painfully obvious here, but if you have small hands you definitely don't want to experiment with a five or six string bass in the early going. Stick with a four string and gradually work your way up from there if needed.

2. Avoid basses with a reputation for having thick necks: These include Fender Precision basses and almost any Gibson electric basses. This is a general rule, but I still recommend you play as many different basses and necks that you can because the width and depth can vary considerably from model to model.

3. Regular scale basses with thin necks: Check out Fender Jazz basses and Ibanez Soundgear four string basses. These basses are known for having fast necks that are easier to manage.

4. Explore short scale basses with thin necks: These bases are usually somewhere in the 30 inch scale length area, it'll still sound like a bass but will not be quite as long - a great option for a child that hasn't quite grown into a full sized bass guitar just yet. Investigate the Squier Bronco bass and the Fender Mustang bass guitar.

5. Go custom: Not for the faint of heart, but if you've decided to stick with the bass guitar thing and your hands just aren't getting any bigger, you should look into getting a custom bass guitar or custom bass guitar neck made to measure for you. One company specializing in smaller instruments is Birdsong Guitars and their prices are very reasonable for the amount of detail they put into their guitars. Lastly, you can attempt to shave down a regular bass guitar neck - it's a cheaper option then getting a custom made bass neck, but you'll need to pay a skilled luthier or repair person to do the work. It's also risky because if you shave off too much - you can't get it back.

The very last option for learning how to play bass with small hands is to just get used to it. There's a certain amount of pain involved in learning to play any instrument, if your desire is strong and you employ an intelligent approach (never play through pain on a regular basis or you're going to damage your body - perhaps permanently) chances are you'll find a way to adapt to the instrument.

Where there's a will there's a way!

So if somebody writes off your ability to learn how to play the electric bass just because your hands are on the small side, don't believe them. Today there are many options for those who are looking for bass guitar necks for small hands!