I'm back playing bar jams

[Kerry Brown]

I've been struggling playing my bass and guitars. I have arthritis in my right shoulder. If I play for more than a few minutes I have pain for a day. I started playing ukulele. With the small body and light weight I don't get much pain. Last week I bought a very nice all solid mahogany baritone uke with Fishman electronics. Last night I took it to a local bar jam. I rocked the stage for an hour and a half. Very little pain this morning. The uke fits well in the mix playing rhythm highlighting the two and four. I'm back baby!

 

[syscokid]

Great news, KB!!!

 

[iblive]

Awesome

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Good to hear that you’ve found a way KB! Much love for the baritone uke!

 

[Jethro Rocker]

That is excellent! Glad to see you arre doing better!

 

[TVvoodoo]

Best news of the month so far! You're one tough mofo

 

[Sargeant Preston]

I recommend a comfortable stool and a wide guitar strap for that shoulder.

 

[dmatthews]

Good job mate, rock on!

 

[iblive]

I recommend a comfortable stool and a wide guitar strap for that shoulder.

While I didn't have any issues like KB, when I played on worship team some years back.... I started alternating between sitting on a stool and standing. (1) Frankly, I play better sitting down. (2) its an acoustic guitar and in my book it's okay protocol to play an acoustic guitar sitting down. So I did. In fact one Sunday.... it was summer vacation time.... we had a tough time getting enough people for a team. Didn't have a keyboard player. Either had a bass player or a drummer, but we didn't have both. What we did have was four guys set up in a 1/2 circle and did our best CSNY imitation on acoustic guitars. We ALL sat on stools. It was great.

So +1 on the sitting, Kerry.

 

[Don O]

A couple of old f#rts sitting on Roc-Soc drum thrones with backs. From a block party gig we did last year.

 

[CoyotesGator]

Heck yeah!

 

[ibmorjamn]

I've been struggling playing my bass and guitars. I have arthritis in my right shoulder. If I play for more than a few minutes I have pain for a day. I started playing ukulele. With the small body and light weight I don't get much pain. Last week I bought a very nice all solid mahogany baritone uke with Fishman electronics. Last night I took it to a local bar jam. I rocked the stage for an hour and a half. Very little pain this morning. The uke fits well in the mix playing rhythm highlighting the two and four. I'm back baby!

That’s good news KB!

 

[Sargeant Preston]

@Kerry Brown

I love the sound of a ukulele.

Are you familiar with Donavon Frankenreiter? If not, look him up on the tube's. I'm thinking you'd enjoy yourself at a bar jam playing....

 

[GrooVey]

Great news Kerry