Is an SS good for bad wrists?

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:16 am

It was just one thing I was thinking about. I'm still a little concerned about the size of my fingers, but I had a quick go of a CV Duo Sonic in my absence and there was something intriguing about the way it felt. I'm kind of bored of guitar in general so something that just plain feels different could be nice.

I've noticed a couple of mentions of the idea that SS guitars can be good for people with injuries. I have a bad left arm, partly in the shoulder(I've got a pad which helps alleviate a weighty guitar like an offset, so hopefully I'll be fine), but also largely on my wrist. I'm thinking having to jump around the fretboard slightly less would also help general strain.

What do you find?

stratphobic · Post by **stratphobic** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:24 am

the duo-sonic will definitely help with your shoulder. mine is the lightest guitar i own.

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:29 am

Ah, I'm not interested in the Duo Sonic, but a Jaguar or possibly a Mustang

I was thinking in terms of wrist movements.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:36 am

in order to find a neck profile like the CV duo in a proper shortscale, you'd need to look at the later years. that particular radius and profile are sort of atypical for vintage or even RI stangs and jags.

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:46 am

Ah, so that probably wasn't a good way to demo an offset? I'll see if I can get a proper go on a Jaguar.

It's the CP Jags I'm looking at, as you may have seen in the other threads. I know that's atypical in of itself.

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:52 am

Medicine Melancholy wrote:Ah, so that probably wasn't a good way to demo an offset? I'll see if I can get a proper go on a Jaguar.

It's the CP Jags I'm looking at, as you may have seen in the other threads. I know that's atypical in of itself.

I'm also in the market for a CP Jag, single coil burst with tort shell. Just trying to find a lightly used one for less than full price.

stratphobic · Post by **stratphobic** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:55 am

Medicine Melancholy wrote:Ah, so that probably wasn't a good way to demo an offset? I'll see if I can get a proper go on a Jaguar.

It's the CP Jags I'm looking at, as you may have seen in the other threads. I know that's atypical in of itself.

the CP jag's neck is a little chunkier than the duo-sonic

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:57 am

yeah, those necks are a little bigger than vintage specimens.

try to find a 65RI mustang, that might be a bit more indicative of what people envision when they think of shortscale neck profiles (b width, i think).

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 2:59 am

Have you considered the Black on black HH MIJ Jag? Might have a more favorable radius for you. And also, it's black!!!

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:37 am

Gotta have a trem

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:54 am

Medicine Melancholy wrote:Gotta have a trem

Bigsby.

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:09 am

Tuning stability..

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:48 am

Medicine Melancholy wrote:Tuning stability..

hardtail.

StevePirates · Post by **StevePirates** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 4:58 am

Mo Rawka wrote:
Medicine Melancholy wrote:Tuning stability..
hardtail.

And now the circle is complete.

Medicine Melancholy · Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:21 pm

My head is full of whammy

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:16 pm

There was a guy on here a while back who had injuries and found shortscales suited him much better but it was kind of hard to talk to him about it because he felt the need to remind everyone how his brain didn't work because of black druggies and people pulling levers or something.

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:29 pm

Medicine Melancholy wrote:Gotta have a trem

Is it bad that this made me think of "Gotta have a bowl, gotta have cereal"?

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:44 pm

To be honest, I'm not sure how much a shortscale would help. I suppose it won't do any harm and has to be easier to play, but I'd have said that things like posture and technique would be where you should be looking if you're experiencing wrist pain or want to minimise risk. I'd say play with the guitar high up, rather than at your knees, and try to keep your wrist straight and relaxed.

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:29 pm

Freddy V-C wrote:
Medicine Melancholy wrote:Gotta have a trem
Is it bad that this made me think of "Gotta have a bowl, gotta have cereal"?

No it was intentional. I had to stop my self from writing "Gotta have that surf feel" after it.

Medicine Melancholy · Post by **Medicine Melancholy** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:30 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:To be honest, I'm not sure how much a shortscale would help. I suppose it won't do any harm and has to be easier to play, but I'd have said that things like posture and technique would be where you should be looking if you're experiencing wrist pain or want to minimise risk. I'd say play with the guitar high up, rather than at your knees, and try to keep your wrist straight and relaxed.

The thing is I have a habit of playing at awkward angles. I noodle around a lot when I'm watching a movie or whatever as I have an awful attention span and it does tend to strain my wrist since my chair doesn't really allow for a decent angle. An offset in general might be more comfortable for sitty down playing.

This is sort of where I'm getting the idea.