jer989
Well-known member
I'm not sure if it's just me (I've searched the forums and haven't seen any posts about this exact problem, so maybe it is just me...) - when I'm playing, I usually do a pretty good job keeping my thumb in the middle of the back of the neck. But - sometimes after playing for awhile my thumb will start to slip 'out' (i.e. towards the A string) and then I have a hard time when changing chords.
As far as I know, my thumb is in the right place when I'm playing - and I started to think maybe I need to get a strap - but I did make a quickie homemade strap and still have the problem. Has anyone else had this problem with their thumb slipping and if so - what'd you do about it?? I thought about finding some grip tape like is used on skateboard decks or like what you put on concrete stairs to stop slipping (or something similar, less coarse maybe). My uke is just a cheapie Makala concert (but I love it ) - so if I can modify it somehow to solve my problem, that definitely doesn't bother me.
thanks for any advice!
-jer989
As far as I know, my thumb is in the right place when I'm playing - and I started to think maybe I need to get a strap - but I did make a quickie homemade strap and still have the problem. Has anyone else had this problem with their thumb slipping and if so - what'd you do about it?? I thought about finding some grip tape like is used on skateboard decks or like what you put on concrete stairs to stop slipping (or something similar, less coarse maybe). My uke is just a cheapie Makala concert (but I love it ) - so if I can modify it somehow to solve my problem, that definitely doesn't bother me.
thanks for any advice!
-jer989