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  • #1

    Wrist Hurts like hell from Death/Thrash metal picking!

    Lately I've been playing a LOT of Death and Thrash metal with the ever-so-popular "000000000222222222222555555555" shred stuff with 16th notes. Anyway, this bone on my wrist hurts sooooo goddamn much right now, it's like throbbing, it's insane. It's the one that sticks out a bit if you have skinny wrists. Is there a specific way to place your hand for this type of playing style? Has this happened to anyone else?
    Thanks a lot
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  • #2
    Originally posted by Mario8672 View Post
    It's the one that sticks out a bit if you have skinny wrists.
    Grow fat wrists then

    Like me

    "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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    • #3
      Originally posted by RacerX View Post
      Grow fat wrists then

      Like me
      Whoa!
      Jackson SL2H (nebula) '08
      Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony) '03
      Marshall JCM800 50W + Marshall 2x12

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      • #4
        Ron, don't tell me you were the one licking the chocolate off the strawberries and putting them back in the plate
        I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood

        The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

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        • #5


          It kinda looks that way, huh? :ROTF:

          Man I was faded there! I had 2 martinis & 2 Chivas&Cokes....wheeeeeeeeeee!
          "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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          • #6
            I have that sometimes as well. I noticed that when I dont actually relax and allow my wrist to move freely and try to pick with finger and thumb only it kill me. Now that I have started to concentrate on technique and actually allow my wrist to move, lol it is better. You could always take some video of a few songs and focus on your pick hand and see what turns up.
            Remember, Wherever you go,.. there you are

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            • #7
              Ah, ok, thanks
              Jackson SL2H (nebula) '08
              Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony) '03
              Marshall JCM800 50W + Marshall 2x12

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              • #8
                Stuff like this, btw
                Jackson SL2H (nebula) '08
                Gibson Les Paul Standard (ebony) '03
                Marshall JCM800 50W + Marshall 2x12

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                • #9
                  The older I get, the more problem I have with pain. Usually it's from overdoing things. Rest and moderation is my advice.

                  It will probably go away eventually as your hand gets used to things.
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                  • #10
                    When my right wrist hurts I give my jimmy a few days of rest.
                    "The BLUES is the tonic for what ails ya."

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by bonghits View Post
                      When my right wrist hurts I give my jimmy a few days of rest.
                      Switch hands, dummy! :ROTF:
                      I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                      • #12
                        Warmup, stretch, and build up to speed. Make sure you stop when it hurts. Don't be a dumbass like me. After years of doing that stuff, I had to go and have this done.



                        Recovery sucked.

                        -Nate
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by RacerX View Post
                          Grow fat wrists then

                          Like me

                          Those aren't strawberries, they're METALBERRIES!
                          My Main Rig:
                          '87 Charvel Model 4A
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by toejam View Post
                            Switch hands, dummy! :ROTF:
                            Righty just loves jimmy!:ROTF:
                            "The BLUES is the tonic for what ails ya."

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by bonghits View Post
                              Righty just loves jimmy!:ROTF:
                              Well, it's good to mix it up so it feels like someone different.
                              I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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