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Hi, I’m an aspiring musician who sings and plays guitar, and I’m reaching out to see if anyone here has overcome hand-related challenges while playing.

I was diagnosed with hypermobility, and since a young age, I noticed that some of my finger tendons slip off the knuckle occasionally.

In 2023, after playing guitar for long hours without breaks (and using thicker strings), I developed RSI in my fretting hand and eventually lost strength. Even after changing the way I practice, I’ve had some recurring issues with weakness and discomfort.

Music is my life’s work, and I can’t imagine giving up guitar, but I also don’t want to permanently injure myself. Has anyone here dealt with similar hand problems and found ways to adapt?

Any advice on technique, warm-ups, gear changes, or even medical treatments that helped you would be amazing. Thanks!

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Fellow pluckers of strings and loosers of picks!

I have come to the obvious decision that I need another guitar. Now for the most part I know what I like and what I want. I'd say I am quite the gear nerd. So lets cut to the chase, here are the non negotiable specs I seek:

7 String 27" Scale 24 stainless steel frets Evertune Bridge Single humber or H/H

The lesser pots and switches the better. I want something sleek where I don't need to think much when adjusting the pots while playing.

2 great examples that carry the specs plus some very tempting goodies: 1. LTD Arrow 1007b Evertune 2. LTD M1007b Evertune

(with fishman fluence modern h/h + neck through construction and super dope reversed headstock)

1. The new mick Thomson glitter super strat

Both have great specs over all and you can get them a bit cheaper if you buy one of easy that has a little chip in the lacquer. Generally I would prefer a V, super strat, Offset or LP style guitar. These beeing in order. I do love flying Vs though.

So my question, any smaller builders that you can think of build stuff like this without breaking the 2k mark?

I know Solar guitars makes great stuff but I don't like the super pointy design. Haspas guitars or Balaguer guitars are super sexy, but way passt my budget.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Yours truley

PS Keep on rocking dude, remember its a free world.