Thanks for the commiserations, fellas...but it's getting marginally better day by day...so that's cool. Yep, the surgery is what I'm reading up on rig...

Yeah...thanks for that. Rest seems to help. Playing means that I often have to let go of the neck and violently flip my hand outwards...like flipping ...

Ten years ago I had keyhole surgery on my left thumb joint for RSS...with great results. So now I'm hopeful I can get this fixed, too. I've got great ...

No...that's not it, Bud...but thanks for the insights. It's not muscle as in a cramp but the second joint in the finger back from the nail. It locks ...

Gidday, VV...We're from pretty much all over the place and it's good to see you here with us. Welcome...Cat

A really good point (^)!!! :wink: Cat

Gidday...I have one acoustic that does the same thing on the G string...so I use a tuner and tune out a G# on the first fret to sort of "split the dif...

Actually...USED to write 'em. Into the retirement mode now...Cat

Welcome...do you know Sonicthehedgehog??? Ha!Seriously...welcome aboard...Cat

Yeah...we're an okay bunch...Cat

Gidday...Cat

Getting "in the moment" is always the hardest part of performing...or learning...well. How you get there is the real question!Cat

Hey...welcome...James Gang takes me way back!Cat

I agree, Flea. I've heard it said over and over "anyone can play like that" but they can't in any real sense unless they came up with it in the first...