{"id":6431,"date":"2014-10-20T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=6431"},"modified":"2014-10-20T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T17:17:32","slug":"what-is-a-zero-mod-thumb-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/gear\/what-is-a-zero-mod-thumb-rest.html","title":{"rendered":"What is a Zero-Mod thumb rest?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might have seen the Zero-Mod thumb rest<\/a> as part of what we sell and wondered if that’s a method<\/em> or a thing<\/em>. It’s a thing, as in a product.<\/p>\n

Ordinarily, when one hears “zero mod,” the thought of, “Oh, this must be a method of doing something.” No. Zero-Mod is the actual brand name of the thing they make, which is thumb rests that require absolutely no modifications to use, and we currently carry them for a few different models, such as the Rickenbacker 4001 (see above,) Fender USA or Mexico Jazz bass, and others.<\/p>\n

What’s the purpose of a thumb rest like this?<\/h3>\n

This type of thumb rest is perfect for those that want one, but don’t want any sort of add-on that would otherwise devalue their instrument.<\/p>\n

What this means is that because a Zero-Mod rest is one that is as easy to remove as it is to install, if you decide to sell your instrument later, removing it is about as hassle-free as it gets.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Zero-Mod is great for those that are not sure<\/em> whether a thumb rest would work for them or not. So if you like the idea of a thumb rest and want to try one without having to drill holes, you can give one a go to see if it’s something that agrees with your playing style.<\/p>\n

Have you ever tried a Zero-Mod or made your own custom thumb rest?<\/h3>\n

The Zero-Mod is obviously specific to certain models of bass guitars, and if you don’t have one, some players literally fabricate their own thumb rest that will fit on their instrument.<\/p>\n

Have you ever used a Zero-Mod or fabricated your own rest? Post a comment or two describing your experience with it.<\/p>\n

Also, there are some who actually prefer a thumb indentation<\/em> rather than a rest that sticks out away from the body; this can usually only be done on bass guitars without a pick guard. If you’ve experimented with a thumb “dent” in the body, we’d like to hear your story. Did it work, was your dent positioning correct, and did you have to color-match where you placed the dent?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You might have seen the Zero-Mod thumb rest as part of what we sell and wondered if that’s a method or a thing. It’s a thing, as in a product. Ordinarily, when one hears “zero mod,” the thought of, “Oh, this must be a method of doing something.” No. Zero-Mod is the actual brand name … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23,24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}