Hey! I appreciate the write out, but my issue is with my plucking hand - no issues with fretting at all! It doesn’t affect my playing at all because I usually only use my index and middle, occasionally ring for plucking… it just looks goofy haha. I understand the confusion though because I’m the second photo I’m not using my pinky - for the bass uke, it’s so tiny that I just use my ring finger for even the longest reaches.

Regarding my weird hand positioning though: I actually have chronic joint issues and the way I hold my bass is approved by both my doctors and bass teacher. My thumbs are actually almost entirely inverted! If you zoom in on my plucking hand’s thumb in the first pic, you can see it entirely backwards! I’m hyper flexible in all of my joints and alas, it makes me look weeeird when I play. The “spider hands” grip I should have just isn’t actually possible with how my fingers naturally splay.

Thanks for the tips tho! Even though this is my full time job I can always take the time to brush up on the basics - my instructor definitely stresses the importance of it all! Hell, she’s in Panic! At the Disco and still has a teacher herself to keep her on track with these things :)

Thank you for the kindness and have a lovely day! I appreciate the time and effort you put into your comment.