Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Mr. Air on July 25, 2009, 10:08:17 AM
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Like the title says, how do you like the hight of your guitar/lenght of your strap when you're standing up playing?
Are you into the Slash thing where the guitar hangs below your knees and you have to pull it up on your hip to reach the high notes, or are you more like a Beatle that wears his guitar inside the armpits?
Personally I dig the Slash thing. I like the look of a low hanging guitar, but I must say I find it rather difficult playing a very low hanging guitar.
I think it looks kinda silly when a rock guitarist has the guitar sitting too high. The only one who can pull this off still looking good is Tom Morello.
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I'm a half and half kind of guy. Since i started doing more lead work i wear it higher. too low and i find the guitar naturally swings back to my right, so i have to reach around myself to play the upper register. where as higher up, even only slightly, means the guitar sits in front of my waist and its easier to reach and play.
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Medium, I'm not much of a player, so I need all the help I can get. With the guitar low, I can hardly play at all :lol:
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I have it fairly low I guess, with the top edge of the guitar just below my belt buckle when I stand up straight and the guitar is right in front of me. That gives a slight bend in my arm when muting at the bridge so there's no stretch to reach the controls:
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/96/l_ffaa52cc79404f539cf9e292fe1504bc.jpg)
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Depends on the guitar.
My Tele and Yam SG need to be slung lowwww, because they just look so cool that way. But my Stratish Charvel suits medium, mainly because it's a fast guitar and you need better access to the neck.
Mark.
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I don't gig as much, so I rarely stand with my guitar.
But when I really want to nail a song I try sitting and standing, and its usually a metal song and complicated so the guitar is usually in the middle of my belt area, if a little lower.
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i like pretty low, too high is uncomfortable on me. Somewhere around the crotch region is perfect i think.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3410886331_1f81f9d1e0.jpg?v=0)
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As low as possible for looks, but as high as possible to help my playing !
I wish I could reliably play as low as TF or BM, as it does look cooler to me. Unfortunately, I need it higher or I just make way too many mistakes.
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If i'm playing a strat (or a guitar where the bridge is close to the edge of the body) then I like it high because i find it hard to palm mute as my arm goes backwards to far.
If its a more Gibson like guitar with plenty of body after the bridge then I find it much easier to play lower.
I still dont play as low as twinfan or badgermark though. I play about one guitars width higher than them.
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Just thought I'll put in my own picture proof :lol:
This isn't the lowest I've had the guitar, but any lower and my playing starts to drop drastically, getting worse than it already is.
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i kinda have it in-between really low and really high.
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Well I don't gig, but I have started playing with a strap as I find I hold the guitar more constantly in the same place, I'd say I have it medium / high, the bridge pup is about in line with my belt. Low looks cooler but I'll worry about that when I can play better!
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Haha Mr. Air I was like "where is he"
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recently became a medium person, used to be high because my playing technique from practising sitting down became my standing up technique, then I changed picks and my technique changed!
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Haha Mr. Air I was like "where is he
If I'm getting this right the fun is in my forum name, right? :D
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Nah the picture you posted is huge and i was scrolling across, couldn't find you for a bit.
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Fairly low, about waist height. Not the best pic (most recent/accurate one I could find) but you get the idea.
(http://i28.tinypic.com/hti9gn.jpg)
I hate having it up high, its easier to fret but it just feels all cramped and wrong.
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Nah the picture you posted is huge and i was scrolling across, couldn't find you for a bit.
Aha. It was that way round. Well maybe I'm good at hiding in pictures... Glad you found me anyway :D
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mostly just rock it around the crotch level, seems to be the right height for my arm to naturally rest :lol:
used to go a bit higher for more tech stuff, had much better right arm speed on stuff.
the worst thing is when dudes rock things like explorers or v's too high, some guitars just look horrible when theyre above the belt.
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The Les Paul naturally rocks a little lower, but not low enough to require baboon limbs. The others are higher, the upper horn about nipple height... comfy enough to reach the higher frets without it being 'too' high.
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Nah the picture you posted is huge and i was scrolling across, couldn't find you for a bit.
Aha. It was that way round. Well maybe I'm good at hiding in pictures... Glad you found me anyway :D
Haha shite i just got it....Mr. Air as in, you cant see air. :lol:
having a honey I shrunk the kids moment.
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Almost as low as my webbing strap will allow. I find that 99% of all the straps sold in guitar shops don't go long enough, which is a shame :(
Can't find a pic just now but there are some on here, plus a video on facebook I think...
Roo
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I use Dunlop Webbing straps and they're fairly long (longer than most I've come across) and I have them as long as possible. None of the this nipple height playing for me!
Paddy
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I have mine pretty high.
For me it all start when i bust my wrist, then got a bit of RSI and just found it much more comfortable/less of a strain when i had it there.
Then its just stuck with me since really.
I do however think it looks much cooler playing low, and when i've got a bit more time i'll probably practice with it lower to get a bit more 'cool' factor!
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Ernie Ball polyweb straps are really long. I seem to need long straps as I'm fat/broad shouldered. Couch Guitar Straps also have ample length and look so cool.
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Yeah, I use the Ernie Ball straps too - cheap and effective, and lo-o-o-o-ng :D
Back in the days of Mr Page, I used hang my guitars down at mid-thigh length.
But, as I get older, I feel, stood in front of the mirror, that middle aged gits seem to look kind of odd dressed in their Blue Harbour M&S clothes with a guitar slung around the kneecaps :lol:
I find that I tend to sling different guitars at different heights. Eg a strat generally feels and looks more comfortable lower than a tele. But it also depends on the type of music I'm playing at the time.
When it comes down to it though, one has to remember what an electric geetar is all about - it's just a pen1s-extension really. So no matter what height I have the guitar, the line of the neck always bisects the general area of my crotch :lol: (kinda difficult to do with the Jimmy Page height!!)
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Ernie Ball polyweb straps are really long. I seem to need long straps as I'm fat/broad shouldered. Couch Guitar Straps also have ample length and look so cool.
Have you "got a fat back"? (Partridge-ism) :lol: :lol:
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Almost as low as my webbing strap will allow. I find that 99% of all the straps sold in guitar shops don't go long enough, which is a shame :(
Can't find a pic just now but there are some on here, plus a video on facebook I think...
Roo
try these... http://minotaur.gr/catalog/
i've got a couple of them and - at their shorter length - the guitar is in the lowest position i still find comfortable... most are suited for bass too, you should be able to scratch the floor with your vociferator... :)
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I wanna know how you guys can play a guitar so low without getting loads of scratchy string noise