Strap Position

[Re Che]

Thanks for all the responses. They are all helpful.

[Cliff Bordwell]

I prefer to have my bass be in the same position when I'm as it is when I'm sitting.

Makes things work for me.

[Nicklab]

This is really such a personal issue. Seriously, it varies from person to person. My bass pretty much rests on my stomach, but the reason it's positioned there is to keep my left arm and hand in a comfortable position on the neck, and then my right arm's comfort comes into question. Just try to find where your left (or fretting) arm is the most comfortable, and your strap setting will prett well determine itself.

[Edendude]

It's partly a personal issue, yes, but on the purely pragmatic side, I can't see how some of you whom wear your bass down super low can possibly fret properly past the 9th or 10th fret.

 

Maybe you don't?

 

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[The Bear Jew]

It's partly a personal issue, yes, but on the purely pragmatic side, I can't see how some of you whom wear your bass down super low can possibly fret properly past the 9th or 10th fret.

Maybe you don't?

Bingo.

 

There's nothing much that I want up there, but I do visit from time to time.

[chewstermaniac]

I strap my bass on with the lower 4rth of the body over the belt buckle region. This allows you to lift your leg up to a sitting position without it resulting in tilting the body, but allowing it to JUST rest on the top of your let. A well balanced bass that suits you will not be top heavy or such and you can basically worry about fretting and playing and not too much about balance. This allows me to jump around and dance and not have it smacking off my knees, while it remains balanced allowing me to use that fretboard!