Hardtail Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 How low do you guys sling your guitars? I wear mine high, not quite to the point where I look like a nerd but close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave251 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 A couple of different ways... With an acoustic....give me thick glasses and an ink stained pocket protector.... With an electric, a bit more "cool"...but not much. Dave Wendler Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I like it about waist level. I'm a big'un so that usually means the strap is fully extended. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Taster Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Waist level just straddling the trunks RE; On the big dudes I remember sitting in at my friend's gig and his guitar was at waist level. But because his belly was so big, when I put the guitar on, it went don to my knees !! I think they need to come up with a Concave Ovation guitar design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 i shoot from the hip. but it all depends on the guitars design. i would wear some higher. they all hang differently because of the balance and location of the strap pins. but my LG is right at my hip, sometimes at my belly (good way to hide it) http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Yup - I've noticed that skinny guys find my strap way too long, unless they're tall. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodlesbad Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I wear my Strat almost as high as my strap allows (there's one notch left); the top curve ends up following the line of my ribcage. My Valkyrie I wear a bit lower, since it's mostly used for downstroke and power chord style rock. National Capital Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Just a little on the high side, with the centerline of the guitar about 3" above my waist. And, having an abundant abdominal supplement, my strap tends to be fully extended as well. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptinesOf Youth Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 im pretty high as well, never could get a feel for it when its at my waist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revorhythm Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Well ill take Dave's approach: Acoustic: I wear em high, no point in wearin em low, prolly just look stupid anyways. Hollow-body electric: Wear em at the waist. Les Paul: Low, real low, basically about 2 and a half inches below the top of my pants. Below the belt buckle, which also helps prevent scratches on the back. hot girls, fast cars, and even louder guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Les Pauls,Strats bottom of instument about top of belt, 355's 335 types about two inches below belt line. Box accoustics about two inches above top of belt. http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave251 Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Caputo: I think they need to come up with a Concave Ovation guitar design. "They" did already..... http://www.electrocoustic.com/newimage/carlstromtwoway.jpg Here's a cross section.... http://www.electrocoustic.com/newimage/x-section.JPG Dave Wendler Instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Nerd-high, over my upper tummy. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Electrics just above my belly button. Acoustics are usually on my leg (sitting down). But when I stand with them they're just above my belt. Born on the Bayou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Originally posted by Ricochet: Nerd-high, over my upper tummy. Welcome to my world! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I wear mine low--right over my crotch. Of course, this fits right in with the old saying that the lower the guy wears his guitar, the bigger an asshole the player is. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillWelcome Home Studios Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 This does relate to a couple of playing issues, and usually, wearing the guitar higher enhances the ability to play, because it is 'better' ergonomically. (And spare me the examples of guys who play very well will a low slung axe.... I know. I can only say to you, "Imagine what they might have done had they held it correctly!") I've been wearing my guitar real low since I started playing in the 1960s. But that is no endorsement, because I'm no hot shit player. This does bear directly on an earlier question about the guitar and singing... posture. I'm beting that the guy who is having trouble singing with a heavy guitar would sing better if he strapped it up a little bit, and watched his posture. A lot of the guts who wear it low also seem to lean forward or hunch up, and some slope to the right. Not cool. Bill "I believe that entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot." Steve Martin Show business: we're all here because we're not all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadStrum Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I wear mine low enough to cover my beer belly Pier. * Godin Freeway Classic * Seagull M6 * Timothy S10J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 I play a les paul with the bridge pickup right where my manhood is. I figure for rock and roll, a style of music named after a euphamism for sex, this is only totally appropriate. Obscenities aside, there are physical reasons for this. I like the way the weight is distributed at this height, and my arms extended about a handsize below the picking area, so I still have a good range of movement for picking technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollock Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Waist level or a little above waist level. I don't like lower than that (J. Page Style) because it tends to lead to poor posture. I don't like very high, (R. Cray style) because it's more tiring having my arms held up that far. my band: http://www.blujavu.com www.myspace.com/blujavu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revorhythm Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Virtual Jim- I like the way you put it. hot girls, fast cars, and even louder guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalhair Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I go anywhere from "suspiciously high" to deeply entrenched in nerd territory. I'm sort of moving down right now, I sort of oscilate cycling over a period of like two years. I dont' know why, but I go little bit up or down every few months. check out some comedy I've done: http://louhasspoken.tumblr.com/ My Unitarian Jihad Name: Brother Broadsword of Enlightened Compassion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgevw Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Originally posted by musicalhair: I go anywhere from "suspiciously high" to deeply entrenched in nerd territory. I'm sort of moving down right now, I sort of oscilate cycling over a period of like two years. I dont' know why, but I go little bit up or down every few months. I used to play sitting and I got an elbow and wrist tendonitis problem. I suspect that when sitting, the guitar was too far up my torso, causing undue bending of the elbow and was something that irritated proximal forearm tendons. I haven't really been able to play for ~3 months because of it. And this is only a guess about the position. I have long arms, and I tend to make a LP look like a toy guitar, so I am not normally proportioned, if anyone is. still a noob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueZet Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 pretty high... http://users.pandora.be/badblues/jb-gtr.jpg - due to recent cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been SWITCHED OFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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