Heavy bass solution! Mbrace

[Ben Jamin]

So I put my back out last week after hauling PA gear around all week (I got a bit lazy with my lifting technique by the end of it) and then doing a long show on my G&L L2500 - a big block of swamp ash.

The next night when I got there my bass had been set up on an 'Mbrace' - this little gadget that holds your bass and just screws onto a standard mic stand.

You can adjust the height and angle and I actually found it easier to play, as you can step/lean from side to side parallel with the bass so you can get your arm in the perfect position wherever you are on the neck - something you can't do with a strap!

I got a light grilling from the rest of the band but hey, it was really good to play and it totally saved me a hefty back-ache!

[Sean]

My 2001 G&L L2500 is a special build in basswood with an ash cap so it’s light as any I’ve played ;-) 

I think this video shows it well

 

Edited December 23, 2017 by Sean

[Happy Jack]

Looks like a cooler version of

[funkle]

Brilliant idea. Nice work. I'm almost tempted for one. 

[Happy Jack]

Silvie & I will be in the States next month, might have to pick up one of these.

[fretmeister]

I’ve got one too. I’m waiting for hernia surgery so it’s meant I can still play.

[AndyTravis]

That’s amazing. Saw Marcus Miller with something similar with a fretless on it for a few passages in a tune. Wondered where to get one from.

 

(just as I’ve announced I won’t be gigging in 2018)

Edited December 30, 2017 by AndyTravis