TrevorR Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Saw this Kickstarter video posted on Facebook and am still scratching my head thinking “Why?” I set my strap height on all my basses to where it’s comfortable some years ago and, unforeseen massive weight gain excepted, don’t envisage changing it again any time soon. I don’t think I’ve ever done a gig where I’ve thought, “If only I could have my bass at Mark King height for this song and down at Hooky levels for the next one...” A solution to a problem that surely pretty much no one actually has! Edited March 6, 2020 by TrevorR 4 Quote
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 Pah! I use one of these for the fiddly but in Alright Now I nailed it. 6 Quote
AndyTravis Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) I’ve been playing bass for 23 years. Never have I thought “I need to adjust my strap” on any stage, ever. Edited March 6, 2020 by AndyTravis Quote
Ricky 4000 Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 (edited) Hydraulic expanding shoulder pads and a footswitch works just as well. Probably better. 👍 Edited March 6, 2020 by Ricky 4000 1 2 Quote
chris_b Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 I last adjusted my strap in 1973. . . . . . . . . . ! 3 3 Quote
lurksalot Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 If you really need quick adjustment on the fly , might I suggest 😉 1 Quote
BlueMoon Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 12 hours ago, TrevorR said: A solution to a problem that surely pretty much no one actually has! I think that's called.........marketing!!! I won't be getting one, that's for sure. 1 Quote
bubinga5 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 The erm... founder comes across as crap as his product. 1 Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Actually I have. Bass low to look cool, but then needed higher up to do some shredding. I got around it by having 2 strap lock buttons on the end of my strap. Quote
Woodinblack Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, MacDaddy said: Actually I have. Bass low to look cool, but then needed higher up to do some shredding. Ah, well I get round that by just looking cool enough to start with 1 Quote
MacDaddy Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Just now, Woodinblack said: Ah, well I get round that by just looking cool enough to start with I need all the help I can get 😆 Quote
paul_c2 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 Could be applied to many other areas of guitar! What about a small device mounted on the headstock which could be used to accurately adjust the pitch of an open string.....oh hang on, maybe there is need for that.... Or a device to finely adjust the volume output in case it needs to be off between songs, or something less than full volume...oh yeah....never mind..... Probably difficult on the guitar itself but what about a small box, let's think....foot operated...which could magically "switch" from clean to overdrive tone? Hmmmm maybe? So it needs to be original...I am going to invent a bass guitar neck with a lever, which allows the frets to be retracted during playing, instantly converting it from fretted to fretless! The mechanism won't be really complicated I'm sure......might start a Patreon for it! 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 It's already been done. Spoiler Jenny's an earthy sort of girl. When it comes to bass she loves the low hangers. Quote
4000 Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 I've always fiddled with my strap actually, and a lot more so since my back & neck problems started in '96. There are certain basses that at certain heights I simply can't play, because it affects the nerves in my arms and/or causes me great pain. And because I have problems with the nerves in my arms, there are some passages that are easier to play with my arm in a certain position, and the bass at a certain height, than others. As I mainly play the same type of bass all the time now, and I sit down and play in a particular style in my band (which isn't the only style I can play) I compromise, so its not so much an issue, but yes, I have often adjusted the length of my strap in the past. Quote
TrevorR Posted March 7, 2020 Author Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, paul_c2 said: Could be applied to many other areas of guitar! ...So it needs to be original...I am going to invent a bass guitar neck with a lever, which allows the frets to be retracted during playing, instantly converting it from fretted to fretless! The mechanism won't be really complicated I'm sure......might start a Patreon for it! Edited March 7, 2020 by TrevorR Quote
SH73 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Does it work with flats or rounds? ...and, most importantly, is it good for metal? Quote
SpondonBassed Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, bearhart74 said: Only supports instruments up to 220 lbs? That great if you are Sir Patrick Moore and you want to play your xylophone like a keytar. Edited March 8, 2020 by SpondonBassed Quote
mike257 Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 On 06/03/2020 at 22:38, Old Horse Murphy said: Pah! I use one of these for the fiddly but in Alright Now I nailed it. You're a bass player, what are you doing trying to play lead? 🤣 1 4 Quote
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 14 hours ago, bearhart74 said: Only supports instruments up to 220 lbs? No good for my '81 Fraxinus americana/biltmore white ash precision bass then Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 Me? When I need to shorten my strap, I just pump my pecs. Quote
HazBeen Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 On 08/03/2020 at 05:23, bearhart74 said: Only supports instruments up to 220 lbs? Well that rules out any Gibsons then Quote
HazBeen Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 I must admit I never ever knew I had this problem.... now I know I must buy this. Not really..... Quote
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