carl0s Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) We've moved into a house with really low ceilings. Especially my play room. I got a new bass very recently - an SR1305-TSF. I usually practice sat down, but on the couple of occasions when I've tried playing standing up, well apart from the strap ends making annoying squeaking sounds, the other problem is the low ceilings. When I come to put the bass back down, I have been very close to scraping the headstock against the ceiling, and this is a knobbly ceiling too! Has anybody come up with some kind of headstock-sock, a.k.a a headsock? I have put some foam on at the moment but it's not stuck too well. I think some sort of thick clear stretchy silicone would be good. Something that puts a 2mm thick cover just over the end, but stretches over and sits tight enough that it moulds to the shape of the headstock - the bit above the tuners only, of course. Edited December 24, 2020 by carl0s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 How about two football socks ? Ie two layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Stop jumping around.... your not flea 😂🤣😋 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Geek99 said: How about two football socks ? Ie two layers I suppose.. yeah I could put actual big thick socks over the whole headstock, but I was thinking about an elegant and permanent solution Imagine shrink-wrap just over the end, but thick, clear, and silicone-jelly like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just now, Bunion said: Stop jumping around.... your not flea 😂🤣😋 haha. it's just when I take it off my shoulder - to put it back down. I forget that the ceiling is there. Had some very close encounters already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 What about a golf club cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, carl0s said: I suppose.. yeah I could put actual big thick socks over the whole headstock, but I was thinking about an elegant and permanent solution Imagine shrink-wrap just over the end, but thick, clear, and silicone-jelly like. Tea cosy - or would a big golf club “glove” do BAH same idea same moment @Bunion Edited December 24, 2020 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Or a wing bass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Bunion said: What about a golf club cover? Ooh yeah maybe. some interesting things coming up there. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 11, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzbass Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 engage your brain dude ! Straplocks , don't lift the strap over your head. put a piece of foam on your ceiling? but, after you ding it once, you won't do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 This is how Mononeon sorted his low ceiling/headstock/head interactions: 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 10 hours ago, carl0s said: Imagine shrink-wrap just over the end, but thick, clear, and silicone-jelly like. You used to be able to get something called Plasti Dip for coating handles of tools. In theory it peels off and leaves the surface underneath undamaged. Not sure I'd want to try it on a bass myself. Maybe some acoustic foam tiles on the ceiling? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 All of my SRs have got dents in the top from low practice ceilings. Luckily not hard ceilings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 I'd recommend keeping a relatively expensive clip on tuner attached to the end of the headstock. After smashing the first 2 or 3 you'll find you're much more careful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) I used a product from 3M years back on my bass as it had no scratchplate and my fingernails were wearing through the wood coating underneath the strings ( I had an unusual playing technique back then i.e. poor lol) This was years ago mind so they may not do it anymore but it was a pack of clear plastic 'dots' and 'lozenges' that you applied like a sticking plaster. Worked a treat. Cant mind for the life of me what it was called though...... Edited December 24, 2020 by sprocketflup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Sticky-backed draught excluder tape comes in a range of browns , black , widths and thicknesses . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The occasional ceiling dink makes it look like you've actually had a gig! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Can't you just take the strap off at one end rather than lifting the bass over your head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Bobble Hat for Bass Guitar™ Available from all disreputable retailers - only €29.99* (*Not available in United Kingdom after December 31st 2020 - buy now!) Edited December 24, 2020 by Teebs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 11 hours ago, carl0s said: We've moved into a house with really low ceilings. Especially my play room. I usually practice sat down, but on the couple of occasions when I've tried playing standing up Are you sure this is bass related? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Liquid plaster as in band aid plaster as it protects but peels off easily if needed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Pipe insulation 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 14 hours ago, Jus Lukin said: Aside from the bloody obvious of remembering the ceiling and compensating for it, This. Give it a while and it will become second nature not to lift the bass above your head. Try sliding the strap off your shoulder in a sort of saucy undressing kinda way. Works for me (the action, not the image of you doing it! ) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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