BassAdder60 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Low slung or high up ? How do you have your bass with your strap I do prefer low around waist level I think I’m a tall guy with long arms and find this the most comfortable playing standing / live What about you guys ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 After many years of trying all kinds of different strap lengths, the bottom of the bass on my belt line is what suits my left hand best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I sling my bass pretty low and find if comfy to have my right arm fairly straight when playing. Not as low as Tatsu Mikami though!! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I was always told it should be in the same position when sitting down and standing up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 When I was a kid playing the guitar, I had two rules: it shouldn't be worn high up and also had to be horizontal. iirc I felt that a rising neck looked twee. Yeah, I know 🙄 The moment I put a bass on, all that had to go in the bin - I wouldn't be able to reach the nut otherwise - but that preference for my right arm hanging loosely down to the strings, nice and relaxed, remains. Heaven knows what my teenage self would have thought about the tuners being level with my eyes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 End of fretboard about belly button height... Like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Pbass - volume control at willy height (not the end obviously ;-)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaRik Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 About this low! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeystrange Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Low, so that my right arm is pretty much straight. I find that I get elbow ache if it’s higher and my arm is bent the whole time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I grew up with role models like Paul Simonon so I have always slung pretty low (since the 80s). As I have got older I have raised it very slightly only for it to come back down. I know technique wise it benefits from being slightly higher but you can't teach an old dog new tricks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 High, I suppose. A similar height to where Billy Sheehan has his bass. Any lower and my fretting hand really struggles. The downside is that my other arm can ache playing so high. It's a bit of a compromise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 About the same height as if I were sitting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 High enough to reach all the frets, low enough for the top horn not to hit or squish my right breast (I play lefty). Yup, gender-specific setup. Heh. 🙄😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I rest mine on the ground. 😎 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnPatroller Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 As low as a low thing on National Low Day! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: I rest mine on the ground. 😎 Best place for it - you can't put that big violin under your chin, can you? 😱 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Venal Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Used to wear it low slung. Most of my bass idols did so. Now that I'm old and fat, it has had to be elevated considerably to accommodate my girth, and back pain. I'd say nowadays I'm at about Joe Lally height. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Cat Burrito said: I grew up with role models like Paul Simonon so I have always slung pretty low (since the 80s). As I have got older I have raised it very slightly only for it to come back down. I know technique wise it benefits from being slightly higher but you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Pretty much the same for me, not super low but low enough to be aware that technique wise it would be better higher. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rageofklugman Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Jonesy said: I sling my bass pretty low and find if comfy to have my right arm fairly straight when playing. Not as low as Tatsu Mikami though!! I've seen Church of Misery a few times and each time was struck at how ridiculously uncomfortable (and kind of silly, come to think of it) it looks to sling a bass THAT low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Top of P pickup at bottom of belt. Used to be lower when younger😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Like this (sadly the last time I was on stage (2019): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) About here Edited May 6, 2021 by Paul S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Seems like many of us have them slung in a very similar height Let’s face it low is cool and more rock & roll whereas high is slapper territory I think ! Long live rock & roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 BY MAH BALLZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnPatroller Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 hour ago, BassAdder27 said: slapper territory I think ! In the nicest possible way 😆 1 hour ago, BassAdder27 said: Long live rock & roll Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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