XxBassMastaXx Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 i personaly cant touch my bass with my chin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 [quote name='XxBassMastaXx' post='587369' date='Sep 2 2009, 12:28 PM']i personaly cant touch my bass with my chin.[/quote] MB1. Hi There! ..At least theyve had the common sense to connect a bass to the strap!...and not to reply to a question..... in the introductions thread!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxBassMastaXx Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 ... and long straps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basska Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) try and say that to victor wooten, bro! Edited September 2, 2009 by Basska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxBassMastaXx Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 i think victor is the only person who can wear a short strap and still look cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basska Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 haha i've found that most of the people victor works with do the short strap thing. It makes it easier to play certain styles. it's like different golf clubs, you use different clubs for different terrain ya know if you'd like to continue this conversation let's do it off the introductions page! chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxBassMastaXx Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 because rockers mainly use a pick, they mostly have long straps to get a clean pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killstarz Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 i find that people who call others 'noobs' based purely on the length of their strap usually means that in fact 'they' are the noobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basska Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 i don't know what you've been reading or who you've been listening to, but thats nonsense bro! doesn't matter what length your strap is at for picking, you can either do it or you can't. Look at many of the emo/screamo/hardcore bands... a vast amount of the bassist wear their basses up high and use picks. it can be just as much for aesthetic reasons as it can be for practical reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Isnt there a parallel we can draw to other items about which men are sensitive to length issues......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golchen Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 For me it's not so much the high bass that's the problem, I hate the look when you have to have that 'limp wrist' look just to pluck the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I think, as I've got older, my strap has got higher to match the fact the waistband of my trousers are going higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I favour what I'd call a medium length. The bass ought to stay in roughly the same place sitting or standing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='590313' date='Sep 5 2009, 01:06 AM']I favour what I'd call a medium length. The bass ought to stay in roughly the same place sitting or standing.[/quote] that Dave ,is the correct answer! you have, £500,000 and 3 life-lines. do you want to play the next question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 [quote name='witterth' post='590322' date='Sep 5 2009, 01:21 AM']that Dave ,is the correct answer! you have, £500,000 and 3 life-lines. do you want to play the next question? [/quote] Thanks, but no thanks, because I'm going for a lie down now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I'll unstrap the bass first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Well that was Dave from Brighton who walks away with £500,000......and were going to a break just now!! when we come back, fastest fingers(?) who has them?.....ads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 [quote name='witterth' post='590329' date='Sep 5 2009, 01:36 AM'] Well that was Dave from Brighton who walks away with £500,000......and were going to a break just now!! when we come back, fastest fingers(?) who has them?.....ads...[/quote] Looks like I can afford that terrible £100,000 bass in the porn forum. Oh well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witterth Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='590331' date='Sep 5 2009, 01:38 AM']Looks like I can afford that terrible £100,000 bass in the porn forum. Oh well...[/quote] But we REALLY dont want to give you that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_guitar Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 The higher the strap, the less bent your wrist on your left hand is, allowing better left hand technique (having a really low strap is terrible technique). Here's why... 1) Try making a fist with either hand; It should be easy if your wrist isn't bent to begin with. 2) Now try making a fist but starting with your wrist bent; it should feel uncomfortable because you're restricing the tendons in your wrist, making it more difficult to move your fingers fluently. This is why classical guitarists sit in a silly looking way, with the neck of the guitar higher up. I personally don't have my strap as high as a lot of players because I don't like the way it looks, but I think it's important to get the balance between best technique/feeling confortable and not looking/feeling like a twat on stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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