mysticaxe
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My picking hand is usually right at the belt buckle. Any lower, and I'm slop city (compared to my normal sloppage). Any higher, and I feel like I'm playing scales...
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cml694
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I used to wear "necklace" but realized I was uncomfortable and wear it pretty damn low now.
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duodecim
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Bottom of guitar rubbing my junk... of course. 
The problem is I would like to have the strap longer for rhythm and higher for solo, so I either have to settle for somewhere in between those two or readjust the strap one hole. Putting one foot on a monitor and balancing the guitar on my leg is another option for solos, though.
Doesn't Buckethead have some sort of elastic suspension system? I wonder if that has a practical reason or is just a gimmick for freak-enhancing value.
The problem is I would like to have the strap longer for rhythm and higher for solo, so I either have to settle for somewhere in between those two or readjust the strap one hole. Putting one foot on a monitor and balancing the guitar on my leg is another option for solos, though.
Doesn't Buckethead have some sort of elastic suspension system? I wonder if that has a practical reason or is just a gimmick for freak-enhancing value.
zee1usa
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psychodave":37t6v1hv said:droptrd":37t6v1hv said:nothing pisses me off more than when someone picks up my guitar and moves the strap.
That's why I use the Dimarzio locking straps made ot of seat belt material. Once I have it set, I pull out the sewing machine and sew it in place.
Hey Dave, If I send you my strap can you sew it for me?
charveldan
Banned
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How low can you go???
somata
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I play mine high, as it lets me play faster and cleaner, and I guess that's more important than looking cool 
HerbieBoogie
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somata":16u79ios said:I play mine high, as it lets me play faster and cleaner, and I guess that's more important than looking cool
AMEN BROTHER
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Meathead
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It took me a long time to find that comfortable spot where it wasn't too high or too low.
This is about perfect for me...feels really natural.
This is about perfect for me...feels really natural.
mboogman
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too high to be cool, a la John Petrucci. 
amiller
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Randy Van Sykes":hvp8xe7x said:It took me a long time to find that comfortable spot where it wasn't too high or too low.
This is about perfect for me...feels really natural.
Perfect for me too. I have to laugh at the guys who wear it very low...as if that made them cool somehow. Cool is wearing it where it's easiest to play. I've got a friend that always wore his guitar very, very low and he ended up having to have surgery to remove a painful calcium lump from his wrist. The lower you wear it the more you have to bend the wrist joint...no thanks.
rupe
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Right about here:
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Meathead
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Agreed...not worth it...plus you get the shoulder slouch and a mighty Mr. Burns hump when you're older. Have to remember your posture.amiller":3bi23w8o said:Randy Van Sykes":3bi23w8o said:It took me a long time to find that comfortable spot where it wasn't too high or too low.
This is about perfect for me...feels really natural.
Perfect for me too. I have to laugh at the guys who wear it very low...as if that made them cool somehow. Cool is wearing it where it's easiest to play. I've got a friend that always wore his guitar very, very low and he ended up having to have surgery to remove a painful calcium lump from his wrist. The lower you wear it the more you have to bend the wrist joint...no thanks.
If your left elbow is much past a right angle it's uncomfortable (for me) and you're asking for problems down the road.
Badronald
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rupe":mumrupss said:Right about here:
Mine's about here. I used to have it a little lower, but since I started playing slide 3 or 4 years ago I had to bring it up.
MARK1970
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I have to wear mine above the crotch as I do not have very big hands.
Death by Uberschall
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For me, it's about right here, between the gut and crotch, a little more to the gut level:
amiller
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Death by Uberschall":2pncy5h0 said:For me, it's about right here, between the gut and crotch, a little more to the gut level:
Wow, very cool guitars...great pics!
Death by Uberschall
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Thanks, those are my Warmoth builds. Don't think I'll buy another name brand guitar ever again.amiller":3l3sb9be said:Wow, very cool guitars...great pics!
squealie
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Long enough to notice a decrease in dexterity. Sucks, but its rock n roll, not a recital.
Strat+Marshall
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I wear it like its an extension of my penis, cause... well... it is.
droptrd
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Thats about where I put mine. Ive tried to raise it, but I strat breaking strings like crazy when I move the strap higher.squealie":3m0kl9pe said:Long enough to notice a decrease in dexterity. Sucks, but its rock n roll, not a recital.