My bass has a weight problem.....

MaskedJackal · #1 09-09-2005, 06:41 PM

I love my Hamer Import Standard to DEATH.

However, I'm getting into fairly technical metal- Coroner, Atheist, et al, and have been experimenting with strap lengths. My Comfort Strapp has its pad in the middle, and an adjuster on either side. I like the body to hang lower, but the neck to stick up, so I make the front as short as possible. Meanwhile, while that's quite comfortable- the neck is divey and my shoulder aches after 5-10 minutes.

Can I use some sort of counterweight for the bottom of the body so it doesn't tax me? I'd really like to avoid modification.

BassManPatsFan · #2 09-09-2005, 07:04 PM

yeah man if possible a badassII bridge or some other kind of big heavy bridge like that might help ya out. good luck.
-Alex

The Clap · #3 09-09-2005, 07:10 PM

If your strap button is directly behind the bridge, in the middle of the bass, you can move that strap button up about 6 inches to get a better natural balance. With the bass in playing position, my strap button is on the upper-leftmost edge of the bass. This requires one extra hole in your bass, and is about the most non-invasive modification you could use.