Strap Spins!

[Yakob]

Not sure where this should go (Live Sound? Technique? Misc?), as such, I will leave it to the mods, who have better judgment and are more well-informed than I.

I've been practicing strap spins all afternoon using my old GSR100. It actually hasn't been "relic'd" too bad from the experience. Plus, it ended up with a shiny pair of Dunlop Straploks! Bonus!

Anyway, while I've become pretty proficient at "front spins" (neck leads behind the back), I can't do a "back spin" (body leads behind the back) for crap. I always end up hurting myself. Truth be told, I'm fine with front spins earlier, just seeing if anyone else has run into this for commiseration and/ or tips for improving technique.

And before you ask, I just to learn it because I always thought it looked cool. Seriously, I'd see these guys up on stage get real intense and just go into guitar-acrobatics, totally off the cuff, swinging and looping their instruments like they were born to do it. Always stuck with me.

[skiscem]

Suscribed!

[DerHoggz]

Originally Posted by Yakob

Not sure where this should go

Its gonna go somewhere fast...

[chokeslam512]

Lolz

http://www.break.com/index/singer-hi...itar-fail.html

[Mark Wilson]

hahah oh man this is gonna get interesting!

[Mark Wilson]

Wait, this is in basses?
Crap..

Um...Moved to Technique

[dalkowski]

Originally Posted by Yakob

Anyway, while I've become pretty proficient at "front spins" (neck leads behind the back), I can't do a "back spin" (body leads behind the back) for crap. I always end up hurting myself. Truth be told, I'm fine with front spins earlier, just seeing if anyone else has run into this for commiseration and/ or tips for improving technique.

First, need to know if you're a lefty or a righty.

[Yakob]

Originally Posted by Mark Wilson

Wait, this is in basses?
Crap..

Um...Moved to Technique

Thanks Mark.

So far, my Ibby (the one I've been practicing with) has hit the ground a few times, but I've been practicing outside so it hasn't been too bad. Also, after installing some old Dunlop Straploks, it hasn't slipped.

Once you do it a few times, it becomes fun despite the rugburn on your neck and bruise on your shoulder .

Originally Posted by dalkowski

First, need to know if you're a lefty or a righty.

Righty. My main issue is that, with back spins, you're leading the weight AGAINST the force of gravity.

[dalkowski]

Originally Posted by Yakob

Righty. My main issue is that, with back spins, you're leading the weight AGAINST the force of gravity.

yep. So you need to use your left hand to sort of push out and down on the headstock, as a sort of lever to push the body up and back with enough momentum to make a full revolution around your body. Not impossible, but also not the natural way of doing strap spins.

It's kind of like doing an ollie on a skateboard, where you have to sort of push down on the tail with your back leg while trying to jump up with the rest of your body.

Good luck.

[Yakob]

Originally Posted by dalkowski

yep. So you need to use your left hand to sort of push out and down on the headstock, as a sort of lever to push the body up and back with enough momentum to make a full revolution around your body. Not impossible, but also not the natural way of doing strap spins.

It's kind of like doing an ollie on a skateboard, where you have to sort of push down on the tail with your back leg while trying to jump up with the rest of your body.

Good luck.

Dammit. I never could figure out how to ollie when I did skateboard back in the day. Maybe I'll just perfect the front spins. I've already gotten pretty decent at them, and soon I'll have 'em lookin' goooooooood.

[dalkowski]

Originally Posted by Yakob

Dammit. I never could figure out how to ollie when I did skateboard back in the day.

Me neither -- so you get the picture of the kind of challenge you're facing.

Originally Posted by Yakob

Maybe I'll just perfect the front spins. I've already gotten pretty decent at them, and soon I'll have 'em lookin' goooooooood.

Go for it. Also, try Aquaphor ointment on that neck rugburn. Or higher collars.

[gttim]

Body leads headstock.

Go to 45 seconds.

Any reason to watch this video.

[Yakob]

Originally Posted by dalkowski

Me neither -- so you get the picture of the kind of challenge you're facing.



Go for it. Also, try Aquaphor ointment on that neck rugburn. Or higher collars.

It got easier once I through on a headstock.

Honestly, I had a moment of pure EPIC earlier today (what I refer to as an "excalibur moment") wherein I was playing along to My Life For Hire by the band A Day To Remember and timed the strap spin to coincide with his screaming just before the breakdown. It was awesome.

[5StringBlues]

I'm in.

[DerHoggz]

Originally Posted by gttim

Body leads headstock.

Go to 45 seconds.

Any reason to watch this video.

That was possibly one of the most badly faked things I've ever seen.

[Rilander]

LOL. You should post a vid of you doing it. Then we can go from there

[Yakob]

Sure, what the hell. I'll see if I have the time to throw one together tomorrow.




EDIT:
Not me, but still awesome...

[dannster]

One need only look to the Masters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptPekKOigkQ#t=3m0s

Also if your bass is hitting the ground you are just too short for this sort of showmanship.

[gttim]

Originally Posted by DerHoggz

That was possibly one of the most badly faked things I've ever seen.

Please feel free to explain yourself. How is it fake?

[Yakob]

Originally Posted by gttim

Please feel free to explain yourself. How is it fake?

The camera angles are a little confusing, so honestly, it could be either a strap spin or her moving in a circle...