How do you hang/unhang your bass?

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Hi everybody.

After posting the picture below in another thread, I remembered that I've been curious about this stuff from some time. I always keep my strap locked to the upper horn strap pin and just pick the bass, pass the strap over my left shoulder, grab it from behind and attach it to the bottom end pin. That's why I only use a strap lock for the top pin and also the reason why I stopped using those cool Planet Waves straps with mechanic locks. I had to keep my strap locked and I don't like to hang/unhang my bass that way.

The thing is, I'm curious about this because among people I know I seem to be the only one who hangs the instrument the way I do. Most of my students, at least, prefer to lock the strap from both sides before hanging, or grab it from the bottom, pass it over the shoulder from the back and attach it to the upper horn pin. So, how do you do it? Thank you in advance!

[CrazyArcher]

Ehm, I just keep my strap attached all the time, and I just dive inside...

[Synplicity]

strange thread. as archer said, i dive inside it.

[Jazz Ad]

+1.

[morf]

I undo the top horn

[Matthew Bryson]

I've been known to just keep the strap attached at both ends - but usually only at home.

Most of the time in the real world, I "Keep the strap locked to the bridge pin and use the upper horn pin to hang/unhang"

That's because I'm used to playing in crowded practice rooms, and being that I'm 6'6" and keep my strap short I usually don't have enough room to take my bass off this way without banging the headstock into the ceiling, a wall, a cymbal, or a guitar player or something.

[Jeff Moote]

When I first get the instrument out and the strap is not attached, I attach the strap on the upper horn, then pass the strap over my shoulder and attach it to the bridge located strap pin.

After I have the bass on if it is not being put away but rather being placed on a stand or whatever, I pass myself through it without disconnecting the strap.

[Santraginus]

I do it the same way - keep the strap attached to the upper horn, throw it over my shoulder and attach it to the bridge pin.

[tplyons]

I usually pass the whole strap over, locked on both sides.

However, if I'm keeping the strap and switching basses, I'll do the top button first, plug it in, and wrap the cord through before locking the bottom.

[Basshole]

D) Whatever feels right at the moment

(as there was again no option for CARROT CAKE)

[Magical_Max]

Dive inside, grab lead, loop lead through strap, check tuning, play.
I've got stiff leather straps that are a pain in the a££ to get on and off quickly.

[g00eY]

i do it like you, but i have strap loks on both ends.

[Bass.]

whatever feels comfortable at the moment on the occasion that i've taken it off w/o removing the bridge end. but usually it's the same way you do it.
strap over the shoulder and grab with my right hand