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11-01-2012, 05:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: wild wild oz | |  Strap no strap?
I have been noticeing that people have pictures of thier guitars dont have straps and my teacher dosnt have one attached so i ask the question just attach them when you need them ?  
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11-01-2012, 05:37 AM
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That's why they come off. 
edit: if you have a bit of a gut like me, playing sitting down requires a strap too.
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11-01-2012, 05:39 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Manchester, NH | | | If I'm playing when I'm sitting down, I don't use it--either it's off or just not on my shoulder, but it also depends how high up on your body you like your bass. You kinda have to have one when you're standing though. |
11-01-2012, 05:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Istanbul | | I always wear mine and I usually play sitting down. It's a matter of preference. 
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11-01-2012, 06:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Portland, Oregon USA | | | Strap always. Saw a friend's Martin smash on the floor when it slipped from his grasp when he went to stand up.
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11-01-2012, 06:22 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Down in the middle somewhere. | | | I have schaller straplocks on all my basses and 4 straps available for any bass that needs it.
I just put a strap on when playing standing up (that sounds very wrong!) take it off before the bass goes back in the bag
For me its a question of quantity of straps, i have 14 basses, if i was to have a good quality leather strap (i use Italia) for each bass it would be a massive budget.
Also purely a question of looks, all my basses are on stands in my office and it looks like crap to have straps hanging from them, but then i am pretty OCD so that might play a part in this!
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11-01-2012, 06:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Racine, Wisconsin | | | do you leave the bathroom door open or closed when not in use? |
11-01-2012, 07:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: wild wild oz | | Quote:
Originally Posted by LarryO do you leave the bathroom door open or closed when not in use? | i normally leave it open
any how thanks for the infomation i bought this strap today my wife says it looks to redneck but i love it
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Last edited by matey : 11-01-2012 at 07:44 AM.
Reason: no pic
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11-01-2012, 07:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kenosha, WI 53140 | | | I have strap locks on every guitar and bass I own. Also, over the years, I have bought straps for each bass and guitar. So, every guitar and bass has a strap. Everytime they come out of their cases, I use the strap. Even if I am sitting down, the strap is on. More of a sense of security than anything else, but safe none the less.
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11-01-2012, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by matey I have been noticeing that people have pictures of thier guitars dont have straps and my teacher dosnt have one attached so i ask the question just attach them when you need them ? | Yep. I always remove the strap from my bass when I am not playing it. Just attach it when you need it. |
11-01-2012, 08:43 AM
|  | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | I would've used the phrase *strap-on* in the title, and posted in *misc* to avoid OT replies like this.
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11-01-2012, 08:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: New Hampshire | | | I only play sitting, so I don't usually use one. I've tried as I think it could benefit me but I can never get it in a comfortable position.
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11-01-2012, 09:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fukui Japan from San Diego | | | I always use mine when I'm sitting. Accident's can happen even when your sitting plus I have my strap set to the height exactly the same as when I'm sitting for when I stand. I usually sit anyway, so when I stand it feels natural. |
11-01-2012, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by LarryO do you leave the bathroom door open or closed when not in use? | Open, but i always close the toilet lid, open toilet is not a good look! |
11-01-2012, 09:21 AM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I think that the strap on my Ric has been on it for 20 years or so......
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11-01-2012, 09:23 AM
| | I want to be HER bicycle | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Phalex I strap on.. | Edited to reveal your true thoughts.
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11-01-2012, 09:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin Tx | | | I leave the strap on my guitar but tend to not wear it. I like playing sitting down.
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11-01-2012, 09:32 AM
| | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassteban Edited to reveal your true thoughts. | Huh....... Yeah, I got nuthin.......
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11-01-2012, 09:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montevideo, Uruguay | | | Yeah I used to dislike the look of the strap-on-the-bass while on the stand so I took it off..
Now since I've been using the "Grolsch straplock" method I leave it on 'cause it's a PITA removing and installing everything over and over. I got used to it and I think it's good. Can't hurt to wear the strap while sitting too.
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11-01-2012, 10:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Strap always. Taking it off and on softens the leather around the strap button and makes it more prone to disconnecting.
WHY would anyone take a strap off?? Once you buy it, using it is like wearing a seat belt - it's paid for, takes two seconds to put on, and probably will save you if you get careless.
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