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08-17-2011, 12:00 AM
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I'm looking for a good task chair for my modest recording station. I'm spending many long hours in a cheap Office Depot chair, and it's definitely tweaking my back. Trouble is, most of the good chairs out there seem to be designed for guys who don't have a bass (or guitar) in their lap - all lounging, and the arms get in the way.
What are you guys sitting on? Any suggestions for a studio rat with a torqued back and a sore buttocks? Much obliged. |
08-17-2011, 12:03 AM
| | | | A bar stool with no back, but has a nice cushion at the bottom for the recording. Then for editing, something more comfortable.
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08-17-2011, 12:04 AM
|  | America's Favorite Hot Dog! | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CHI/NWI | | I am sitting on a 20 year old kitchen chair.  my tailbone is numb, and my back feels like someone tasered me.
I was checking out some of those kneeling chairs. Puts more of the pressure on your knees and hips, takes a load off your rear. Sounds like heaven. |
08-17-2011, 01:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: QLD, Australia | | | I am sitting on the corner of a waterbed, leaning back with my spine twisted at a strange angle, and I do it quite regularly.
Probably not great health wise actually..
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08-17-2011, 01:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oregon, USA | | | Sitting comfortably on my living room couch.
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08-17-2011, 01:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Right now my desk chair is a circular upside down cat condo with pillows.
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08-17-2011, 01:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Prague, Czech Republic | | | Those kneeling chairs are the shiz.. I don't own one but I have used them on several occasions, and I wouldn't mind having one.
I have a studio/office combo, and when officing I use a regular office chair with arms and such. When studioing I use a drummer's throne. I find it to be quite nice, actually, for playing, recording, whatevs.
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08-17-2011, 01:44 AM
|  | Esteemed Nitpicker | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away | | | Armless, padded desk chair, possibly from IKEA. Works fine for me. |
08-17-2011, 01:58 AM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | It's not so much about what I'm sitting on that's important as much as it's about who's sitting on me. |
08-17-2011, 02:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar It's not so much about what I'm sitting on that's important as much as it's about who's sitting on me. | Who would be sitting on you in your ideal situation?
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08-17-2011, 06:23 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Denver, CO. | | | I've got an old padded diner chair.
It works great with the exception that it has no wheels
If I could afford it I'd be looking at some higher end drum throwns.
One of the drummers I play with has one that is super nice,
it's on wheels, has an air lift, thick padding and a back rest that sits you in a good position so that your posture is good.
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08-17-2011, 06:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | 1940's carved oak office swivel chair. Surprisingly comfy, even though the oak is hard as a rock.
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08-17-2011, 07:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | When it's time to play bass, I have a FCB1010 pedalboard that handles the recording commands. I'm standing or on a stool.
Office chairs aren't really great for that kind of things to me.
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08-17-2011, 08:45 AM
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08-17-2011, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Buffalo, NY | | I have something similar to one of these: Alvin Tractor Seat Stool, Comfort Task Stool, Heavy-Duty Tractor Stool
Mine does not have wheels though.
I have been able to spend hours in it.
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08-17-2011, 10:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | | I've had it for years, but it went through a mod about 10 years ago when memory foam pillows came out.
It's a yard sale kitchen chair, one of the older kind made of REAL wood ( I think it's oak, it's heavy as hell ) It had no arms. I took the back rest off and used two Yamaha motorcycle seat cushions duct taped together and sewed two pillow cases together to fit it. Ghetto, but it was ( and is ) great. The only mod is, as I mentioned, I carved an over sized memory foam pillow as a top for it. In the summer it gets very warm, so I left it detachable. |
08-17-2011, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar It's not so much about what I'm sitting on that's important as much as it's about who's sitting on me. | 
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08-17-2011, 10:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia | | One of those Pilates balls, but with a rolling chair base. Exceedingly comfortable and good for the back.
Like this: Amazon.com: Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black): Sports & Outdoors
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08-17-2011, 12:31 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | How about an exercise ball? That is what my wife sits on when she is at her desk.
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