Belts, and the need to adjust them ... or not!

[BergerHead]

Once set, the most of us do not touch the belts length ever more; in this thought i turned out to give it a fix 1-piece size and there you go ... on the Bergers twice as cool for them bags come really tight on gear (all bags imo a strange kinda weak point), so it fits easily into.

 

[MalcolmAmos]

IMO the strap should put the guitar up on our belly/chest. Same position sitting or standing. Once there no need to change - again IMO.

 

[Russell L]

My strap stays the same length all the time with my bass centered along my belt line. That's just a tad lower than when I'm sitting due to having long arms. Once I find the right length I'm set.

 

[Gorn]

I've never heard of a strap referred to as a belt. I like it.

 

[JRA]

Once I find the right length I'm set.

for awhile...then you age...maybe gain weight...an adjustment is in order...and then you get older...maybe another pound or two.....

 

[Russell L]

I suppose that can happen, but my strap height has been this way for 30 years.

 

[socialleper]

I've never heard of a strap referred to as a belt. I like it.

Nor I. I don't.

 

[socialleper]

It takes me a while to dial in the correct length for each bass and playing style.
There have been times when I've wanted to raise a bass for one song because of the way I was playing a particular part. The straps with a leather tongue that goes through different slots often have two button holes on them. Sometimes finding one with holes at the right length is a challenge.
I am always about options. What works for one thing today might not work for something else tomorrow.

 

[Turnaround]

One should adjust the timing belt whenever it's needed. Especially drummers.

 

[Russell L]

If I wear my bass too low, and it faces downward, I can't see the fingerboard if it's below the equator of my belly.

 

[MD]

I play seated - no strap needed.
I do wear a belt though.

 

[JGbassman]

I have a couple nice straps that seldom get moved. I like the idea. I don't make adjustments between songs, but there is a big enough difference between how my Spector hangs and my jazz basses where I would want different straps.

 

[BergerHead]

I've never heard of a strap referred to as a belt. I like it.

Well, typical translation fault, in german the strap is called "Gurt" = belt, that's why ... ;-)

 

[Watchootognbout]

Whether I play standing or seated,the strap I use is the same length.

 

[AMp'D.2play]

I've never heard of a strap referred to as a belt. I like it.

I thought this was going to be a thread about turning your belt buckle off to the side a little to avoid buckle rash on the back of your bass!

 

[BergerHead]

I thought this was going to be a thread about turning your belt buckle off to the side a little to avoid buckle rash on the back of your bass!

I apologize for having caused irritation with this confounded term: Hosengurt/Gürtel = belt, Gitarrengurt = strap.
Otherwise i guess my English pretty good for a non native ... and if you find other grammar faults, you may keep them or give it in caritas to the ones in need!

 

[seanm]

I don't like strap locks, so I use oversize strap buttons. Along with a very thick strap they basically cannot be removed without unscrewing the button. So I don't adjust the strap once it is installed at the right length.

 

[twinjet]

I've never heard of a strap referred to as a belt. I like it.

It's a good modification to make to your actual belt.

 

[fhm555]

I thought this was going to be a thread about turning your belt buckle off to the side a little to avoid buckle rash on the back of your bass!

No need for all that.

Tony Lama doesn’t make them any more but the online universe is lousy with all manner of styles of stitched leather buckles Lama produced back in the day, usually for less than $20.

 

[Pilgrim]

I suppose that can happen, but my strap height has been this way for 30 years.

Yup. Same here. I may adjust it a notch or so after playing an instrument the first time, but each bass has its own strap, and the adjustment is set once I get it right.