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Best Bass Strap for Weight Distribution?

faulknersj

faulknersj

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Apr 4, 2008
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Can anyone recommend a wide strap that distrubutes the weight of a bass accross the shoulder evenly? I play with my bass a little higher up than some...between the top of my chest and my stomach. I need a strap that will make 4 hour sets 5 nights a week a little easier on my body! Thanks for the recomendations!
 
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I'm interested in this as well as I've got a bad lower back.

To the OP: My go-to strap (:eyebrow:) is your basic 4" wide, good quality leather strap. I'm able to do 2-3 4 hour shows/week without too much discomfort.

I did try a weird lookin' strap that I saw in the classifieds of Bass Player mag some yeas back. But it just wasn't for me.

Slightly off-point, but I think worth mentioning is some upper body/core excercises if you're lacking. Even a moderate amount of effort will yield positive results, IMO/IME.
 
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I just picked up a Levys Strap at GC for $40 that is similar to the Neotech Mega Strap, its amazing how much it makes a difference. I have a bad lower back and it really did the trick with my heavier basses. Invalid Link Removed
 
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Levy's MSS2-4. I've tried 5 or 6 expensive straps, and the MSS2-4 is the only one that works for me on heavy basses. Ultimately, though, you'll find that a heavy bass is a heavy bass, and you might consider lightening your load for the ultimate solution.
 
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I've got a couple of 11+ pound basses that just sound too good to be let at home. After finding the Comfort Strapp to not quite fit based on how I wear me basses (my shoulder always ended up just at the outer edge of the padding) I got turned on to these Neotech straps. Buy Neotech Mega Bass Strap | Bass Specialty Straps | Musician's Friend

Best. Strap. Ever. At least that I've used. I use nothing else and do not suffer any ill effects from 4+ hours with one(and I'm no spring chicken...).
 
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Grateful said:
I've got a couple of 11+ pound basses that just sound too good to be let at home. After finding the Comfort Strapp to not quite fit based on how I wear me basses (my shoulder always ended up just at the outer edge of the padding) I got turned on to these Neotech straps. Buy Neotech Mega Bass Strap | Bass Specialty Straps | Musician's Friend

Best. Strap. Ever. At least that I've used. I use nothing else and do not suffer any ill effects from 4+ hours with one(and I'm no spring chicken...).
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Just goes to show, different strokes for different folks. I had one of those and I felt like the bass was on a bungee cord. Very distracting. The OP needs to try out a bunch but I cant recommend Moody's more strongly. I got mine here off the classifieds for $55!!!
 
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I have Comfort, Neo, Sadowsky, and most recently Levy. I have to say that I vastly prefer the Levy for everything except maybe my MB-2 (which is 6.1 lbs). I have a pair of these for the Fenders:

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Highly recommended. I use my Sadowsky on the Deep5 and that works. The Comfort and Neo (stock one) flex too much for my taste. ymmv
 
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+1 to JimmyM's recommendation.

I've tried the Comfort Strap (Comfort Strapp - Guitar, Computer and Utility Shoulder Strap Comfort), Sadowsky's NeoStrap (Link Removed), Eyeland Enterprises Bass Xtra Clef Strap (Link Removed), and Levy's M29 Ergonomic Strap ([Invalid or Expired Link Removed]). All are good straps.

The strap that worked the best was Levy's MSS2-4. It's 4" wide. Does a heck of a good job taking stress away from my back and shoulders.
 
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