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Do ya wear it high, or sling it low...?

#3
artdrtr said:
I've seen players hold their bass at chest height, to almost dragging on the floor...where do you hold yours?
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Pretty high imo

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#4
I hold mine slightly below chestline...but barely above my belt or just over it. I keep it pretty high...not as high as Wooten but definitely not like Flea or punk/rock guys. I just can't play it efficiently when it is low...plus it isn't good for your fretting wrist.

I also like the way it looks to keep it higher! Those be my thoughts
 
#6
I wear my more towards the higher side, the bottom of the body of my bass is just above my belt buckle. In my opinion, people who wear it low are morons (ehh?!) who wear it low to look cool..or fit the "image" more. Mostly I see it in rock. Wearing it high is "uncool." Too bad it's 10x easier to play with your bass higher (right around where it'd be if you were sitting down and playing). I'm hatin' on people who try to look cool right now :)
 
#8
I teach my students to adjust their strap while sitting. If the bass just clears your leg, the bass will have the same "height" whether you stand or sit.

The advantage is that practicing sitting or standing and performance sitting (ugly!) or standing (yeah!) pretty much is the same ergonomically.

However, posture is a factor when sitting or standing, and obviously affects "height" in more ways than one! :p :p :p
 
#9
Alex000 said:
I wear my more towards the higher side, the bottom of the body of my bass is just above my belt buckle. In my opinion, people who wear it low are morons (ehh?!) who wear it low to look cool..or fit the "image" more. Mostly I see it in rock. Wearing it high is "uncool." Too bad it's 10x easier to play with your bass higher (right around where it'd be if you were sitting down and playing). I'm hatin' on people who try to look cool right now :)
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To be honest...I don't even think it looks "cool" to wear it low. Do you think Paul from Jamiroquai wears it low...nope...and he is uber cool in my book.
 
#11
Alex000 said:
I wear my more towards the higher side, the bottom of the body of my bass is just above my belt buckle. In my opinion, people who wear it low are morons (ehh?!) who wear it low to look cool..or fit the "image" more. Mostly I see it in rock. Wearing it high is "uncool." Too bad it's 10x easier to play with your bass higher (right around where it'd be if you were sitting down and playing). I'm hatin' on people who try to look cool right now :)
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+1
 
#17
Alex000 said:
I wear my more towards the higher side, the bottom of the body of my bass is just above my belt buckle. In my opinion, people who wear it low are morons (ehh?!) who wear it low to look cool..or fit the "image" more. Mostly I see it in rock. Wearing it high is "uncool." Too bad it's 10x easier to play with your bass higher (right around where it'd be if you were sitting down and playing). I'm hatin' on people who try to look cool right now :)
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That's awesome. I don't think I've ever intentionally decided to hurt my playing by wearing my bass relatively low (compared to those who have the bottom of the bass above their beltline). I've always figured that people who wore their bass that high did so because they probably practiced more sitting down, so naturally, it'd be more comfortable for them to maintain that geometry while playing standing up.

Here's how my position looks:
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If you happen to notice, none of my joints are at weird angles. I'm not using a pick. It also puts me in a great position to slap (plus switching from fingerstyle to slap instantly), as evident in this older pic (yes I know I look way different, but the bass is the same one that's in my avatar):

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Here is my current band:
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and my previous band (where you can definitely hear my bass playing):
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So I'm a moron? It seems to me like you're making a broad stereotypical miscalculation. I'd love to see you back up your words.
 
#18
High. No neck dive because there's no lateral inertia or lack of body contact. Some people forget that with slinging it low you have to control it's movement as well because it moves the center of gravity. To each their own.
 

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