How low slung is your bass?

[MYLOWFREQ]

It's the same height as when I'm sitting w/ no strap.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

It's the same height as when I'm sitting w/ no strap.

 

[Leonid Nidis]

When I started the bass had to hang under the testicles.
Now it's under the belly button

 

[Pdaddy1978]

It just always felt right to me right about the belt buckle.

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Yup...great way to describe my preference as well..
My belt buckles have chewed a hole in the center of the back of my basses.

 

[KenD]

When I started playing bass I had to have the strap set a little high to be able to comfortably play.

Just recently I've changed and now have my bass slung a couple of notches lower and it feels good.

You guys shifted around with your stance over time?

Fingerstyle here, I imagine can sling lower if you use a pick.

It needs to be where your plucking and fretting hands can maintain the best technique (for musicality) which is somewhat different for each person. For cool, try knee height

 

[Keger Jupti]

View attachment 4463769 I wear mine fairly high, tho when I sit down, it’s basically in the same position..

+1 This. I experimented for awhile when I was younger, but found this to be ideal for my comfort.

All my hair, just one chin...

Some hair, one-and-a-half chins

 

[jamro217]

I position the bass to be more vertical than horizontal (this is very helpful for alleviating wrist pain). The lowest comfortable position is where I can reach the controls without stretching and the highest allows me to reach the end of the headstock without stretching. Too far in either direction causes less than optimum results. The target for belt buckle rash (God forbid!) is about where the neck plate is.

 

[zenrad]

I want it in the same position whether I am siting or standing.

Same. I adjust my strap when I'm sitting, when I stand up nothing changes.

 

[TreySonagras]

Yup low but off the hip, like Jack.

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I have to wear my Jack Casady a little lower because the upper body sharp edge cuts into my forearm if it’s too high. My jazz is up higher.

 

[ELG60]

Right about there ^. Hasn't changed afaik.

 

[Wasnex]

When I started playing bass I had to have the strap set a little high to be able to comfortably play.

Just recently I've changed and now have my bass slung a couple of notches lower and it feels good.

You guys shifted around with your stance over time?

Fingerstyle here, I imagine can sling lower if you use a pick.

IMHO the height you wear you bass is sort of a way to balance things between your left and right hand. In my experience: Wearing the bass higher tends to reduce stress on your fretting wrist and enhances fingering. Wearing the bass lower reduces the stress on your plucking elbow and wrist, and enhances plucking. So the optimum height can vary with your physiology and also with the requirements of the music you play.

For example, if the music involves fast plucking but not a lot of note changes, you may prefer a lower position. But if you play fast lines that move around a lot you will probably prefer a higher position.

The ideal position can also vary with the types of techniques you primarily use. Most advanced slap players tend to wear the bass relatively high.

Going too far either way can be bad for your long term health, as you may be more inclined to develop some sort of repetitive stress injury. I suggest that you consider using a relatively moderate, (not too high, not too low) position.

 

[FunkyFlashFive]

A little below seated position, such that when seated in a chair the strap puts no pressure on my shoulder and almost slips off.

 

[Engle]

I have long arms:

 

[JohnnyBottom]

So my wrist doesn't bend either way, generally +1 with neck joint at belly button

 

[smtp4me]

Above the hip. Basically over my stomach. Which puts the top cut out just under my moob.

 

[MarMar]

I always felt like I had more control over the bass the higher I wore it. I don't understand players who drop the bass down between their knees, but to each their own.

 

[Gustopher]

 

[Phaidrus]

Being an amateur bass player I don't gig so I always play seated, by myself or jamming with friends.

But it would be cool, if I could play like the gentleman in the picture, though I'm afraid my left/fretting wrist most probably wouldn't make it.

 

[andruca]

Pretty low for my age when playing with a pick. Goes just an inch higher when playing fingerstyle.

 

[3bc]

mine's as high as it goes without having a kid sized strap basically. Even when i set down, my strap keeps the bass an inch or two off my lap. i'm also skinny with skinny legs, so that probably wouldn't be the case if i were a little fuller...

 

[Phaidrus]

+1 This. I experimented for awhile when I was younger, but found this to be ideal for my comfort.

All my hair, just one chin...
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Some hair, one-and-a-half chins
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What style of music where you playing in the first picture?