How low slung is your bass?

[Brich]

Don't swing low. The higher the bass, the lower the panties go

 

[TheReceder]

As a kid one of my favorite bands and Bass players was the band Chameleon, and on bass Dugan McNeill. I ended out going down to the local Radio shack when they actually still sold leather kits and riveted about another foot of leather onto the end of the strap... I've grown not only vertically... but significantly horizontally so I just let my gut protect my bass from the belt buckle rash...

This isn't me... it's Dugan... but that's about where I wore it when I was a kid.

 

[2112]

Rob Trujillo crew checking in...

 

[mambo4]

Rob Trujillo crew checking in...

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it may look all cool and low slung but seasoned players see the real choice Robert is making : whatever keeps both wrists straight.

 

[Samatza]

I started off pretty high because I wanted to have my left hand wrist straight as possible. Then I noticed it was harder to reach the first position so I took some advice and set the strap while seated, so when I stand the position doesn't change.

I've pretty much stuck with that for the last 25 years.

 

[byacey]

I adjust mine so if I'm sitting, the strap is almost tight, but the bass is still resting on my leg. This makes it sit about the same whether I'm sitting or standing.

 

[nonohmic]

I adjust mine so if I'm sitting, the strap is almost tight, but the bass is still resting on my leg. This makes it sit about the same whether I'm sitting or standing.

Yep, although for me a little more weight on the knee than the shoulder, while sitting.

 

[byacey]

Yep, although for me a little more weight on the knee than the shoulder, while sitting.

Yep, for me, all the weight is on the upper knee, and the strap is just there for control against slipping, or if I decide to stand up while playing.

 

[CosmicRay]

 

[lermgalieu]

Here’s a pic of me showing how high I wear my bass. I also happen to have bass face in this picture.

 

[Pops OB]

Although I don’t think I play low, my ex-nephew-in-law, Rolle Love does...

 

[Petethebassman]

Same height seated or standing, the same way it's been for the last 35 years. Works great for me.

 

[TBird1958]

I get my kicks (a little) above the waistline.........

 

[Mariachi507]

Used to below the hips, but I changed my technique during the pandemic (for the better) and it's higher now. I'm plucking around the center line of my belly button, as if it's directly in between the A and D strings.

 

[Gaolee]

I have long arms:
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I play about the same way with Thunderbirds. The Precision needs to be higher, as does the 2013 EB. The EB-2 is somewhere in between. It takes an extra long strap adjusted as far as it will go to work on a Thunderbird. I also have long arms for my height.

 

[Bassbubble11]

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

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.

Belly button high, hanging to the right, 45 degrees up.

 

[Cal03]

I've always had the strap pretty high since I'm not quite a large person. Lately I've been angling the neck in a more "classical" position while standing so that I'm not taking up as much space. It makes playing in first position a bit tiring but anything else is a breeze.

-Cal.

 

[Resonance129]

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

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Sick photo

 

[Kipp Harrington]

Only been playing about 4 years. Nothing has changed. 47" form straplock to straplock. Not " too high", not "too low" (for me). Any higher, my plucking/picking hand is bent too much. Any lower and my fretting hand gets too much strain. Low looks cool, but I'm 57 and I'm fine where I have it placed.