Playing sitting down?

[gypsyfelon]

Hi folks, Just wondering if anybody sits down to play at a live gig do you try to use a stool that approximates your height so it’s not so obvious? If so, can you post some pics please.Looking for lightweight if possible.
65 yr old rocking chair rock star/ weekend warrior.

 

[KohanMike]

I'm 74 with nerve damage to my neck and shoulders, which forces me to sit slouched and wrap a strap around my back. I have two chairs, a slightly higher stool (19") with a back that I use most of the time, and a tall chair (25.5") with back that I'll use at times to get height.

https://www.amazon.com/Cushioned-Folding-28-7-Inch-Portable-Gardening/dp/B0B2DNHF4M/ref=sr_1_10?crid=6BDY5R389CTK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A9EJJoI0lT-7B31h5kEBNZdF1wXDU6pEi5BelUP5q7iEpxp_HGwbKJaoTgrou1QGwaDiWAYQUARPt1_iI63ftG4aIKaFgqhr3sesXG4Xym5A4DA9EtqcgQ48MmrLRbIQ0qty4JyNgfcifd7yR2c6x0JpBYkpl-ig48AgN62FVcPfq9dd8GbITiX3eZO4l9DYb_ZZYC2SXea_GjhBoo77U67gUWH6NKTmbCseIsnro6hkvciLkyLkh-BkR15_P14aP8arYZlfY7kDQaNWp7wF-9ByfAZd3DmtNCs_N1rdcOU.vTQgFv8hSARAMjUu6hWJFHBEqWhGrEj7XGBKtNof6tI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Cushioned+Padded+Folding+Stool+with+Back&qid=1709658322&s=home-garden&sprefix=cushioned+padded+folding+stool+with+back,garden,156&sr=1-10&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCRT2PG6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2FQR3KMDZMI4O&th=1

 

[gypsyfelon]

I'm 74 with nerve damage to my neck and shoulders, which forces me to sit slouched and wrap a strap around my back. I have two chairs, a slightly higher stool (19") with a back that I use most of the time, and a tall chair (25.5") with back that I'll use at times to get height.

https://www.amazon.com/Cushioned-Folding-28-7-Inch-Portable-Gardening/dp/B0B2DNHF4M/ref=sr_1_10?crid=6BDY5R389CTK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A9EJJoI0lT-7B31h5kEBNZdF1wXDU6pEi5BelUP5q7iEpxp_HGwbKJaoTgrou1QGwaDiWAYQUARPt1_iI63ftG4aIKaFgqhr3sesXG4Xym5A4DA9EtqcgQ48MmrLRbIQ0qty4JyNgfcifd7yR2c6x0JpBYkpl-ig48AgN62FVcPfq9dd8GbITiX3eZO4l9DYb_ZZYC2SXea_GjhBoo77U67gUWH6NKTmbCseIsnro6hkvciLkyLkh-BkR15_P14aP8arYZlfY7kDQaNWp7wF-9ByfAZd3DmtNCs_N1rdcOU.vTQgFv8hSARAMjUu6hWJFHBEqWhGrEj7XGBKtNof6tI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Cushioned+Padded+Folding+Stool+with+Back&qid=1709658322&s=home-garden&sprefix=cushioned+padded+folding+stool+with+back,garden,156&sr=1-10&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CCRT2PG6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2FQR3KMDZMI4O&th=1

Thank you Sir! Looking to sit a little higher in the saddle but thank you for the suggestion.

 

[2saddleslab]

When we sit on gigs the venue usually provides the stools.

 

[StereoPlayer]

Hi folks, Just wondering if anybody sits down to play at a live gig do you try to use a stool that approximates your height so it’s not so obvious? If so, can you post some pics please.Looking for lightweight if possible.
65 yr old rocking chair rock star/ weekend warrior.

I usually use whatever I can find at the venue. I prefer a barstool with a back on it. I don’t seeing pic of me sitting...I look like a doofus.

 

[gypsyfelon]

Yeah I could never seem to find a decent stool at a bar with padding. Just looking for something portable with some height at least 32 inches high thanks

 

[Ggaa]

Got a Tama drum throne for a sitting gig(front guy is 67 and 6'5"). At least high enough so strap hangs same as standing.

 

[Gervais Cote]

I usually use whatever I can find at the venue. I prefer a barstool with a back on it. I don’t seeing pic of me sitting...I look like a doofus.
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You don’t look like a doofus. You look like an experienced bass player.
I see quite often bassist sitting in the blues bars I go to and nobody complains.
Keep going, stop worrying !

 

[Nebadon2000]

This looks interesting and is 34.5 high

https://www.amazon.com/Gator-Framew...3a920bb80ed08&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

 

[g-dude]

I usually use whatever I can find at the venue. I prefer a barstool with a back on it. I don’t seeing pic of me sitting...I look like a doofus.
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B.B. King played sitting down. He was not a doofus.

 

[Gervais Cote]

Some musicians friends were laughing at me because I almost always play sitting.
Brought this stool at a practice.
Problem solved.

 

[TheReceder]

Not the height you're looking for, but I bought a couple of these for under 10 bucks each at walmart. They've since gone up in price. Nothing is as portable and they take no room in the trailer. I left one at a church I play at, and I've got another at home hanging on a magnet on a shelf.... tells you how light they are. I'm not a little guy and they've held up. I've used some of the more expensive stools... (as much as a couple hundred bucks) and I prefer these.

 

[StyleOverShow]

I use the Gator frameworks stool with built in guitar stand. It’s about 30 inches tall with pad. At 73 years old I stand most of the time and sit out a few songs per set. I no longer feel the need to be seated at almost standing height, so I’m fine with parking my buns when these old achy knees complain too much.
GFW-GTRSTOOL Guitar Stool with Integrated Guitar Stand - Sweetwater

 

[Phaidrus]

When did in fact musicians start playing standing? Was it with modern pop music, with big bands? In classical orchestras they all sit down, or don't they?

 

[bigdaddybass12]

Not the height you're looking for, but I bought a couple of these for under 10 bucks each at walmart. They've since gone up in price. Nothing is as portable and they take no room in the trailer. I left one at a church I play at, and I've got another at home hanging on a magnet on a shelf.... tells you how light they are. I'm not a little guy and they've held up. I've used some of the more expensive stools... (as much as a couple hundred bucks) and I prefer these.
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this is what I use. Sits taller than a chair, you can easily get up and move with the song. Always sit generally facing the crowd.

 

[KenD]

Decades ago I saw Webb Pierce start to play a gig sitting down. Of course, he was too drunk to stand up and quit entirely after attempting a couple of songs.

 

[Thumpin6string]

I have back problems and even with my DuoStrap I can only stand for a few minutes. I prefer to sit, and if I look like a Doofus, so be it. I use whatever chair or stool is available.

 

[Bag of Lazers]

When did in fact musicians start playing standing? Was it with modern pop music, with big bands? In classical orchestras they all sit down, or don't they?

Definitely not the big bands. those cats played sitting from the pics and movies I've seen. Visually, they were much closer to orchestras.

I have a band that plays sitting down. It's a weird folky kind of thing so it works for us. I use the Walmart folding stool posted above sometimes or a D'addario wooden gig stool. Sometimes I use whatever is at the venue, if it's a place whose furniture I'm familiar with.

 

[MarshallAC50Stack]

Not being a frontline kind of guy, I prefer a chair to sit on with my feet on the ground. Whatever the venue has that's comfortable. I'm a lazy sod.

Definitely not the big bands. those cats played sitting from the pics and movies I've seen. Visually, they were much closer to orchestras.

Depends on the music style. Small Jazz groups, skiffle and Boogie blues bands often stood and moved around. I think the string bass players often stood, even in the Big Bands.

 

[Bag of Lazers]

Not being a frontline kind of guy, I prefer a chair to sit on with my feet on the ground. Whatever the venue has that's comfortable. I'm a lazy sod.

Depends on the music style. Small Jazz groups, skiffle and Boogie blues bands often stood and moved around. I think the string bass players often stood, even in the Big Bands.

Right, so just the big bands. The bassists had to stand because those doghouse basses were so huge.