Strap length. on your chest? or at your knees?

[rtslinger]

Same height sitting or standing works best for me

 

[Slough Feg Bass]

I have all mine about belt buckle height, that way there is a nice gouge in the back of all my basses and they sit just right.
Gotta be able to reach the higher frets sometimes, so I don't go very low and do that crab walk thing. I do, however, sometimes do the Steve Harris pointy bass at the hot chick thing. It works sometimes!

 

[Dellers]

By the looks of it I have my bass pretty much where Marcus Miller has it. It's just right.

 

[b-rock]

I used to play super high for live work, but long sets would hurt my wrist.. Now I play super low, so my wrist is straight. I can't play as accurate and fast in the upper register when I wear my bass super low, its more of a slop fest but looks cooler for my genre and scene. I wear my bass at the same level sitting or standing when doing studio work.

 

[b-rock]

upper and lower

 

[AmpedSilence]

I adjust my strap so that it is at the same length when Im sitting or standing. It never made sense to me that we practice most often sitting down then attempt to play with the bass much lower when we stand. Anyway, a higher strap position allows me to play much better than a low hanging axe.

^ agreed.
I found this vid a while ago that states this exact thing and it really helped, especially with strap adjustment tips:

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[nozkcb]

I adjust my strap so that it is at the same length when Im sitting or standing. It never made sense to me that we practice most often sitting down then attempt to play with the bass much lower when we stand. Anyway, a higher strap position allows me to play much better than a low hanging axe.

Ditto.

I never could understand the players that play with their strap so low that they are incapable of playing well.

 

[ProgRocker]

I keep the strap length so that it's the same position standing as sitting. Proper techniques and position along with warm-up / cool-down exercises prevent injury (or at the very least, reduce severity).

I have the beginnings of carpel tunnel from my job (not music related), it's no joke. Also, keeping your instrument higher means easier access to the entire fretboard. Sorry if this comes off as preachy.

 

[bigmoosepi]

 

[SemiDriven]

How low can you go?!

 

[Unrepresented]

Sitting, I slouch until it's at my chest. Standing it's at crotch height. I play more accurately sitting, I look cooler standing.

 

[ProgRocker]

Personally, I don't think low slung instruments look cool any more than wannabes with their pants down to their knees. But, to each their own.

To me, playing well trumps image.

 

[AaronVonRock]

If I just stand naturally and put my right hand into the front pocket of my pants, that's where I like my bass to be. It feels comfortable and natural for me.

 

[JimmyM]

I hate hate hate having my bass up high, and I find it very uncomfortable. I don't like it to my knees either, but I can't stand it up high. But what I hate worse than that is when some self-appointed governor of all things bass comes up to me and makes a comment about it. Worry about your own setup and go away.

 

[Epitaph04]

I prefer to wear my 6ers up a bit high, right on my belly. I try to find the balance in keeping both hands as straight as possible with as much easy access to all strings as possible.

I do like to wear 5ers and 4 stringers a bit lower, though.

 

[InternetAlias]

^yeah, it seems that the more strings you have the higher you have to put it to have the same kind of an angle on the strings.

I put bass a bit awkwardly. I use two straps to move it RIGHT. Hard to explain it, but the neck plate is rather far away from my body, my right hand is extended right but my left hand is very comfortable playing most of the stuff I do (which requires quite diverse techniques and positions).

 

[TOOL460002]

Tom Morello style: high high high. And did I say high? And you should wear it high too.

 

[InternetAlias]

Tom Morello style: high high high. And did I say high? And you should wear it high too.

Not if you have gorilla arms.

 

[Savage_Dreams]

while im mostly a fan of 'to each their own', but thats to far, thats just rediculous.

 

[InternetAlias]

while im mostly a fan of 'to each their own', but thats to far, thats just rediculous.

'to each their own' as long as they can actually play all the notes on the fretboard. If your position doesn't allow this, it's simply terrible.