What Your Strap Length Says About You

[pbass2]

Mine says I'm short.

 

[40Hz]

Was a low-rider for years, but old age and tendonitis have made it creep upwards over the last decade.

Yeah. Same here. Gradually transitioned from a semi low rider to definite middle man.

 

[40Hz]

I'm a middle guy. But I know folk, country, rock, Ramones, some jazz, and I was an obeyer to my bass teacher!
Although I don't play like this, I always liked Dee Dee's style....

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Love it! I'm gonna call that faux-low.

Drop it to your knee for that authentic punk look - but play over the neck so your wrists are at middle man position.

Brillant Dee Dee!

 

[FerruleCat]

I'm either a folkie or a knuckle dragger trapped in a fat man's body.

 

[MJS7101]

I am definitely an obeyer.

 

[garytone]

Fun post! I play sitting down a lot, but still use a snugged strap to keep the instrument in a relatively fixed position. Standing I let it down an extra inch or so. 95% of the time I use my right thumb for plucking, varying the tone by how much meat of the thumb contacts the string, and by letting my thumbnail be the last contact point a'la classical guitar.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

This is the max length on the strap that came with my P Bass. It is higher than usual but I like it!

 

[Lowbrow]

Lowbrow = Lowrider

 

[Ellery]

How funny that thing is accurate! I voted low rider and I do play metal. Low enough to look cool, high enough to play fast and clean

 

[audreycashin]

No Tal Wilkenfeld option for us girls?

 

[Madhouse27]

Despite not playing much from the genre, I appear to be a folkie.

 

[JMacBass65]

My hair and my strap have gotten shorter.

1992 - 2015

 

[smogg]

Was a low-rider for years, but old age and tendonitis have made it creep upwards over the last decade.

^^^^^This is me as well^^^^^

 

[jeffbrown]

Pretty much obeyer. Most comfortable/accessible with both hands position for me. I really don't care "what" I look like as long as what I "sound" like is working. To the best of my feeble abilities - so I need all the help I can get, LOL.

 

[Plectrum72]

Middleman. Would like to be a low rider or knucle dragger for the image, but it either becomes too sloppy or painful. Besides, I do play everything with a smile because it's just fun for me.

 

[elgecko]

Jazz TAB?

 

[ShadowImage]

The rule for guitar players is you start with the guitar at your knees at 14 and hike it 1/2" a year until it chafes your nipples.

I use a Slinger hip strap. I graduated HS in '71 with a 32" waist. I now have ballooned to 33". As long as my hips stay where they are, my bass will remain at the same height.

Didn't know about Slinger hip straps until googling them thanks to your post. Nice!

 

[2tonic]

Hightower huh? My sons call it " the T Rex ".

 

[AztecViking]

I had always thought Wojtec was wearing his a bit high until I tried it myself and experienced how much easier dead accurate slapping is that way.

And I used to call one of my good bass buddies, who is a fully committed "low slinger", a poser but he always got the chicks so it really seemed to work for him.

 

[RedVee]

Middle man I think, but neck angled up a tad