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Location: Cork, Ireland | ...do you hold your guitar when playing?
I have a sore left arm (the fretting arm) which bothers me particularly when (a) playing my Pacemaker and (b) cycling on bumpy roads (i.e. most rural Irish roads). I play my Applause on a strap quite high up against my ribs but I've just found the Pacemaker is much comfier hanging down near my waist (with the strap at its longest, and the forearm is almost level). Always thought the 'cool' players like Slash looked stupid with the Les Paul hung at knee level but obviously it depends what you play and how you're built. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I sit down. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Originally posted by dweezil:
I sit down. +1 |
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Location: Verona,Italy | I play the electric under my waist...and I sit with acoustic... |
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Location: London, UK | Maybe don't play your pacemaker whilst cycling on bumpy roads? :rolleyes: |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by sypolog:
Maybe don't play your pacemaker whilst cycling on bumpy roads? :rolleyes: Only when sitting down |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I use a strap...these work extremely well... |
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Location: East Tennessee | Standing or sitting I adjust the strap so the guitar is at the same height. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I play 80% seated and I make sure that when I stend, the guitar is in the same position as it would be if I was seated. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Not only do I play seated, but preferably the seat is very low so my lap is high. This gets the guitar almost in the classical position which makes stretches so much easier. |
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Location: Tennessee | Low slung. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Wear all on the lower part of upper chest.
Sitting standing makes no difference |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
Not only do I play seated, but preferably the seat is very low so my lap is high. This gets the guitar almost in the classical position which makes stretches so much easier. I was doing that but now find the opposite is better i.e. seat is high-ish so that lap is low. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I play seated. If I am going out, I take that little stool that came with my Trekker.
But, If we are talking about where I hang the guitar from a strap...
I adjust the strap when I am seated so that the guitar hangs in the same place when I stand. |
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How high...
