Who plays their guitar below their waste?

solsurfr · December 2004

When I see guitarists play like this, I wonder how comfortable it is. I guess I'm in the minority with my guitar hiked up so I can comfortably play lead lines and solos. I know Eddie does and since he is mainly rhythm, I can see how it isn't a problem but Mike it is completely different. I don't know how he does it but he does it good, I guess.

Pacomc79 · December 2004

My waste goes in the garbage, and the toilet.

I don't know why anyone would want to play below thier waste...gross.

I'd say it's not very comfortable.

It really depends on how long your arms are and what works for you I would guess.

miskin · December 2004

i wear my guitar quite low... but not by my feet ;-).
i dont find it much of a problem to be honest!
to do a realy eally fiddly part of a solo il just hold the guitar sideways on my knees if you know what i mean.
this is of course when mi playing electric ;-)
i dont wear acoustics low! lol.

Nullifidian · December 2004

I have to say I hate wearing my guitar low. It's just annoying and it makes playing the most simple power chords a vast strech! Plus I have a Les Paul its pretty heavy and having it too low really wrecks my back after playing for a while.

solsurfr · December 2004

Nullifidian wrote:

I have to say I hate wearing my guitar low. It's just annoying and it makes playing the most simple power chords a vast strech! Plus I have a Les Paul its pretty heavy and having it too low really wrecks my back after playing for a while.

My thoughts exactly.

Schmakt · December 2004

I like wearing it as low as possible... it does make some of the barres difficult, but I like it. It feels and looks cool, I think...

Jack White does it too...

and, of course, I'm as good as Jack and Mike.

who's_pearljam? · December 2004

It's a rock and roll stance.
Any serious guitarist that plays a lot and for a long time brings the guitar up higher, as eventually you'll have carpal tunnel and wrist and elbow problems. Maybe they'll hang that thing down by their knees in a show, but they aren't in the studio like that.

That being said,,,

this is considered bad technique,but he's been around a bit, so who am I to argue!

http://www.nrk.no/img/233869.jpeg

BlackCorduroy · December 2004

sometimes i try to wear it low but it is a lot harder. i think maybe it just takes some getting used to

solsurfr · December 2004

who's_pearljam? wrote:

That being said,,,

this is considered bad technique,but he's been around a bit, so who am I to argue!
http://www.nrk.no/img/233869.jpeg

Keith's guitar is low but the slanted angle is considered good technique amongst the classical guitarists. I took a couple semesters of classical guitar in college and found it very comfortable to have the neck angle up where I'm looking dead on to the headstock and neck. Other than this, wearing your guitar low just looks uncomfortable. Eddie wears his down by his ankles it seems. I almost think it looks ridiculous. I guess I'm just not in style!

who's_pearljam? · December 2004

DissidentBand wrote:

Keith's guitar is low but the slanted angle is considered good technique amongst the classical guitarists. I took a couple semesters of classical guitar in college and found it very comfortable to have the neck angle up where I'm looking dead on to the headstock and neck. Other than this, wearing your guitar low just looks uncomfortable. Eddie wears his down by his ankles it seems. I almost think it looks ridiculous. I guess I'm just not in style!

You are right about Keith Richards. I just thought that was a cool picture.

That low guitar is such a dated look now, to me.

Jimmy Page used to wear that thing down low for the bad assed look. He started having wrist problems and shifted things around, too.

I studied guitar with Robert Fripp once, and his thing is to hold the guitar close to your neck and keep your wrist parallel to your forearm. Much like classical technique, but even more extreme. He subscribes to the Alexander technique, which is a way of balancing your body.

http://www.pattishea.com/music1/FRIPP.html

solsurfr · December 2004

I guess this is still cool?

http://www.landscape.it/viceversa/concerti/images/evsg.jpg

I've seen him play it even lower I think. Mike as well.

who's_pearljam? · December 2004

DissidentBand wrote:

I guess this is still cool?

http://www.landscape.it/viceversa/concerti/images/evsg.jpg

I've seen him play it even lower I think. Mike as well.

Every occupational therapists's nightmare on the left

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http://www.gnrfrance.net/GNR/Photos/slash/slash+izzy01.jpg

Gossard_Is_God · December 2004

I play with it just above my waist, below my waist is just very uncomfortabke for my wrists.

Flagg · December 2004

I wear it above my waist, but not as high as someone like Tom Morello. I think that's uncomfortable too.

casper leblanc · December 2004

I pretty much wear it like Dan Auerbach (Black Keys)

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/008.jpg

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/001.jpg

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/032.jpg

That's really comfy, but unless you play like him - and I don't - not really cool. Strumming a guitar that high just looks stupid. So I pretty much look pretty stupid

solsurfr · December 2004

pearlwax wrote:

I pretty much wear it like Dan Auerbach (Black Keys)

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/008.jpg

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/001.jpg

http://www.blackkeys.net/media/images/pg5/032.jpg

That's really comfy, but unless you play like him - and I don't - not really cool. Strumming a guitar that high just looks stupid. So I pretty much look pretty stupid

I wear my axe the same way.

mccreadyisgod · December 2004

I have fairly long arms, so it's really uncomfortable to play way up high.

I usually have my guitar so that the bridge pickup is about crotch-level... maybe I'm just used to the motion there...

But I do have my neck up at a considerable angle, which does help.

And I could care less how it looks.

Glaswegian · December 2004

Can't say it's something I've given much thought to - fairly high.

My paw showed a video of me playing bass with him when i was about 14 and it was just about touching my ankles :rolleyes: Probably more to me being wee though. Definitely don't play like that these days.

GivenToPimp · January 2005

me and mine....not too high...not too low

http://image28.webshots.com/28/3/75/24/242637524KsMzCL_ph.jpg

CherubRockBob · January 2005

its comfortable for me to play it low but ive been playing it like that since i started three years ago. i dunno my arm always get tired when im trying to rest it in that postion and when its at my waist it seems to just fit at my arm length.

MissYouAllDay · January 2005

Jack white and slash are bad examples. Both of them move their guitar around way to much so it doesn't really matter how their strap is set. Like Slash is always playing his straight up and down, like letting it dangle. Jack White throws his around like a maniac (this may explain his huge arms). Ed's isn't that low in that pic but I have also seen it lower. It has got to bad for your wrists to have it extremely low. I think having it just above the waist but with the neck tilted up is perfect and doesn't look to bad either. Honestly though I mainly play sitting down when I'm at home.

Who plays their guitar below their waste?

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