How high do you wear your guitar?

carlos

skunkwerx said:

ummm... Am I doing it wrong then?

You got it the wrong way around

carlos

I sit down, put guitar on my lap, than adjust strap until it's pretty much the same.

Skipped

Not too high.
I used SGs for a long time. The strap was marked (with a Sharpie) at either side of the buckle. If the guitar felt "wrong" I would know that the strap length had moved a quarter of an inch even before I looked at the buckle.

I think Mark King would have had a different career, may not have been famous, may have been a jazz musician, if adjustable guitar straps had been available on the Isle of  Wight. That is how important strap length is.
Of course.....one advantage is that "Ex Mark King" bass guitars are more identifiable thanks to  the teeth marks on the upper horn.

bbill335

Quite high, compared to other people I think. My couch strap is as short as it will go and I wish I could get it another inch or so shorter.

Voxman

This high for me:

ESBlonde

Also wear the 335 higher up but generally all the guitars are higher than I would have worn then 30 years ago. Short grey hair on a middle aged gut means cool is not an issue.
Each guitar has its own strap with Dunlop straps so quick length changes are a no no.

Danji

I'm between Dunnery and Slash! But I have a lot of respect to those that wear 'em low!

pintspiller

I used to swing them at Bolan height, but it gets higher

stratman3142

About Robben Ford height, which I suppose is quite high.

richardhomer

stratman3142 said:

About Robben Ford height, which I suppose is quite high.

But not as high as Roy Buchanan....

HAL9000

If you wear your guitar at chest height you play it with heart.

If you wear your guitar at stomach height you play with guts.

If you play it any lower you play it with cajones.

Wolfetone

guitarfishbay said:

All the same height, all the same height as they'd be sat down with the guitar on my fretting hand leg with my foot on a footrest (always wear the strap anyway).

Beat me to it. I set the guitar at the height that I would be sitting.

gibsongretschfan

Wolfetone said:

guitarfishbay said:

All the same height, all the same height as they'd be sat down with the guitar on my fretting hand leg with my foot on a footrest (always wear the strap anyway).

Beat me to it. I set the guitar at the height that I would be sitting.

But chairs are different heights 

djspecialist

@Voxman nice chunky tone you have there.  Which amp / pedals are you using?

djspecialist

Bridge a bit below belt buckle height.  Apparently I angle the neck quite steeply.



Charidee T-shirt optional, for extra rock-n-roll street cred.

axisus

This thread would be better if we all posted pix! we should have a 'post your guitar playing height' picture thread.

High looks naff to me and Slash level is impractical, so a tad low for me but nothing too mad. It's higher when I play sitting down though. To be honest I do have phases of higher or lower sometimes.

Dominic

Difficult one ....I have those platted leather buttons on most of my cardigans which tend to get in the way ..........

djspecialist

axisus said:

This thread would be better if we all posted pix!

Your pic isn't showing

Christophe

Bit fuzzy as it was from back 'int daaay
https://i.imgur.com/rQy3UWx.jpg

stratman3142

axisus said:

This thread would be better if we all posted pix! we should have a 'post your guitar playing height' picture thread...

It was quite high up at this gig.

http://i.imgur.com/DqO2cqw.jpg