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Statutory-Mike
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Topic: Guitarists... How Low Do You Let it Hang? Posted: June 28 2008 at 17:22 |
I wear mine very high, around where Petrucci wears his
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LinusW
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Posted: June 23 2008 at 17:15 |
Pretty high. I think it feels more natural that way.
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el böthy
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Posted: June 22 2008 at 16:49 |
Mid high... but I wish could play very low... then I would be cool dushbags
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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BroSpence
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Posted: June 20 2008 at 20:17 |
Wait. Lifeson's is middle? I guess compared to BJA he is, but man Lifeson's is low in my book. Keep that sh*t up man. Don't go below the belly.
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Petrovsk Mizinski
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Posted: June 20 2008 at 17:56 |
Pretty high, even higher than John Petrucci actually. That is when I play 25.5 inch scale guitars. I over stretch on 24.75 inch guitars, so I wear them at medium height. Some people say once they have it up too high they have trouble picking, but you soon get used to it, and your picking might actually improve.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: January 19 2007 at 03:44 |
As long as you don't let is hang as low as this troll:
Cliff Burton RIP , but bring back Jason Newstead!
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Floydian42
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 21:11 |
I like to keep mine at mid
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KoS
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 18:15 |
mid-high Petrucci style
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magnus
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 13:37 |
high! about the same height as Petrucci, I guess. I used to hang it low when I was younger, but now I find high much more comfortable.
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Publius
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Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:47 |
High as possible. It's so much easier
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I'm so prog, I clap in 9/8
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king_pin
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 18:50 |
usually when i play the heavy metal stuff i hang it low (like james hetfield, really low!) and i play stuff like: metallica and fear factory (7 string for the last one, hell f**king yeah!), but i play the more complicated stuff like Dream Theater, Opeth or my own music i hang it medium. but when i practice skills i hang it between medium and high so i can focus more on my fingers. mostly i hang it low, i play far to much metal
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nou... mag ik het niet nog een keertje overdoen?
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Passionist
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 16:24 |
Always high up like Steve Howe, or say, Michael Romeo. because then the left hand is optimal. I think you're supposed to reach the strings rather than your knees.
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N Ellingworth
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:17 |
I tend to play at a medium height but I also play sitting down when using a slide.
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Bastille Dude
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:08 |
High-up is more prog, But I like to let mine hang like Alex Lifeson.
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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Australian
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Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:37 |
Depends which guitar.
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 22:25 |
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stonebeard
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:54 |
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Chus
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:49 |
I usually prefer to play sitting... you have total domain of the instrument that way and I think it's better for the back and shoulders... of course if you have to play standing up I prefer it at the ab-level, above the hip.
it's also important to angle the neck a bit up when you're doing scales, so that the wrist doesn't suffer
Edited by Chus - January 16 2007 at 21:51
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Chris H
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Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:46 |
Well I am just recovering from some pretty extensive foot problems last year so I used to sit in my early gigs, but now that I can move around better than before I usually just do whats comfortable. Sometime its high like Howe and others its ni the middle. Never too low though, hurts my wrists.
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Zepology101
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Posted: April 15 2006 at 11:29 |
It actually depends for me, I use middle usually for solos and leads, low for ryths and chord proggressions, and mostly high for finger tapping leads. But mostly middle because its comfortable.
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