How high/low do you wear your axe?

[HamerHokie]

I have been varying the height of my guitar to see if it has an impact on wrist fatigue. I have always liked the playability of a higher-slung guitar but not the looks. I have been compromising with Answer 4 but I'm starting to favor Answer 3, because it optimizes my wrist angle and lessens fatigue.

[hardheartedbill]

I like it belly high, it seems to be a good compromise between chest and johnson

[Caddie]

Somewhere between "gut hiding" & "johnson hiding". I try to keep that belt buckle rash centered right in the middle.

Noonan

[LittleC]

This might be strange, but I feel like I can play my best when sitting down, so to adjust my strap, I sit down, and set the strap so that when I stand up, the guitar is as close to the same spot it was when I was sitting down.

[BruceM]

My band The Escape Goats is losing one of our members this summer to a 2 year overseas job. We've been discussing a name change. I think I've got it:

Chest'R Johnson

As always, thanks for the inspiration!

Oh, I tend to cover the Johnson with my electrics. It's easier to posture with the guitar in that position. I'm all about the pose.

[eightyfour]

Whatever this falls into.

[Brooks]

[BCR Greg]

[MCChris]

My band The Escape Goats is losing one of our members this summer to a 2 year overseas job. We've been discussing a name change. I think I've got it:

Chest'R Johnson

As always, thanks for the inspiration!

Oh, I tend to cover the Johnson with my electrics. It's easier to posture with the guitar in that position. I'm all about the pose.

Me too!

[pesocaster]

between the gut and the nut....

[Tres Aardvarks]

Well, when your johnson hangs down to your knees

Actually, I have to go buy some new straps. I'm sure TG is sick and tired of me bitching that my bass straps are too damn short. Can anyone recomend some extra long ones? Preferable wide leather, not some skinny plastic thing.

[gregc]

Not as high as Little_C, he he he he .................gregc

[kurtsstuff]

I wear mine where the tummy route is just at my rib cage so...kind of in the higher realm..

[Travis]

This might be strange, but I feel like I can play my best when sitting down, so to adjust my strap, I sit down, and set the strap so that when I stand up, the guitar is as close to the same spot it was when I was sitting down.

That's exactly what I do. I tend to play in the classical position while sitting so I adjust my strap so that the guitar rides nice and high with a steep angle.

[formula73]

If it's a LP or Strat style, probably gut height. You can hang lower with Vs

[Smakutus]

Ity depends on what guitar I'm playing.. A Standard, Flying V or a Les Paul? Low down.. A Strat, Tele, EVH MM, Dillion Brian May, a Chap 12 string bass, or any double cut Hamer? belly level.

out..

Jeff.

[MCChris]

This might be strange, but I feel like I can play my best when sitting down, so to adjust my strap, I sit down, and set the strap so that when I stand up, the guitar is as close to the same spot it was when I was sitting down.

That's exactly what I do. I tend to play in the classical position while sitting so I adjust my strap so that the guitar rides nice and high with a steep angle.

That's no way to get laid, son.

[shred dog]

gut high!!!!!!

[David B]

I like it Jimmy Page low. I don't wanna hold my arms up.

[Hamer95USA]

Hey Hamer guitar players,

I tend to wear my guitars covering my stomach, going up slightly towards my chest. I have short arms and wearing a guitar slung low like Jimmy Page or Johnny Ramone causes me wrist fatigue. I also find having the guitar higher up allows me a better grip on the neck, longer reach across the fretboard and overall better control of the guitar for fretting,picking and tapping. I mainly play Strat style guitars, but wearing my Les Paul covering my stomach and slightly upwards to the chest gives me better access to the Les Paul's upper frets when playing onstage, standing up.

I would love to wear my guitars slung down low like some of my favorite guitar players, but not being tall or having long arms, I find wearing the guitars higher up to be to my advantage.

Guitar George

[tobereeno]

well mine starts at my gut and then covers my johnson...so what does that count as?

my bassist wears his really high...at our first gig, after he strapped up, I said "dude, that's a bass, not a necklace." Each gig we manage to get him to lower it about an inch...it's a slow process but we'll get there

[Cary]

Low, as the Rock and Roll gods intended.

[doody]

Since I'm cheap bastard and only use one strap for all my electrics, it depends on the guitar. My special, duotone and T51 are centered around my belt buckle, my chap and T62 are centered over the zipper.

[Cary]

Well, when your johnson hangs down to your knees

Actually, I have to go buy some new straps. I'm sure TG is sick and tired of me bitching that my bass straps are too damn short. Can anyone recomend some extra long ones? Preferable wide leather, not some skinny plastic thing.

I usually use Levy's brushed leather straps. Nice and wide, high quality, and I'm 6'2", if that gives you any indication how long they are from the picture.

I can get the "Model Number" if you're interested.

[Tres Aardvarks]

Well, when your johnson hangs down to your knees

Actually, I have to go buy some new straps.  I'm sure TG is sick and tired of me bitching that my bass straps are too damn short.  Can anyone recomend some extra long ones?  Preferable wide leather, not some skinny plastic thing.

I usually use Levy's brushed leather straps. Nice and wide, high quality, and I'm 6'2", if that gives you any indication how long they are from the picture.

I can get the "Model Number" if you're interested.

Will they go lower than that or is it maxed out? :angry: I'll go check 'em out this weekend and bring my longest current strap to compare with.