it'll be cool if i could play like james hetfield.. can cheat also, hunch down and let your guitar hang but not good la. right now when i play standing up the top horn is slightly above my navel

bout the same as playing classical
=/
really different than playing a paul tho

its better to play at a comfortable position even tho it may be high.
then play low and play like shit ending up looking like a bigger fool.

i dont see anyone complaining about ppl like petrucci, vai, hammett etc playing higher up.

yeah
i feel comfortable slinging it below my belly button
but need to pull the guitar up to play anything higher than the 20th fret on 3 to the 6th string
lol


This post has been edited by sean392: Apr 22 2007, 10:04 PM

i play with my guitar height at my nipples. . . lmao

During LYN Jam

*me adjusting strap height when trying blacktrix's guitar*
blacktrix: wah, u put ur guitar up so high!

Bloddy hell...... You play your guitar like how Matt Heafy originally played! It was damn near close to my neck!

thats cos hes also much smaller

wow i consider u two guys very low adi... my guitar must be strangling your neck then...

In the beginning, I learned guitar emulating Billie Joe Armstrong....... Just see how long he slings his guitar back in the Dookie days.......

just had a look at the jam pics to confirm what i remember...
is this high?
http://ifs2.imagefly.info/i/3a/IMG_0014.jpg

haha... mine's like... way higher...

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Added on April 23, 2007, 1:12 amdont know abt customisable... but i got mine from here: http://www.guitarstrapking.com/padded_guitarstraps.html
the black padded one. been using it for some time already. its really wide at 3.5 inch... but very comfy for me. might look wierd on me though, coz i'm small sized.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Apr 23 2007, 01:19 AM

If you have a long pair of arms, you can always do a Jimmy Page.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q23/met...1/JimmyPage.jpg

My guitar is usually hung slightly above echo's. I move about quite a lot on stage so I prefer not to sling it too high as it limits the movement of the guitar.

I used to sling it waaaaayyyy low, though... before I realize I wasn't Page.

Well, I play WAY lower then Echo Brain.......

they send the straps to your doorstep>?

yeah. cant remember how much is the shipping. but total when i bought it mid last year was abt RM140-150 shipped. a bit ex... yea.

omg
i play bout that height, but when playing the first string my arm is almost fully stretched
page got REALLY long arms wei
lol

This post has been edited by sean392: Apr 23 2007, 07:57 AM

that's what i usually did too. always practice my electric guitar standing up. always. good workout i'd say . heck, i can play master of puppets/battery while standing, but will have trouble when sitting down (i can only downstroke faster when standing).



but hetfield is a tall guy. he has long arms. that's why he can play that low. i agree that it's better that we play at our comfortable height than following people's height. i tend to play quite low too, like hetfield(easier to downstroke). but i realized that it made me look stupid because i'm not as tall as he is. so now i play a little higher, like hammet's height. need time to get use to it, but it actually allow easier access to higher fret.

This post has been edited by zeroglyph: Apr 23 2007, 10:31 AM

Erm, I thought they just complain about his playing?

Eh, Say what you like lah.... Hammett is still a metal god.... even though he doesn't show it much these days.
But his solos in the 80s are a definate inspiration on most players..... I mean common.....

at my height i can play, but not with my pinky at those positions..

man..page.. his hands are LONG. mine aren't that long so i can't play it that low..

i don't think anyone answered this, but is there a different approach to palm muting and strumming when playing standing up? when the guitar is angled a bit(kinda like classical position)