Playing While Standing Up, any tips? |
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Jun 13 2009, 03:10 PM
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Hey, guys.
Every time I play live I start wondering about this again, so I just decide to ask...  I feel comfortable playing while seated, but I feel very crippled when I am playing standing up. In special, I become very slow and hardly can do 3 notes per string runs. Everything seems way harder while standing up and this a little frustrating  since the final goal of practicing a lot of guitar is to be able to have good live performances.I've been trying a lot with different positions for my strap, but it does not solve the problem. If I put it too low (like Slash) I can not play at all. If I put it too high, I can do better runs but it seems all the strength that should go into bends go on holding the guitar instead. And then the bends become really bad. I am trying to play on more or less middle strap position, where the bends are ok, but the runs are a little hard... I am also trying to practice standing up but the improvement is marginal so far.  So, what you guys do? Any tip to improve my playing while standing up? This post has been edited by Gus: Jun 13 2009, 03:11 PM -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Jun 13 2009, 03:14 PM
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I gues just throw away your seat and only play while standing? I think that's the only solution, practice!
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Jun 13 2009, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE (Gus @ Jun 13 2009, 08:10 AM)  Hey, guys. Every time I play live I start wondering about this again, so I just decide to ask... I feel comfortable playing while seated, but I feel very crippled when I am playing standing up. In special, I become very slow and hardly can do 3 notes per string runs. Everything seems way harder while standing up and this a little frustrating since the final goal of practicing a lot of guitar is to be able to have good live performances.I've been trying a lot with different positions for my strap, but it does not solve the problem. If I put it too low (like Slash) I can not play at all. If I put it too high, I can do better runs but it seems all the strength that should go into bends go on holding the guitar instead. And then the bends become really bad. I am trying to play on more or less middle strap position, where the bends are ok, but the runs are a little hard... I am also trying to practice standing up but the improvement is marginal so far. So, what you guys do? Any tip to improve my playing while standing up? I had the same problem. For me I just had to spend half of my time practicing standing up. After awhile you get used to playing standing up. I also bought a tall guitar stool. It has a shaped seat that is comfortable to play guitar. Its just tall enough so I can sit with my legs just barely touching the ground. works great when my back starts to hurt from standing. But it still keeps me close enough to the standing position. Anyway its like anything else you just have to practice standing up instead of sitting. -------------------- My Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/FingerSpasm?feature=mhum
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Try having almost the exact position and everything when sitting as when standing. I have a randy rhoads v, so it's probably a bit easier for me. But try different positions, more than you've already did, until you find a comfortable one. Try resting the guitar on your left leg, this will maybe feel uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it, and you have much better access and can do wider stretches and so forth, and it's alot similar to how many have their guitar when standing. Hope that helped you a little 
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Jun 13 2009, 04:52 PM
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It's all about the practice and comfortable positions. If you are still filling a bit unsecure, more gigs, more practicing while standing and raising up the guitar a bit should help you overcome this problem.
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Jun 14 2009, 10:41 PM
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Hey guys. Thanks a lot for all the info.
 From all the answers, it seems it narrows down to 2 things: 1) practice a lot standing 2) Making playing seated more alike playing standing (by either changing the way to play seated , moving the strap position or both). I will try to apply both things. This post has been edited by Gus: Jun 14 2009, 10:42 PM -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Jun 14 2009, 10:50 PM
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You got it mate, those 2 things are the key.
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Jun 14 2009, 10:58 PM
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Practice standing up
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Jun 15 2009, 01:22 AM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Jun 14 2009, 11:58 PM) Practice standing up Get a good leather strap that will hold your guitar still on your shoulder. +1 The strap has just as much to say as the thickness of your pick or gauge of strings when you're standing up, in my opinion. You gotta find yourself, so to speak
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Jun 15 2009, 06:09 PM
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QUOTE (Canis @ Jun 15 2009, 02:22 AM) +1 The strap has just as much to say as the thickness of your pick or gauge of strings when you're standing up, in my opinion. You gotta find yourself, so to speak I wouldn't go that far, but good quality strap is important for comfort 
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Jun 16 2009, 11:13 AM
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As everyone said, try to practice standing. It gets weird at start but you will get a hang of it and it will became a practicing habit. Also its a good idea to adjust the strap while sitting, just tighten the strap while you are sitting so that guitar stays in approximately same position when you stand up with it.
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