Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

[Jaganath]

What kind of ratio of playing time do you guys spent playing standing up/sitting down, with or without the guitar strap?

I spend about 99% of my time sat on the floor with my guitar on my lap without the strap.

I find it pretty hard to see the fretboard when I'm standing up and hard to get the right angle with the neck to play comfortably.

[Rainmaker]

Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

Used to play sitting prior and until the band I was in forced me to stand up!

Nuntius advised me in another thread to keep the strap at a reasonable height for comfort and avoiding damage to the wrist...

I've heard that your arm should be at a 90 degree angle.

I practise half standing half sitting (at different times of course ) these days.

[nuntius]

Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

haha i have the same problem. i play my acoustic moslty and it doesnt have a second strap button on it...

the only remedy is to practise standing up unfortunately

try and learn how to play without looking at the fretboard, takes a while but i can do it when i know my part inside out, and it looks a lot better on stage... plus you can do that stare into the eyes of a nice looking girl thing

<<<< yeah, i know, hippocrical - but i cant improvise without looking yet, i'd rather look a tit than sound one

[nuntius]

Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

90 degree angle??

score

[Nightburst]

Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

2 years ago I couldn't play anything while standing up, so I forced myself to play standing as much as I can. Now I jump around and do crazy stuff during a gig.
It's a learning proces and after a while you'll get it right and it will feel natural too. I still can play a lot better sitting down compared to standing up.
Singing along while you play also helps you to improve.

[Mike M.]

Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

I'm sitting when figuring something out, standing when I'm practicing.

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Re: Practise - standing, sitting, with strap etc.

both


sit down when im practicing , stand up when im trying to "get it down". sometimes i lie on my bed and just pracdice like that for a coule hours.