Question for bassist's

I have a few neck heavy guitars that I wish had an offset end pin on the body (not the horn) for the reason you are anticipating.

I don't know how you can find the balance point with out trial and error... which I imagine you want to avoid.

Good luck!


best regards,
mike


 

I play with mine angled around 45 degrees I guess which to me feels pretty natural. But you're right some guys play with their basses really really low, then it's almost like a 20 degree angle the way they play it.

All 3 of my basses have strap pins on the horn.

Soon my moobs will be dragging so low they might just hold up the bass.

Of course, if you raise the left one too much, not only will Bapu look more like a Picasso statue, but his center of balance could be thrown off, resulting in (more) unplanned stage diving. 

The sacrifices one makes for ART...

bapu


All 3 of my basses have strap pins on the horn.

Soon my moobs will be dragging so low they might just hold up the bass.

Thanks Bapu! I got it straight now; three pins on the horn. Or moob pin adjustments.

Jonbouy


Why is Bapu posting here, this thread is clearly marked for 'bassists'.

LSHACOMN

Jonbouy


Before you ask I'm only here because I mistook the word 'Bassist' for 'Fish Shop'.

I only got as fas as "Question" and I thought "Mooch is always questioning me..." so I was sure I belonged here.


BTW, Fish Shop works too.

Perhaps Bapu is the "Mr. Fish" I hear Chris Moyles talking about on the BBC 1 morning show?

Serious answer to the question - I'd never given it much thought, my bass has the pin in the standard position, I've always used the strap to get the angle I wanted/needed for the moment, probably 35° or 40°. I also find that my lower back is happier if I keep the bass just below the moobs...

Carry on.

spacey
The Gibson L5-S was the worst balanced guitar I ever owned. Bad neck heavy.
That thing had a head like a bastard alley cat.

I briefly played a Thunderbird that had the same problem.  Maybe it's generally a Gibson Bass thing?

Slugbaby

spacey
The Gibson L5-S was the worst balanced guitar I ever owned. Bad neck heavy.
That thing had a head like a bastard alley cat.

I briefly played a Thunderbird that had the same problem.  Maybe it's generally a Gibson Bass thing?

I really don't know. I think that no matter what may be the cause of a neck heavy instrument
if it is something that can be corrected by end pin placement it's something that I didn't know until now.
I don't wear a strap anymore. Most all my playing is sitting down so a neck heavy instrument would
just have to find a new home.
 
But there are two issues I'm talking about.
One is neck heavy and the other is hanging angle while standing.
A balanced bass and a neck heavy both need to hang correctly for the player. (at least that's my thinking)
I do know I chose the best lightest machines I could find trying to avoid the problem.
I think I did because it sits right without hassle while I play it sitting. Seems to me to be well balanced.
 
I can imagine a bass player wanting it to comfortably hang at an angle around 45° without constantly fighting
with the strap. Man I wish I was a bass player....guessing sucks. Common sense is all I have to go on
and it's telling me there is a lot of difference how the body works for bass as opposed to guitar.
 
Anyway if I've thought it out right when Bapu puts this thing on it should naturally sit a comfortable playing
angle. I believe that to be very important in addressing any fatigue on the player...not only his hands.
 
This could be very good information for any bass/guitar player that may need to make an adjustment for
how their instrument hangs. I know now I wouldn't hesitate to relocate the end pin to get it hanging right.
Easy enough to plug a hole and dab on some paint.
Not that relocating the horn pin for correct angle should be overlooked either....as you mentioned.
 
 

bapu


Like you Michael, I do most of my playing sitting (if only I could lay down) so I think pin placement will be of minor concern.

Will there be a Spacey1b patch if I don't like the placement?


Really, it's no sweat as I'm like most here, I adjust the strap to "work" with all my basses. Now, that U-Bass is going to be interesting....

LOL....you know Bach had the legs sawed off of a piano so he could lay on it and feel it while he played....pretty
good huh?
It may take more than a patch! I'm telling you straight...that 5th string and my ears don't
get along.
One good thing...if you ever got stuck you could use that string to pull a big truck out of a mud hole. I think it's
long enough too!