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chadds

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playing position
« on: December 27, 2002, 03:34:19 PM »
Hi, great site! I've been playing these for years, in fact  for  two years I was using it three nights a week as my only bass.  i found that by resting the headstock on your clavicle the bass is now vertical you don't need headphones at all to practice. This position led me to play it at all times in this position. I became a much better player when I stopped trying to look at the fret board (you can't ) and started just putting the good notes where that belong.

I also tune the bass b to d sounds and plays great.
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cyclone

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« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2003, 04:24:22 PM »
What's a clavicle?
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dkirchge

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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2003, 07:46:27 AM »
It's the bone running horizontally from your neck to the shoulder joint (y'know, the one you always hear about skateboarders breaking after a gnarly rail grind...)
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hopshai

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Re: playing position
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 10:54:39 AM »
Hi

Just got mine.  I agree with chadds that vertical looks like the way to go.  Using the Large Sound strap, I've tied one end on just behind the nut and put the other end on the button on the front of the bass,  Now I can play it with the tip of the headstock against the bone behind my left ear (the mastoid process, if you're feeling technical).

Bonus:  this bypasses the eardrum so you don't need an amp to practice (which also means it doesn't use battery life :) ).

Disadvantage:  I'll have to remove the centreline strap button - not very comfortable where it is, and makes the bass unstable.
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