From the course: Electric Bass Lessons: Advanced

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Strap length

Strap length

- One other component, which is very, very important, and I've had people comment to me from all over the world, send me emails and letters, that this one point was more important than anything myself or anyone else had said regarding their playing. That's their quote, not mine. Is believe it or not, the length of the strap. Now, it can seem very stupidly simple to you, but as I'm sitting here practicing and playing... (bass guitar) My hand is at a certain angle, my arms, the bass is sitting right here. Now, if I stand up and the strap is too long it's going to be in a different spot and it's going to change the angle of my hands and arms and throw a variable into the whole equation. But if it's the right length, as I stand up, it's still exactly in the same spot as it is when I'm seated. It's a very, very important part of this whole equation. All these component parts that have to be put together in order to get to the end result of, I guess, advanced playing or some fancy licks or…

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