how to play guitar standing?

[Ezequiel Romanko]

hey guys i have problems while trying to play guitar standing, when i’m sit on a chair and playing i can play well but when i stand up and try to play i can barely play solos how i should do to work this?

 

[Rad Synner]

Well first id say that practice is key. But another factor that is probably the most important is that you have to find the right height for YOU. Yeah Slash looks cool as hell playing his guitar that low but that works for him. and while i understand that playing your guitar very high doesnt look fabulous, all you need to do is just find the height were your comfortable, then if you want it lower, you can try lowering it progressively as long as you dont sacrifice playabilty. Then do it until you find your spot or, sadly like it was with me, until you just cant play well anymore!

 

[Ezequiel Romanko]

thanks man i will do that

 

[Ed Seith]

Nature of the beast. The guitar stays more in-place when you’re sitting down. The only real solution, once you’ve found the right strap length for you, is to always practice standing up. I’ve been doing it for 30 years. You can’t ROCK with your HORNS UP in a chair.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Yeah… while it looks cooler to have your guitar slung low like Slash, I unfortunately don’t have long arms like some people do, so I am borderline looking like a nerdy music school graduate when I play! But it isn’t about looking ‘cool’, it’s about being able to play. Even Syn himself said he practices far more standing up than sitting down because if he doesn’t, it screws him up during live shows; so don’t feel alone! Just raise your strap a little more and the more you do it, the more comfortable you’ll get!

 

[Ezequiel Romanko]

yes i will definitly work on standing practice starting just right now haha hey jak if you like to see i uploaded another progress video of the etude X of alternate at 80% speed

 

[Matt Wildman]

Yep it’s all about getting used to it. It’s a completely different beast compared to playing sitting. Practice practice

 

[Ed Seith]

And start with the strap up high, like when you’re sitting down – lower it a half inch a week until it look cool.
Because up around your chin is for bass players. You don’t need to go the full Les Paul look, a la Slash or Steve Clark (RIP), but it should at least hide your belt buckle, if possible.

 

[Filip Tomiša]

Adjust your strap height and get something to place your foot on, that should help you

 

[Calvin Phillips]

I used to always play standing up, so I got used to it. I didn’t realized how much easier it was to play sitting down. You definitely sacrifice a LOT standing up. But you have SO MUCH MORE FUN.

 

[Jen Hapke]

It helped me to adjust the neck a bit steeper than it would be in a sitting position. You don’t have to stretch your fretting hand that bad if you do so.

 

[D K]

Same has Jen here basically, I hold my guitar relatively high (I think?) and at an angle. To be honest I think it’s kinda stupid to sacrifice playability at the sake of “looking cool”, it’s kinda like people who think they look cool by wearing their pants really low. John Petrucci for example wears his guitar quite high. So I guess you just have to try different heights and angles until you find your sweet spot.

 

[idssdi]

Playing guitar while standing is all do withave having some practice and having your strap at a height that’s comfortable for you!

 

[Calvin Phillips]

my guitars look big on me regardless how I have it so who cares lol