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Axis 30th Anniversary

UP or DOWN???

SO are you a stand up player or a sit down player?

  • I stand when I play guitar

    Votes: 9 30.0%

  • I have to sit to play guitar

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • I sit when alone and stand when I jam

    Votes: 17 56.7%
  • Total voters
    30
Both for me....playing in a band (rehearsing right now) and I practice standing up....since I won't be sitting down at the gigs....hehehehe....:cool:
 
Both, when I'm home it's sitting and when I'm gigging it's standing. Club managers seem to be real funny about you sitting at gigs. But I do recommend practicing doing doing both, cause you might be in for a real shock at your first gig;)

Colin
 
I sit when I am working on a specific technique: picking, hand position, using a metronome I also sit whan I am recording in the studio using a Book/sheet music. I stand any other time I play.


DC
 
I sit when I'm working on theory and transcription related stuff, but I can only do that for about an hour. I have a nasty problem with my back the gets pretty painful if I sit for too long. motorcycles ARE fun, but man it's a heck of a reminder of how stupid I was in college.

I also picked up something from a billy sheehan interview sometime in the early 90's: I always keep my guitar in the same place (strapwise) when I'm standing as when I'm sitting. it's been really bennificial... but it doesn't look very cool. :D
 
ripley said:
I also picked up something from a billy sheehan interview sometime in the early 90's: I always keep my guitar in the same place (strapwise) when I'm standing as when I'm sitting.
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I remember reading that somewhere too, man I'm getting old.

Colin
 
I remember when I first started jamming with a band, I realized that it's a totally different animal to play standing up:eek: . I was actually shocked and felt like I had to learn how to play the songs again. Sincethat incident I make it a point to split time between standing and sitting. I have also found that when I am striving for a new technique I first try it out standing and then go to sitting down.
 
Hmm...I thought this was a toilet seat question at first.

Foggy, I would think it doesn't matter for you whether you stand or sit being as your EBMM is so "light" ;)
 
jazzbo jim said:
Hmm...I thought this was a toilet seat question at first.

Foggy, I would think it doesn't matter for you whether you stand or sit being as your EBMM is so "light" ;)
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WOW!:eek:
 
or you could do the bill frisell power stance thing... sort of look over your guitar with your back to the audience...

that was pretty cool. wish I could get away with it.;)
 
Both.

Played sat down in a gig once - but I did have my leg put in plaster that day!

Oh, played sprawled on the floor of a stage once - PN Club, Munich, 1977.
Went up to the mike mid song, and got "hit" by an electric shock!
Slumped back against the 4 x 12 playing howling feedback whilst "birds circled my head" !!
Spud
 
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