UP or DOWN???

[fogman]

So are you a stand up player or a sit down player or both????

 

[koogie2k]

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....

 

[Colin]

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

 

[brentrocks]

i usually only sit when i play acoustic

 

[slukather]

A bit of both for me, but warming up, l sit down, gigging and rehearsing, l stand up.

Scott.

 

[Dcareaga]

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

 

[ripley]

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.

 

[Colin]

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.

I remember reading that somewhere too, man I'm getting old.

Colin

 

[PugNinjas]

I remember when I first started jamming with a band, I realized that it's a totally different animal to play standing up . 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.

 

[jazzbo jim]

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"

 

[Colin]

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"

 

[brentrocks]

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"

WOW!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Gigging standing and at home sitting. Its hard to power stance when you are sitting!

 

[ripley]

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.

 

[Spudmurphy]

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

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Did a gig at the Lakeside Club in Frimley seated when I pulled my back our once. Very painful!

 

[beej]

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

Ouch! Saw Rage Against the Machine when Tom Morello had done the same thing!