Re: The angle of the dangle.

In article <OuWdne4G_pzJFODZRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
"charles robinson" <robinsonchazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"St. John Smythe" <sinjen@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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ehhackney@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I have been playing mostly my Yamaha AEX-1500 lately. I usually
play sitting on a stool - partly habit, partly laziness, partly
cos' I'm 65. I think playing standing up would have a better
"look," since the horn player(s) and bass player are all standing.

You prefer to look good, or sound good?

I discovered years ago that backaches that I had started getting
after playing gigs disappeared when I started standing up. I now play
that way most of the time.

That makes sense. When you stand, the normal lumbar curve is present.
When you sit for long periods, especially playing the guitar, you tend
to flatten out the lumbar curve with compresses the disks on their front
edges. OTOH, when you stand the weight of the guitar is now hanging off
your shoulder and dragging your shoulder forward, which can also cause
back and/or shoulder pain. The size of an archtop can complicate this
by moving yrou arms out away from your body.

It might be best to have both options available. Joe Pass used to
alternate sitting down and standing up in concerts, at least from the
videos I've seen.
.

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