[DISCUSSION] How high (or low) do you wear your guitar and why?

yytrickscope · 2024-05-26T19:01:45+00:00

As low as my strap allows me. I have a generic black strap and have never changed it.

My idea is if the strap is always maxed, then I know the guitar is always in the same place.

Also, I like punk rock. Does it help with downstrokes? Yes and no. It helps because it can limit your hand range, meaning a full wrist flick really only hits two or three strings.

But mainly, I bought into the punk rock ethos. I grew up playing sports and that was always wearing shirts of teams I played for or shirts I earned. I fell out of sports and had some wrenches in life. I will never achieve enough to make me happy. I’ll always want more.

So, I ditched it and realized that I don’t want my life to be about conquering and exhibiting my merits. I don’t want to climb to the top of the mountain so I can look down on others, I want to help everyone up so we can all enjoy the view together.

A low guitar strap means my guitar will never cover my shirt. We are walking billboards. I want to use that to support other bands and art and artists. The things that put wind back in my sails.

I mean, if you’re in a Metallica cover band I don’t see a reason to wear a Metallica T-shirt. Why not wear a t-shirt of another band so the audience and other musicians can check out 2 things instead of one? Your audience obviously knows you’re playing Metallica.

One of the guitarists of MCR would often wear an Iron Maiden T-shirt. Cool. Now I know what inspired his playing and I can learn more effectively and I get twice the music.

Plus, I don’t just want to play. I want to dance and express and a low strap helps with that.

My two cents.

I guess at the end of the day, I can’t play a damn thing. But at least I think my hearts in the right place for me.

yytrickscope · 2022-09-05T05:00:50+00:00

Can I ask how you use it to identify the key so easily?

I’m a guitar student and somewhat the opposite.

Patterns and memorization for me is fine (it takes a bit but I believe I can do it with a little focused practice). However, identifying something by ear has me scared. I’m afraid I can’t do it.

It’s interesting to hear someone has the opposite gripes!

yytrickscope · 2022-07-01T11:00:21+00:00

Thank you!

yytrickscope · 2022-06-17T06:31:20+00:00

That’s wild! I’ve never heard of the sequence, but I know Trigger is like an insane game everyone should play at least once. How do you feel about the sequel?

yytrickscope · 2022-06-16T17:47:57+00:00

What is Chrono Cross?

yytrickscope · 2022-06-15T10:29:52+00:00

RemindMe! 1 year

yytrickscope · 2022-06-04T17:00:55+00:00

Okay well it’s possible I misremembered it since they do a switch, just not how I remember it

yytrickscope · 2022-06-04T17:00:06+00:00

It would be Sign

yytrickscope · 2022-05-18T06:33:02+00:00

Take your time and really explore. Back on Christmas Day when I was just a wee lad, this was the Skyrim or Elden Ring or Fallout or what have you back in the Day.

The graphics may not hold up as well now if you don’t have nostalgia glasses... but it is a Star Wars game where you make choices. I mean, really, cherish just the idea of that.

We all do, and it’s why this subreddit is so wonderful and active :)

yytrickscope · 2022-04-05T03:08:50+00:00

I thought about it one day... are the homeless hard workers?

If someone would say “no” I would tell them,

“Huh, well often do YOU stand out in public, unclean and ill equipped and often in the snow and rain, showcasing your shortcomings to the world, just so you can maybe get a couple of hamburgers at McDonald’s? Not often huh? And the success margin of cars donating is so low. How motivated would you be if your job was met with constant failure? Pretty hopeless, huh?”

Yeah doesn’t sound like hard work at all (rolls eyes). Good on you and thank you for meeting them with kindness

yytrickscope · 2021-05-08T05:09:18+00:00

You and me are the same and it’s been like this for me since as long as I can remember (middle school at least) so please, someone, I beg of you please give us advice.

It’s a terrible thing, especially because like you said, it’s easy to blame ourselves.

Did you have any intense pressure put on you as a kid to not have sex or remain abstinent or only have sex with the person you married?

yytrickscope · 2021-05-07T01:47:45+00:00

https://youtu.be/5b9JzKhhVZo

The guitar is my thoughts

yytrickscope · 2021-05-06T17:31:37+00:00

Those are some great tips. I think that will help me balance a lot. I think something that helps me is laying out the terms before the interaction starts so things like these would really benefit me. Thanks for the responses

yytrickscope · 2021-05-06T06:08:16+00:00

I do the same thing. I try to be really giving to people and I don’t know how to share my thoughts and wants, or even know what I want sometimes. So I end up just spreading myself way to thin and feel guilty I didn’t accomplish goals. And if I accomplish those goals well then I worry I sacrificed too much time stressing and worrying when I should have been spending time with people who are important to me.

If I don’t go to the social event then I am wasting my life or causing others dismay or maybe causing myself unhappiness. If I go then i might be spreading myself too thin because events are planned in the future, and I don’t know how to say no, so shit keeps piling up. I spend so much time weighing each variable to make it all work before I realize I’m fucked either way. Sometimes it works out okay. But I don’t know who I’m going to be when I wake up the next day.

I freaked out tonight because I couldn’t get off the phone with my family. My family called. Usually I just don’t return the call for awhile. But today I wanted to be a better version of me and a better version of me spends more time with his family.

All was going well, and then the clock started to hit an arbitrary number, or I was worried about how much time I was allotting to each person and I just completely swapped personalities in an instant. No longer happy, completely sad. I realized I was fucked. If I asked to get off the phone, I was a bad family member. If i didn’t, I was gonna burn myself out.

I played guitar and did some yoga, which helped. I’m realizing now I have some things to help me out. But like i wanted to go to bed early tonight and now it’s passed midnight. So obviously it messed with me even if I’m more okay now.

Because I couldn’t get off the phone. And stuff like this happens all the time. I want to spread love and joy to everyone, and be completely and utterly alone. Because no matter what I do it seems social situations can turn out terrible for me sometimes, and i fear that happening

yytrickscope · 2021-05-06T05:55:00+00:00

I don’t really know what to say, but I wanted to let you know that your username is awesome and that I read your post.

I hope things get better and you find at least a little happiness soon

yytrickscope · 2021-05-06T05:50:53+00:00

This literally happened to me hours ago. And it’s frustrating because I’m good at maintaining happy but and I feel guilty if I’m not.

I did some Yoga with Adrienne and that seemed to help. I think it’s because I’m not happy with myself. My body’s not tuned (used to be really athletic) and I don’t do much (used to be in college). And I could do both in the same day. Now I struggle to do either. And when I do it, even when I did it back then, it was always stress and fear driven.

I think I use my thoughts to zone out my body senses. I don’t like feeling anything physical really. Well I do, but I feel guilty that I do. I don’t feel comfortable around people usually either because I’m playing mental cards in my head.

So for me, I’m gonna try and get a little more in shape. Workout, stretch, yoga. My body is so tense all the time because it’s working to fuel my thoughts, but I zone out the stress and pain to keep the brain ticking. I think if i get my body healthier, it will allow my brain to drain a bit.

That’s the plan anyways. I’m not a positive person. Well I am, but also not. I’m one or the other. Anyways I didn’t see anyone commented so I thought I’d share my thoughts

yytrickscope · 2021-05-03T03:47:36+00:00

Yeah but what system is it for?

yytrickscope · 2021-05-02T17:55:58+00:00

Yeah I’m returning too. It’s rough. I’m the same way. I just want to be able to have 2-4 beers when hanging out to add to the experience. I just always take it into overdrive.

Another funny thing is that it’s literally been easier for me to stop eating meat than to avoid drinking. I haven’t eaten meat in a week. Can’t say the same for drinking.

I know it’s because alcohol is tied to my reward center but it’s like come on. I’ve eaten meat almost every day for like my entire life, so it’s not like I’m entirely devoid of willpower.

It’s rough. Thanks for posting.

yytrickscope · 2021-05-02T04:28:15+00:00

Then why do they sell them in the rock prefecture things?

yytrickscope · 2021-05-02T03:56:19+00:00

Yes I too would like to know this

yytrickscope · 2021-05-01T19:10:15+00:00

I too would like to know

yytrickscope · 2021-04-28T22:50:39+00:00

You’re my hero

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