How to hold the Startocaster - somebody, please?!..

[Bowmap]

So fuzzy sweater and velcro on the trem cover not a good idea?

 

[Bowmap]

I think the OP ran off to try saxophone.

Problem solved! You get a neck strap with a hook on it.

Get a keyboard... don't have to hold a thing.

 

[StratoMutt]

So fuzzy sweater and velcro on the trem cover not a good idea?

 

[yettoblaster]

Get a keyboard... don't have to hold a thing.

Sure. So YOU say! A 12’ Steinway Grande could kill ya!

 

[Agtronic]

I generally never have experienced this until I got an Ovation with the round back. But actually that's not true, I've gained about 100 lbs in the last two years and my Strat is starting to slide off my lap now when I'm sitting down.

 

[Bowmap]

Who knew COVID would affect stratocaster retention.

 

[SIngles Forever]

The strat is the most comfortable guitar ever made, and the most comfortable earthly object to touch.

 

[StratSounds]

Thirteen pages on how to hold a strat…

 

[3bolt79]

A strap is a useful accessory

BINGO! This ^^^^Put it on the strap before playing seated.

 

[StratoMutt]

BINGO! This ^^^^Put it on the strap before playing seated.

For me, awkward. I tried several times. Drawer liner works well.

 

[Danny D]

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The late Eldon Shamblin, of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

What a dude!

 

[3bolt79]

You need three points of contact for stability. See below…..
https://youtube.com/shorts/fR4duTKqgPM?feature=share

That is how I sit with my guitar on the bed or the couch, but my boob hangs over farther than hers. It’s like a weight holding it down at the top. Ah, the privilege of being fat

 

[3bolt79]

Like that guy 6 months or so ago who got off making fake vids and posting them on guitar forums.

A grown man who loved to get people riled up.

I find that disturbing and creepy.

Was that person’s initials RP?

 

[AntStrat]

Was that person’s initials RP?

I don’t remember his name.

 

[Bcorig]

So…apparently, the Sundance Kid actually survived that Bolivian shoot out, found his way to Finland and went straight, performing in how-to videos for the Ministry of Finance in Helsinki?

 

[ZlurkCorzDog]

 

[Mr_Lahey]

A strap is a useful accessory

I play sitting down 90% of the time and I still always have a strap.

 

[ZlurkCorzDog]

I’d certainly be able to keep them at a distance!

Strange how those that most think are truly mundane go on for longest.

Do like they do in a gym for a heavy lift.
Get a spotter.

I'm helping.

Does this help?

11 pages huh? I had a feeling this was going to be an epic thread....but I figured 10 max...

 

[Wrighty]

Does this help?

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Well, if you want to play your Strat behind your neck I s’pose it might

 

[NickDG]

There's another thing the OP might try. Besides a lighter or roll of dimes in a front pocket, there's another way that utilizes the strap without actually wearing it. But it needs to be a cotton strap, not leather. Ever hear folks complain how cotton straps pull on their shirts? Well, you can make that work for you if you lay part of the cotton strap between your pant leg and the guitar as it will provide a bit more grip.

I just purchased this cotton strap, not for the above reason, but just because it nicely matched my new AM Pro ll Sunburst.

It's here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079GYVVQK/?tag=strattalk05-20