how to counterbalance a heavy LP?

[doggieshaman]

I've been playing for a year and my first guitar is a full size LP, like comparable to gibson standard, and without a leather strap it sags downwards whcih can get pretty irritating.

I know many ppl face the same problem, im still looking for a good item to counterweigh it, but what exaclty? i mean like do you put there and dpo you like clip it to the strap or what?

 

[Dime]

maybe go to the gym?

 

[fuzztremecho]

bro dime

hahahaha

yes maybe gym work helps

 

[fgl]

its the nature of the lp ..gotta live with it or try the specail X shaped strap - heard about it b4 - try researching in the net

 

[doggieshaman]

NOOO i dun mean it hurts! Hahaha i've gotten used to the weight just that it slides off!~

 

[Dime]

slides off?what you mean by that?neck dive or what?

 

[fuzztremecho]

seriously bro

have you seen zakk wylde's arms or slash's physique?
i am been playing LP type guitars for some long years and I'm no chickadee
i am 1.79m tall 110kg wrestler wannabe
and yes..LP's are heavy so need some muscle power there

and yes as big bro fgl mentioned either live with it or try the x-strap (i dunno wat it is)

=bro dime
i think the LP no brakes..hahahaha whatever that means

 

[ChanMin]

tie a brick to the end strap pin. haha

what i meant to say is... you should get a strap with backing that has friction, so it wont slide downwards. suede backs work well for me.

 

[Dime]

if you cant deal with the lp then get sg la.much lighter.and sounds like lp too.

 

[ChanMin]

and no you dont need to be a 1.8m tall giant mass of pulsing muscle to play a lespaul.

i tihnk most asian guys like us wont have any problems with its weight... well if you are 38kg and 1.3m tall ..maybe slight problem la.

i usually play 3hr straight sets standing with my old gibby standard and my lp wasnt one of those light ones either.

 

[fuzztremecho]

hahaha
bro chan..there is no muscle in me..i'm tall dark and chubby...hehehehe

 

[theblueark]

counterweight

noun
1. a weight that balances another weight

This scale should go to the gym to balance itself out.

 

[stranger12]

It's so heavy.. but boy is it sexy!....

 

[snuffleupagus]

add tight pants into the equation...

 

[DjThugs]

if you cant deal with the lp then get sg la.much lighter.and sounds like lp too.

sg will neck dive more than a lp...so yeah...no point cos he has mentioned that he is ok with the weight only that it is neck-diving...a good strap will do the job...both my sg and lp dun neck dive due to a good grip surface of my strap..

 

[doggieshaman]

lolness i'm 1.8m ant 75 kg im not bothered by the WEIGHT itself!

but i think one of ya get my predicaement, neck dive is it? where the headstock side goes down, so the whole guitar like points downwards.

What are X straps? I have leather strap but if a counterweight works i'll try that out too.

 

[ChanMin]

erm...but counter weight also ADDS to the overall weight of the guitar.
kinda overkill if you just want the headstock to point upwards...

a good non-slip strap will work. period.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

Adding on to the non-slip leather straps, you would also do well to invest in locking strap pins e.g. schaller or Dunlop. Nothing worse than having a good strap that prevents your guitar neck-diving but still comes loose in the end...

 

[DjThugs]

Hmm.

Adding on to the non-slip leather straps, you would also do well to invest in locking strap pins e.g. schaller or Dunlop. Nothing worse than having a good strap that prevents your guitar neck-diving but still comes loose in the end...

agreed..thats why all my guitars use dunlop straplocks and a good set of leather straps...cannot save on this kinda stuff...buy such an expensive guitar...use cheap straps and cables...cannot cannot...

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

I am using the Schaller and Dunlop on seperate guitars... kinda disappointed that the Dunlop one tarnished so quickly.

However through a quick comparison between the Schaller and Dunlop, I have a feeling the Schaller would withstand more abuse, esp since the mechanism is that of a "pull" rather than a "push" on the Dunlop. Schaller one feels more solid too.