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do you sit or stand when you practice?


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I stand, I found that there are so many differences between sitting and standing, and standing I have better rhythm, sitting really has its problems in the long run, I like the laying down suggestion, that would make playing a les paul a lot easier. :confused:

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I always practice standing up. I think everyone who wants to play gigs should practice standing, there's a huge difference practicing sitting down.

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that depends on whether i'm standing or sitting when i'm practicing. or lying down. occasionally i am floating weightless in which case any distinction would be a false one, but that's something that happens so rarely that it hasn't happened to me yet.

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I always practice standing up. I think everyone who wants to play gigs should practice standing, there's a huge difference practicing sitting down.

 

 

 

+1 That's why I've been playing standing up.

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Stand. I also get way too into as if I'm actually playing a gig. lol It's kinda retarded, but fun. And it's definitely helped me with, not just my stage presence, but actually being able to play while I'm dancing around like a nut. I used to have to just stand around. If I started moving around or dancing I would totally screw up and not be able to play at all.

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Stand. I also get way too into as if I'm actually playing a gig. lol It's kinda retarded, but fun. And it's definitely helped me with, not just my stage presence, but actually being able to play while I'm dancing around like a nut. I used to have to just stand around. If I started moving around or dancing I would totally screw up and not be able to play at all.


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So you're saying to kinda do it like you would at a gig?

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So you're saying to kinda do it like you would at a gig?



Yes. That's exactly it. I found that I could sit down and wail all day. Then I got on stage and freakin sucked. I mean, I held my own. But, to play anything that was even remotely difficult I had to just stand there and stare at my fretboard. These days I'm much more free to move around and interact with the audience. Even when playing somewhat difficult passages.

Plus, like I said earlier as well, it really is fun. Plug in and rock the eff out man. That's what it's for.

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I tend to practice sitting down. I know at some point I need to be able to play standing up, but right now, anytime i try it, I find i suck even more than normal...

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I sit down during a serious practice, but stand when I wanna enjoy it. Not so much stand as turning my living room into a concert arena and pretending I'm a rock star, but thats another story.

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Not so much stand as turning my living room into a concert arena and pretending I'm a rock star, but thats another story.



I do. I love to crank my rig get the f#$k down. lol People are way too uptight. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't dance while playing my guitar. I mean, man. Whatever. lol

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I'd like to add that I have my strap high enough so that the guitar isnt resting on my leg when I'm sitting so it has minimal effect when I change stance. I do need to start practicing jumping and playing at the same time and other assinine things of that nature.

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