Does anyone have any setup tips for stools / chairs / just stand up you lazy get / when spending crazy hours practising.
Finding myself slouched on the sofa, head always looking over to fretting hand, not doing my neck and spine any favours.
Iām trying to make a conscience effort to practice without looking over but is there any kit, Iām thinking leaning stools or anything I could look into?
I use a no arms office chair as shown in photo enclosed, usually not cross legged more often with a Guitar foot stool. Another alternative instead of the foot stool is to have a strap on your guitar but if you do make sure you have strap locks!
From someone who has been learning a while then sitting down is probably the easiest to start withā¦something that provides you a little support would be recommended (so you donāt slouch) and probably something without arms if you are using a single chair. Sitting down will provide you some support for the guitar on your legs and at this early stage itāll be easier for you to see the fret board as itāll be a bit closer.
When you first stand up to play it feels very different BUT it doesnāt take that long (a couple of sessions) before it feels quite normal.
Some like a very low footstool or rest to raise their right leg slightly.
If I am lazy or having a very quick noodle Iāll sit on the edge of the office chair, so the arms are not in the way but for general practice, I picked this up a store but its a bit of a hard ass for long sessions.
However, I now try and do 60% of practice standing up and all songs once I have the fundamentals under my fingers. It was very odd and awkward to start with but as Jason said doesnāt take long to adapt and I am now able to play some solo/impro work standing as well.
Cheers Jason, some of the guitar seats I have seen have a foot bar but you canāt have one side higher than the other Iāve seen a few suggestions for a doctors stool which has a small back rest on, that may work with a foot stool.
On the stool in my pic I have it on its lowest setting, one foot on the rest, the other on the floor. As you can see it has a back rest, for people with very small backs.