neck dive? I have some leftys that do that more then a flipped righty and I played plenty of them
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| Author: | Ronin614 [ November 10th, 2014, 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a question |
How do you deal with the issue of neckdive when playing a righty inverted? If I go to the short horn, it dives. If I go to the longer horn, it wants to rotate toward the floor. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Author: | Pete Gossett [ November 10th, 2014, 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
I struggled with that very problem for years. I learned to use the forearm of my left arm to hold the body down, which helped hold the neck up. A fat strap with plenty of grip on your shoulder helps too. I've even gone as far as duct-taping steel to the end of my strap to counterweight the neck. Basses that are somewhat symmetrical often balance better upside-down too...if they balanced right-side-up to begin with. Ultimately, your best served by saving some money and getting a true lefty(then re-stringing it righty). There's an SX lefty P-bass on eBay right now for $175. It's a short scale, but I've also seen lefty Fender Squires in that price range too. |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ November 11th, 2014, 1:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
Here's the current offerings from www.rondomusic.com, where the SX series come from.... http://www.rondomusic.com/BassLeft.html. Basses are $149 or so.... If I had $200 or so, I'd consider picking this 6-string up just for the hellavuh it... http://www.rondomusic.com/URSA2MN63TS.left.html |
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| Author: | Ronin614 [ November 11th, 2014, 6:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
Thanks for the responses. I actually own a lefty bass. I just happened to get a 1979 Japanese lawsuit Precision that's amazingly well built, for a REALLY good price, so I'm trying to see if I can make it work. |
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| Author: | bhunt1 [ November 11th, 2014, 6:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
you could try to add a strap button to the back of the bass near the neck joint |
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| Author: | AustinLeftyBass [ November 11th, 2014, 8:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
I used to drill-out a strap button so a neck screw would fit thru it. |
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| Author: | Ronin614 [ November 11th, 2014, 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
I think I have a few old strap buttons around. I'll give it a shot. Thanks. |
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| Author: | ADSR [ November 16th, 2014, 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
It wasn't until the internet that I even realized there was such a condition as "neck dive". My main axe for many years was my 1967 lefty P (which I still have). It's very light and as I now know, it has the dreaded malady. I just dealt with it for all those years never realizing there was anything wrong. As a result, playing a flipped righty that dips is no big deal to me. In fact my main gigging bass right now is a righty blue flower single coil P reissue. It's flipped around to play lefty so it has serious neckdivitus and that doesn't bother me all, feels just fine, no hazmat gear needed! |
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| Author: | amimbari [ December 2nd, 2014, 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
neck dive? I have some leftys that do that more then a flipped righty and I played plenty of them
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| Author: | Brock [ December 3rd, 2014, 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
As a BCRich lover, I am no stranger to the dreaded neck dive. I use a wide leather strap - the rough backside grabs my shirt a little & I use my forearm as well. 
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| Author: | offhand35 [ December 4th, 2014, 5:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
hmm...photo must be inverted..... |
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| Author: | Brock [ December 4th, 2014, 11:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
offhand35 wrote: hmm...photo must be inverted..... No, not inverted - just backwards. As I've said before, "even though I am lefthanded, I play righthanded." That I attempt any input is therefor simply answering to the op in a way that might hopefully be of some use 
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| Author: | pjmuck [ December 5th, 2014, 11:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
Brock wrote: As a BCRich lover, I am no stranger to the dreaded neck dive. I use a wide leather strap - the rough backside grabs my shirt a little & I use my forearm as well. I purchased a Heads Up strap a few years ago specifically to counteract the neck dive on my Mockingbird (and Burns Bison) basses. I don't think the company's in business anymore, but one could easily construct a similar strap based on the concept: https://reverb.com/item/41487-heads-up- ... tars-black |
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| Author: | Brock [ December 5th, 2014, 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
Very cool pjmuck! In truth I have never bought a strap. Mine have always been handmade here at home. Another device that can be constructed to balance a bass is a little more unorthodox. I call it a balance bar. It can be seen in use below:   Not a clear pic, but the fact that the bar unplugs from the usual Dunlop strap buttons on the bass can be seen. I'd rather experiment in aluminum than put extra holes in my bass bodies!!!!!! |
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| Author: | Ronin614 [ December 17th, 2014, 7:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
Thanks for the responses everyone. I really appreciate the input. Now I've got to experiment a little and see how it goes. 
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| Author: | Sec-Def [ December 18th, 2014, 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
how did a righty get passed security? |
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| Author: | Pete Gossett [ December 21st, 2014, 9:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lefties who play right handed bases upside down, a quest |
That's an awesome idea Brock! |
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