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  • Hertz32Hertz32 Frets: 2248
    So my pick is at balls hight really, thoroughly in the middle ;) 
    'Awibble'
    Vintage v400mh mahogany topped dreadnought acoustic FS - £100 
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  • MegiiMegii Frets: 1670

    Definitely what most people here would consider pretty high I guess - the "middle" pictures posted look low to me lol. A higher position does make certain stretches and things easier, or even just possible in the first place I'd say.

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  • LixartoLixarto Frets: 1618
    So the rear of the body is two inches above my hip:

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Lixarto/P9065174.jpg
    "I can see you for what you are; an idiot barely in control of your own life. And smoking weed doesn't make you cool; it just makes you more of an idiot."
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  • bertiebertie Frets: 13569
    behind my head
    just because you don't, doesn't mean you can't
     just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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  • GulliverGulliver Frets: 848
    It doesn't matter how high it is, but how you play it...

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  • For best musical results:  High.  For best cool look results:  Low   For avoiding serious wrist problems:  High.  OK, so if you're in the Ramones and just hammering out 4 beats per bar on the same note, no problem, but if you are trying to be the next, oh, lets say "Buckethead", then you better cinch that strap up, or you'll be headed for surgery.  

    “Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay


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  • ClarkyClarky Frets: 3261
    edited August 2013
    usually the higher end of middle..
    but a little lower with the V's

    but when I'm recording it's almost under my chin
    play every note as if it were your first
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28338
    Generally I've always gone for a bit lower than middle cos I 'thought' it looked cooler (as per my avatar), but in my old age things have changed a bit. I sit on my amp to practice and record videos these days, and for convenience I hike the strap up so that the guitar is supported by the strap and not my leg. Most of the time when I get up to noodle around I can't be assed with adjusting the strap, and it is actually pretty high. If I catch my reflection I am horrified by the nerdiness! 

    Middle to slightly high definitely seems to make playing easier, I can't get to grips with the look though!
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