Let's Talk Guitar Supports! (MOVED TO FEB 1st)
(EVENT MOVED TO FEB 1st) Do you like your guitar support? Do you HATE it? Or maybe you have no idea where to start choosing. Come explore different guitar supports with Ashley (somebody who has tried them all!) and get some insight into the important considerations when choosing or switching supports. We will also look at a few examples of the many options available, so... let's talk guitar supports!
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Hi Ashley. One thing I would really like to know about is the adhesive suction cup protectors that come with the GuitarLift and other supports: how they work, how they're applied, how they come off, etc.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Ashley. I cannot attend but I will watch it later.
About a year ago, I got an Ergoplay. I love the ease of use and the position it puts my guitar in. Unfortunately, the padding started to come up (the part touching my left leg). I use duct tape to hold it on. Has anyone else had this issue, or did I just get one with bad adhesive?
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Eric Phillips I have the same issue with the foam pad coming off on my ErgoPlay. You can buy a replacement foam pad from Strings By Mail for $2.99. I have also bought replacement suction cups for my ErgoPlay.
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Bill Young Thanks Bill! Does the replacement come off too? Mine came off after about 5-6 months of playing. The duct tape I use to keep it on doesn’t look too great, but it does the trick. If the replacement is just going to come off in a few months, I’d probably rather stick with the tape (no pun intended).
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Eric Phillips Eric, I have no idea. I have only replaced the suction cups and not the pad. I just glued the foam pad back. I started putting 2 pieces of grip strips (one on each leg) for slip prevention and they seem to help. I have magnets installed on one of my guitars, I need to buy more magnets do I can use my Sagework magnetic guitar support on my other guitars. I love Sagework as it is so small and fit in my guitar case. I have all sorts of guitar supports. My favorite guitar supports are GuitarLift from Germany (great for elevating the guitar), Embracing Guitar from Spain (similar to GuitarLift but let’s you hugs the guitar closer to your body). I use ErgoPlay mainly for practicing at home but not for performance.
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Bill Young I only have one guitar and one support. The Ergoplay is fine, I just wish the pad would have stayed attached longer.
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Eric Phillips I have an ErgoPlay as well, and the padding started to peal off of mine too. I just used super glue to reattach it, and that seems to be working fine...for now. I would think duct tape is not something you would want to display in a live concert scenario.
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Steve Pederson Well, it is actually black duct tape, so it blends well. Also, I never play any concerts, so no worries there. Thanks for responding - maybe I'll try super glue.
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ATTN: This event has been moved to FEB 1st
Eric Phillips and Bill Young stop giving all the secrets away!
See you all then!
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Ashley (Ash) Lucero
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Bill Young Sure, Bill, blame me!
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Eric Phillips hahaha, Eric. Ashley (Ash) Lucero should thank you for generating interests for her upcoming livestream.
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In preparation for the seminar, You can benefit to watch this video from Brandon Acker on this subject.
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I have used the Sagework Magnetic Guitar support since about 2018. I own 3 guitars and purchased extra magnets. What I like about these is that I can count on them always being in the correct postition. Previously I had bad luck with suction cup supports.
I would like some advice on a strap/support that I can use for playing standing up - without adding a pin to the end of my guitar.
Thank you.
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Martha Kreipke
Martha, Brendon Hacker in one of is video explain that if you do not want to install pins on your guitar; you can use large suction cups for the body of the guitar and tie the strap to the headstock. If you don't want to use a suction cup; you can use one of your magnets with the small part of your assembly that they call the ''hand''
Good luck
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Hi,
I was wondering about ideas and thoughts regarding the "marks" that all the suction cup supports seem to leave on the guitar finish...especially on the back of the guitar(Guitar lift):-(. I know it's a cosmetic thing but still not optimal. I've used the cushion support that sits on your leg but again, not optimal.
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Hi,
my experience is that I have tried many of these supports, starting with the 2 type of Ergoplay (with the same Eric's issue with the padding), then Guitarlift for a long time, shortly Woodside (too unstable for me) and recently it seems I have found a little bit of "peace" with the EmbracingGuitar support, that I like since it also adheres well to the right leg, without having to add anything.
Since I am quite tall and any support has just one size, I have the project to make a bigger support that fits well with my size (But maybe this is not legal and I shouldn't say this....
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So, I am very interested to listen to Ashley and eveybody experience, thanks!-
Stefano P.S.: I would only add that EmbracingGuitar is not the most convenient to carry....
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Stefano I have been using a GuitarLift for a few years. I lost one after an ensemble rehearsal. I suspected that it fell off while riding piggyback on my guitar case. My friend, a distributor, was kind enough to send me another one. I bought an Embracing Guitar support from Spain last summer directly from the inventor. I brought it back to the US without any issue. I have a Luthier’s Case, the precursor of the Leona Case, the Embracing Guitar Support fits in between my case and my Visesnut soft case cover. I was able to carry my guitar on board. For travel, my favorite support is Sagework. It folds and fits inside my guitar case.
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Bill Young Thanks a lot, Bill, really a lot of valuable information!
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Stefano you are welcome, Stefano. I was first introduced to GuitarLift by Andrea de Vitis. He flies around the world by just attaching the GuitarLift to his case. It’s like the Space Shuttle riding on top of a Boeing 747 on its journey home from California to Florida. After I lost my beloved GuitarLift, I bought the Sagework Support, best option for traveling. I use the Embracing Guitar support mostly at home when performing on Zoom. . I love the feel as you can hug the guitar closer to your body than Ergoplay or GuitarLift, it is very secured and feels so natural. For a taller person, you may want to look into playing the guitar standing up, with or without a strap. An inventor in California, a graduate of the San Francisco, once contacted me about his standup support. I need to dig up his name.
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Bill Young T
Thanks for sharing your experience! I have seen already the standing support but I feel it is not what I need, maybe because besides being tall I am also quite old, and I prefer to sit.
Maybe I didn't express myself clearly about a bigger EmbracingGuitar support. Reflecting better on this topic, I see now that it is not a question of being tall but rather a preference: I prefer to keep my guitar more on my right, and so I have to move the support all the way to the left. This way the support no longer touches my right leg and the guitar is therefore less stable. I hope I have explained myself, I am Italian so I write in English as best as I can....
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You can buy adhesive suction cup protectors, available from Strings By Mail or other stores. I use ErgoPlay, GuitarLift, Embracing Guitar. These are all suction- cup-based guitar supports. The key thing is to remove the support from the back of guitar after your practice. You may want to look into Sagework guitar support, which uses magnets instead of suction cups.
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I recommend the SageWorks magnet design. I have them (magnets) inside all my classical guitars and just move the support to whatever guitar I am playing. Worth the cost, convenience and you don't have to carry around a footstool.
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Brooke and the support is always at the same position!
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