Rocky4 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 This looks interesting for a fix. http://www.neckheavy.com/index.html ....but it looks like nothing more than weights attached to a strap. Anybody got any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 This looks interesting for a fix. http://www.neckheavy.com/index.html ....but it looks like nothing more than weights attached to a strap. Anybody got any other ideas? A wide leather strap (with a rough back) works just fine for my Firebird....... and that is super neck heavy! (and heavy enough without adding lead weights into the deal!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wide leather or vinyl strap, works just fine for my SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 I've read that before somewhere. You can't feel it pulling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I've read that before somewhere. You can't feel it pulling? not so it is a bother..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoreyT Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 My SG will neck dive with one of my poly straps. My other two are leather with the back sides rougher. Zero dive with the leather ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I use Levy's 2 1/2" suede leather strap (not endorsing, just giving an example) and have zero issues with my one neck heavy guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 ...Zero dive with the leather ones. Friction is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrNylon Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 A coarse inside backed leather strap, helps to stop the neck dive with the SG Std. Bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Like dude...just tie a helium balloon to the head stock! How hard is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I doubt my Guild S100c is technically any less "neck heavy" than any other SG type - or I s'pose you could say "body light" intead..." But come to think about it, I made my own strap for it right after the purchase; it's saddle skirting that is quite thick and rough on the back. Never had a problem with neck diving. Another factor nowadays is how I've noticed so many younger pickers wear their guitars somewhere around loincloth level where a lotta the pickers of my era and before tended to wear the guitars higher so their playing hand elbow would be pretty close to contact the guitar body - or, in the alternative, also "high," but carried with the neck at roughly a 60 degree angle stedda horizontal. That also shifts the weight quite a bit. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 A heavy cable will help too. I don't notice any neck dive on my SGs with this baby plugged in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Surf... Never thought of that as a partial explanation... but I think you're right. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelinguy Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 What most people consider "neck heavy" I consider balanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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