This is actually a subject we’ve covered before where you can add in a counterweight to get a top-heavy bass with neck dive to stop diving.
However, the method shown below is the no-mod way of doing it.
Does it work? Yes, it does, and you can do it right now.
But does it work for everyone? Probably not. But it will for most people! 🙂
way too cool!
Of course the pin up with the blue bass has too little clothing to need a belt at all, so it won’t work for her.
It’s a great trick. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent! Thank you.
Great idea ! Thank you Momo !
That was a great solution to common problem among a lot of basses and guitars.
Could have used that idea back in the early ’80’s when I had a Kramer bass with an aluminum neck. It really dive bombed.
Neat trick but a good strap with suede or another well gripping material will do the same.Though this issue is initial design.Anyone who knows anything about lutherie will tell you that the closer to the bridge the top strap pin is the worse it will balance.The strap pin should be around the 12 fret for a a typical bass and doesnt need to go much further up to accommodate more weight on the headstock.If anything more weight would be added to the heel or back of the bass to counter.Hence some of the unusually shaped basses we see today.Also this guys statement about “there is no 12 string that doesn not have a neckdive” if just flat out not true.A good design can overcome any issue of the sort
Neither of my Hamer B12S basses have neck dive.