Before I used to have my guitar below the waste (like Slash). It was really cool (especially when playng whitout shirt and haveing a cig in my mouth). I used to preform in that punk rock way before when I was like 15-17 yrs old. And it was easy to play ´cause we played songs od Metallica (Battery of course) Maiden, Kiss, Guns... But now when our band changed style and now when we are really into progressive music I had this huge problem. So being this cool player I´m now a kinda old blues man having my guitar very high.
But I really feel comfortable whit it and now at last I can excute those fast solos whitout problem. Some stuff that´s REALLY HARD, while playng live i lift my leg on a amp and set my guitar on it so the feeling is like sitting down but still standing up.
It maby is ugly but look at player like Petrucci. He does it to somtimes and yet his guitar i very high up. I don´t think it suits an amazing guitar player to have guitar below waste our so.
However do what feels best to you. Don´t care about others and what do you prefer: to look uncool but sound cool our opposite?
Dejan S. No speed limit