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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: goddamn electric on April 03, 2008, 01:43:57 PM
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Im curious to see what you guys think are the best guitar straps out there.
Im looking to buy some decent straps for my better geets and im wondering what you guys think are the most comfortable, most reliable, best looking, best value for money etc.
Let me what your favourites are.
cheers.
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Randy Rhoads python skin straps!!
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On my Ravelle, I have a wide leathered strap with some recessed silver webbed lightning bolts on it - it's thick to spread the weight of a reasonably heavy guitar and lightning bolts are instantly cool.
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On my Strat, I alternate between a genuine Fender Tweed strap (because it looks retro as hell) and my favourite black-and-white checked Levy's one. I think Levy's are pretty much "the standard" in terms of straps, I've had a few Planet Waves but found the leather on each end a lot weaker than Levy's.
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I use planet waves straps pretty much exclusively, mainly because there comfortable hard wearing and longer than most straps (im a big bloke 8) ) there pretty good value too.....
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http://www.guitstrapped.com/index.html
http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html
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I know I'm a cheapskate, but I just buy the bog-standard Ernie Ball webbing ones. Mostly in basic black, but I have a few coloured ones too. They're cheap but well made, hard-wearing and basically they do the job.
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This:
(http://www.getreadytorock.com/features/yngwie_srf1.jpg)
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http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html
Those straps look amazing
:o
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by amazing, I assume you mean "amazingly expensive"?
:)
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by amazing, I assume you mean "amazingly expensive"?
:)
:lol:
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This:
(http://www.getreadytorock.com/features/yngwie_srf1.jpg)
Yeah I got one of them too :oops: I do seem to end up with lot's of DiMarzio straps.
I'd like to get a Hippie strap (http://hippiestrap.com/) but my guitars are far too modern looking to match them, and I'd really love a 1980s Earth III 'Kamikaze' strap, they are shredtastic.
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I know I'm a cheapskate, but I just buy the bog-standard Ernie Ball webbing ones. Mostly in basic black, but I have a few coloured ones too. They're cheap but well made, hard-wearing and basically they do the job.
+1 most of my guitars have the bog standard black Ernie Ball strap with Schaller straplocks.
The only other strap I use is Levy's MSS8 (again in Black) on the guitars where I use Dunlop Straplocks - the thicker leather end stops the Dunlop straplock from rattling.
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They're pricey but very pretty and comfy. I got a black one.
http://www.eldoradostraps.com
(http://www.eldoradostraps.com/images-IR/colors2.jpg)
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I have the Planet Waves Celtic Cross one, £17.99
It suits me. :)
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constantly amazes me when someone can own a very costly guitar, PRS/Les Paul/Heck anything over 500 quid but balks at paying over say 50 quid for a comfortable and safe guitar strap to secure said costly investment :roll:
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i have sort of black thick leather/webbing strap. i'm not sure who made it - but its my favourite because it is very long, which is an advantage for a tall person :)
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I've got an Old Ace Strap came with the Hendrix VoodooCaster I had to move on. It's a blue/pink/yellow mandala pattern, over a leather back. I think it's pretty old, as it has proper metal fixings and all that.
Having taken a quick squizz over ebay, I think I'll be retiring it from public use!
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constantly amazes me when someone can own a very costly guitar, PRS/Les Paul/Heck anything over 500 quid but balks at paying over say 50 quid for a comfortable and safe guitar strap to secure said costly investment :roll:
Yeah, but a strap doesn't change your tone. It's purely functional, like a 13 amp plug or the board you stick your pedals on.
A polyweb strap with a set of Schaller straplocks is no less comfortable or secure than a £50 leather strap. And I actually prefer the feel of a webbing strap to a leather one - I like the fact it slides around instead of "sticking" to your shoulder.
Personally I don't really like the look of buckles, studs, engraving/embossing or fancy stitching - except maybe those Hippie straps, they have a certain early-'70s appeal I must admit. :)
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Well, have a Levy M1 strap, plain old bog standard thing
Asked my uncle for another one for xmas (I hate being asked what I want), and he got a £50 Levy one that has big circular holes in it, and a buckle, so changing length is easier.
Like them both, thought I preferred plain ones, but I really have no complaints about the new one, its great!
Woudln't mind one of these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Personalised-Hand-made-Tooled-Leather-Guitar-Strap_W0QQitemZ260224669783QQihZ016QQcategoryZ20831QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) though
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I use these http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=4192&catid=48&manid=142&quantity=1&product=Leathergraft+Deluxe+Padded%2C+Brown+Suede%2C+New (but the black ones) and Q-Parts straplocks. Comfy, secure, and can be made quite short, which is handy for me as I wear my guitars quite high.
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I have am ancient leather strap that I have had for many many years. I use it for bass. Other than that,, I am afraid I have gone the "comedy" option with a webbing strap with "Police Line Do Not Cross" on it .
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constantly amazes me when someone can own a very costly guitar, PRS/Les Paul/Heck anything over 500 quid but balks at paying over say 50 quid for a comfortable and safe guitar strap to secure said costly investment :roll:
Yeah, but a strap doesn't change your tone. It's purely functional, like a 13 amp plug or the board you stick your pedals on.
A polyweb strap with a set of Schaller straplocks is no less comfortable or secure than a £50 leather strap. And I actually prefer the feel of a webbing strap to a leather one - I like the fact it slides around instead of "sticking" to your shoulder.
Personally I don't really like the look of buckles, studs, engraving/embossing or fancy stitching - except maybe those Hippie straps, they have a certain early-'70s appeal I must admit. :)
A webbing strap don't do it for me with the weight of a Les Paul though.
I was just saying that some things seem forgotten which can be important.
Actually (as used to play a heavy Bass) I used to make my own from a Horse Strap. Kind that is heavy padded to go underneath them securing the saddle (Girth Strap). Just burnt hole in each end for a strap lock (which was just webbing area where rest of strap was heavy/wide padding). Cheap and very comfortable.
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A webbing strap don't do it for me with the weight of a Les Paul though.
I was just saying that some things seem forgotten which can be important.
That's true, drastic measures can be called for with heavy guitars. As a rule I avoid heavy guitars anyway - 8.5lb is about my limit. Didn't some company make a "strap" which was really a kind of harness which went over both shoulders to distribute the weight better? I can't remember what it was called.
On one of the Iron Maiden DVDs there's a bit where Steve Harris's bass tech (and occasional keyboard player) Michael Kenney demonstrates how he pads Steve's bass strap with thick foam, then covers it with a sort of woolly sock (in West Ham colours!).
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I use these http://www.guitarvillage.co.uk/product-detail.asp?id=4192&catid=48&manid=142&quantity=1&product=Leathergraft+Deluxe+Padded%2C+Brown+Suede%2C+New (but the black ones) and Q-Parts straplocks. Comfy, secure, and can be made quite short, which is handy for me as I wear my guitars quite high.
I also use mainly Leathergraft Straps like yours - we keep them in stock
Made in the UK (Liverpool) so supporting another British company
Levi's make some nice ones too
The other company i liked was Jodi Head straps from NY
I like my Schenker inspired one from her
(http://www.jodihead.com/images/straps/leather-duo.jpg)
I do like the look of those Eyeland straps though - nice!
I actually see the strap as a very important factor in the comfort of your guitar. Most important is the neck / fretting , second is the body design/weight etc and thirdly how good a strap you hang it on
A comfy strap may make all the difference to your playing experience
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i have a Jodi head one. It was actually brought for my girlfriend but the quality is so good i find i use it more than her
its like this:
(http://www.bill-lewington.com/jodihead/large/jhlgfod_mary_2.jpg)
i also have an old brown leather one that i dont like and a rainbow webbing one that i use for bass because its nice and long
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My favourite one is a PRS one with birds on it. It's leather and really thick and soft and gorgeous and twas bought for me by my gorgeous girl :D
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My favourite one is a PRS one with birds on it. It's leather and really thick and soft and gorgeous and twas bought for me by my gorgeous girl :D
No PRS guitar with it? :P
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Anyone here heard of Moody Straps?
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nobody speaking up for a length of sturdy chain bolted to the body? Works great with a heavy Les Paul :lol:
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nobody speaking up for a length of sturdy chain bolted to the body? Works great with a heavy Les Paul :lol:
Better with neck heavy guitars methinks, as the thing won't move, used to with my old flying V, but the chain was heavier than the guitar
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has anybody tried these: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/kepur-guitar-straps-guitar-straps?N=100001+304383+202504
They look good from the description, but we all know how descriptions run. I would like to have a little more second hand info about them because i am seriously considering them for the: "NO STRAPLOCKS NEEDED" bit.
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has anybody tried these: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/kepur-guitar-straps-guitar-straps?N=100001+304383+202504
They certainly sound impressive. And not overly expensive either.
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For cow-lovers and cow-eaters alike.
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These are the ones to have........ but not available in UK yet. Apparantly they're in the process of appointing a UK distributor in the next few months.
http://www.moodyleather.com/
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These are the ones to have........ but not available in UK yet. Apparantly they're in the process of appointing a UK distributor in the next few months.
http://www.moodyleather.com/
Mmmm, those look good. Until i saw the price...think I might be sticking to my Leathergraft straps for the time being. :wink:
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Mine is a Neotech strap made with neoprene its whats in divers suits apparently takes the weight of my Les Paul a treat, relief for the old shoulder.
cheers
keith
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I have the Planet Waves Celtic Cross one, £17.99
It suits me. :)
I just bought one of these for my new Axe. - Works a treat.
And yes I bought a new axe - Pics will come soon....
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I'm getting a really evil strap. Check 'em out (especially for metal lovers/megadeth)
http://shop.sdawholesale.com/category.sc;jsessionid=63AA5C988F123FF04DDEBCA72C579662.qscstrfrnt03?categoryId=4
They have to be durable. :twisted:
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I'm getting a really evil strap. Check 'em out (especially for metal lovers/megadeth)
http://shop.sdawholesale.com/category.sc;jsessionid=63AA5C988F123FF04DDEBCA72C579662.qscstrfrnt03?categoryId=4
They have to be durable. :twisted:
Total thrash! Somebody must like Sodom! Those colored shells are really disgusting though.
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well i bought a levy's, padded leather one. very nice strap, very comfortable and secure, problem is, they are short , at its longest its still a bit shorter than id usually have it and i dont really have my guitars even that low. im only 6 foot so its not like im a tall guy. other than that they are great straps so if you wear your guitars higher or are a short arse :lol: then i'd recommend one of these.
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other than that they are great straps so if you wear your guitars higher or are a short arse :lol: then i'd recommend one of these.
Sounds great! I wear the guitar fairly high and I'm a shortarse. :wink:
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I got a Planet Waves one designed by Joe Satriani with little skeletons on it, well made for 20 quid. The rest are a missmash
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Well i did find this, but i don't know how much that means for "no straplocks"
check it out, pretty cool:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ytn0X28l-yM
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interesting video. Although, those straps look like they'll cut in a treat - nasty plastic-looking thing! If it's comfy, I'll take it back!
Roo
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interesting video. Although, those straps look like they'll cut in a treat - nasty plastic-looking thing! If it's comfy, I'll take it back!
Roo
could always put some cloth around it :wink:
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Yeah, those Kepur straps look awful. I've been using Ernie Ball polyweb nylon straps with schaller straplocks for about 4 years now, maybe longer. Never had any problems. I might get a Levys padded leather one sometime though just because they look a bit nicer and are probably a bit comfier.
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I'm paranoid about dropping my guitar so I'll be getting a DiMarzio Cliplok strap, rather than fitting straplocks.
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I'm paranoid about dropping my guitar so I'll be getting a DiMarzio Cliplok strap, rather than fitting straplocks.
let me know how those work out because i really don't want to resort to straplocks on my Vee, thats just ridiculously uncomfortable. Seriously, post a review thread or something. :)
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I've got DiMarzio cliplocks on one of my guitars, and I think they're great. It's hard to imagine them breaking under anything but the most extreme abuse, and there's no way they'd just slip out or anything like that.
The strap that came with mine is good quality, too. Full leather, and very comfortable (even if it is a bit "old man-ish").
The way I see it, the cliplocks are sort of a middleground between straplocks and normal buttons. I feel WAY more secure with cliplocks than normal buttons, and a little more secure with straplocks than cliplocks... but the ease of taking the strap off to play seated and stuff makes the cliplocks a better option for me.
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I've got DiMarzio cliplocks on one of my guitars, and I think they're great. It's hard to imagine them breaking under anything but the most extreme abuse, and there's no way they'd just slip out or anything like that.
The strap that came with mine is good quality, too. Full leather, and very comfortable (even if it is a bit "old man-ish").
The way I see it, the cliplocks are sort of a middleground between straplocks and normal buttons. I feel WAY more secure with cliplocks than normal buttons, and a little more secure with straplocks than cliplocks... but the ease of taking the strap off to play seated and stuff makes the cliplocks a better option for me.
AWESOME!!! :D Thanks ill be sure to get on that real soon, i am so sick about worrying my head over the regular buttons.
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I bought some strap locks from axesrus. No name on them but they're hardcore. Really solid and secure.
The only downside that I can see (and it is a small one) is having a big bolt swinging around near the guitar when you take the strap off. I've already hit it twice :oops:
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Here are some uber expensive straps from the place Zakk gets his and his wrist bands
http://www.redmonkeydesigns.com/store/index.php?cPath=24&osCsid=e51180d9278608d756a2fcad20288dbb
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I'm paranoid about dropping my guitar so I'll be getting a DiMarzio Cliplok strap, rather than fitting straplocks.
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Surely the guitar is most likely to fall due to the strap slipping off the buttons as opposed to breaking or something, so isnt straplocks really a better idea? Or is there something I'm missing about the cliploks?
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I'm paranoid about dropping my guitar so I'll be getting a DiMarzio Cliplok strap, rather than fitting straplocks.
:?
Surely the guitar is most likely to fall due to the strap slipping off the buttons as opposed to breaking or something, so isnt straplocks really a better idea? Or is there something I'm missing about the cliploks?
I don't have any experience of either cliploks or straplocks, I can't even play sitting down yet let alone standing up (gonna be waiting a while for that review, opprobium_9 :lol: ), but I did a lot of reading of reviews on the most common forums I knew of at the time, and everything that I could that came up on google.
From what I read when I researched it, every thread talking about straplocks had at least one horror story of the straplock/pin ripping out of the body of the guitar and the guitar falling horribly. I don't know if it's just the perception that Cliploks are safer based on less horror stories (dont think i found any) or because they're just far less common than straplocks.
Although when I was reading, it seems some straplocks were better than others, the one where the straplock sticks out further from the body were the more common culprit, the ones that sit in closer to the body had much better reviews.
But really I just worded my last post poorly, the main reason I'll go for cliploks is because from what I read they should be able to just fit my Epi LP without any modification necessary.
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Schaller ones aren't 'modifying' in any way. And if superglued in, they can be removed, but it takes a LOT of work = happy guitar :D
Then again, my guitar that has got them superglued is knocked around everywhere anyway so has loads of dings
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Surely the guitar is most likely to fall due to the strap slipping off the buttons as opposed to breaking or something, so isnt straplocks really a better idea? Or is there something I'm missing about the cliploks?
Unless they've changed the design, the two narrow ends of the straps are permanently fixed to the guitar with brass bushings and extra-long screws. Then the main part of the strap clips into the two end bits.
So you have these two little six-inch bits of strap, with plastic clips on them, permanently attached to the guitar. I didn't like it, because when there's no strap attached - or when it's in the case - the plastic bits keep clonking on the finish.
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Surely the guitar is most likely to fall due to the strap slipping off the buttons as opposed to breaking or something, so isnt straplocks really a better idea? Or is there something I'm missing about the cliploks?
Unless they've changed the design, the two narrow ends of the straps are permanently fixed to the guitar with brass bushings and extra-long screws. Then the main part of the strap clips into the two end bits.
So you have these two little six-inch bits of strap, with plastic clips on them, permanently attached to the guitar. I didn't like it, because when there's no strap attached - or when it's in the case - the plastic bits keep clonking on the finish.
So you would recommend them otherwise then Philly?
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So you would recommend them otherwise then Philly?
I think they work very well, but I personally don't like the design. If you're not bothered about scuffing your paintwork, they're a good choice.
Me, I'm very happy with Schaller straplocks, they work a treat. I've got dozens of them and - touch wood - I've never had one go wrong yet.
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I thought cliplocks were just a cheap alternative to Schallers...
I used to have Schallers on my first guitar, and they worked fine, and did the job perfectly.
That being said they did fall apart on that guitar, the nut went lose and I missed half the components of the lock - But that was from my childish foolishness more than the device themselves.
I would get some on the rest of my guitars - But it takes effort, and I really don't have a problem with normal strap pins..
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I thought cliplocks were just a cheap alternative to Schallers...
I used to have Schallers on my first guitar, and they worked fine, and did the job perfectly.
That being said they did fall apart on that guitar, the nut went lose and I missed half the components of the lock - But that was from my childish foolishness more than the device themselves.
I would get some on the rest of my guitars - But it takes effort, and I really don't have a problem with normal strap pins..
Ahem...
And about 40 mins after I posted this - The strap of my new guitar flew off while I was playing and the guitar fell a foot and landed on my table....
Ugh....
Luckily no damage was done...
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So you would recommend them otherwise then Philly?
I think they work very well, but I personally don't like the design. If you're not bothered about scuffing your paintwork, they're a good choice.
Me, I'm very happy with Schaller straplocks, they work a treat. I've got dozens of them and - touch wood - I've never had one go wrong yet.
Do you have any on a VEEEEEE? Cuz that is where i would put em, i would think they would be particularly uncomfortable since the top straplock bit would be on the back of the guitar, that is what i am concerned about. That and them fitting inside the case, i think it would make an uncomforable fit inside the case with a straplock on a Vee...
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So you would recommend them otherwise then Philly?
I think they work very well, but I personally don't like the design. If you're not bothered about scuffing your paintwork, they're a good choice.
Me, I'm very happy with Schaller straplocks, they work a treat. I've got dozens of them and - touch wood - I've never had one go wrong yet.
I remember reading that was a common complaint, but can you not just wrap some cloth or cotton wool around the clips when in the case?
Really I just want something that's simple to install, I read that to install schallers I would need to do something with toothpicks because the screw wasn't the right size for the epiphone, but the cliploks would just install fine.
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Its still no modification, I use matchsticks, just put some in the hole, and its just as if you are using like a rawl plug or something. It is still simple enough to remove schaller, and put it back to original.
(I don't work for Schaller, just like them :) )
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Its still no modification, I use matchsticks, just put some in the hole, and its just as if you are using like a rawl plug or something. It is still simple enough to remove schaller, and put it back to original.
(I don't work for Schaller, just like them :) )
Same here. I drilled/dowelled my strap button holes and it worked for a while but they're coming loose again :( I've never had an issue with the schallers. Actually, I think the ones on my Epiphone arent even scallers, just a copy but they work fine and I've never had a problem with them, theyre solid. No problem with the nut coming loose or anything. Besides, if it does come loose you can just put some superglue/proper threadlock in the threads then do it up.
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Do you have any on a VEEEEEE? Cuz that is where i would put em, i would think they would be particularly uncomfortable since the top straplock bit would be on the back of the guitar, that is what i am concerned about. That and them fitting inside the case, i think it would make an uncomforable fit inside the case with a straplock on a Vee...
Yep, on three Vs and lots of SGs. I don't find the straplock gets in the way at all - the strap sits about 1/2" away from the guitar so your hand can get under the strap rather than having to reach round the whole straplock mechanism. I suppose it may depend on your playing style and maybe even the size of your hands!
As for putting it in the case, the Schaller (or Dunlop, if you have those) strap buttons are no bigger than ordinary strap buttons - there'd only be a problem if you left the strap attached to the guitar. The DiMarzio system would take up a lot more case room, in fact.
Really I just want something that's simple to install, I read that to install schallers I would need to do something with toothpicks because the screw wasn't the right size for the epiphone, but the cliploks would just install fine.
I've never had to put toothpicks or matchsticks in the screw holes to fit Schallers. In fact with most of my Fenders, Gibsons and Japanese guitars the Schaller screws are bigger than the ones used for the stock strap buttons. I don't know if some Korean guitars may have oversized screws. :?