Author Topic: Guitar Straps (Read 16875 times)

goddamn electric · « **on:** April 03, 2008, 01:43:57 PM »

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.

Woogie · « **Reply #1 on:** April 03, 2008, 01:51:19 PM »

Randy Rhoads python skin straps!!

Mr Ed · « **Reply #2 on:** April 03, 2008, 01:51:59 PM »

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.

8)

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.

BigK · « **Reply #3 on:** April 03, 2008, 02:01:10 PM »

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.....

Dakine · « **Reply #4 on:** April 03, 2008, 02:22:34 PM »

http://www.guitstrapped.com/index.html

http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html

Philly Q · « **Reply #5 on:** April 03, 2008, 02:50:03 PM »

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.

ilÿti · « **Reply #6 on:** April 03, 2008, 03:10:28 PM »

This:

samoth2 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 03, 2008, 03:29:11 PM »

Quote from: Dakine

http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html

Those straps look amazing

:o

Roobubba · « **Reply #8 on:** April 03, 2008, 03:51:39 PM »

by amazing, I assume you mean "amazingly expensive"?

:)

samoth2 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:10:06 PM »

Quote from: Roobubba

by amazing, I assume you mean "amazingly expensive"?

:)

:lol:

gingataff · « **Reply #10 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:10:53 PM »

Quote from: ilyti

This:

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 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.

Antag · « **Reply #11 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:13:10 PM »

Quote from: Philly Q

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.

Ratrod · « **Reply #12 on:** April 03, 2008, 04:49:52 PM »

They're pricey but very pretty and comfy. I got a black one.

http://www.eldoradostraps.com

Jonny · « **Reply #13 on:** April 03, 2008, 05:14:13 PM »

I have the Planet Waves Celtic Cross one, £17.99

It suits me. :)

Dakine · « **Reply #14 on:** April 03, 2008, 06:30:23 PM »

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: