straplocks

[Will]

Terry said not to use the dunlops due to the fact that they stick out from the body, so when there is force on the strap it has a lever effet on the screw inside the body. and to use schallers. (I am sure that was what he said, may have a dodgy memory... :roll: )
 
With the Schallers I think the screws are a bit smaller than the hole for a les paul, so I just filled it with matchsticks and put it in.

Also on my Gibson, he did the matchstick thing, and glued them in... its SOLID!

[indysmith]

I'm sure the Grolsch rubber rings work well too, but I don't want to drink the horrible stuff to get hold of them.

You don't like grolsch!? whats wrong with you man? My favourite lager by far.
I've had 3 bottles of wychwood goliath, 2 st peters organic, 1 kopparberg pear cider, and 3 grolsch tonight. Goliath is blatantly the best, but the grolsch sure as hell holds its own as far as lager goes.

[MDV]

Schallers.

Great little peices of engineering. I use them on all my guitars (with 3 straps with the other bit of the lock on them that I change beteen my strats and LP, explorers and my legra needs a 180 degree rotation of one of the end of the strap, so it gets its own).

The reason they're so good is they're simple and will take decades to wear out, if they ever do. No moving parts but that central peg, you see.

[Philly Q]

The Schaller are great as long as you
1) keep the nut tightened on the strap bit
2) Dont forget your strap and have to use those tiny buttons with an old, soft, worn out strap

True, true.  Fair points.  

I guess that's when I rush out and force myself to drink a bottle of Grolsch.

You don't like grolsch!? whats wrong with you man? My favourite lager by far.
I've had 3 bottles of wychwood goliath, 2 st peters organic, 1 kopparberg pear cider, and 3 grolsch tonight. Goliath is blatantly the best, but the grolsch sure as hell holds its own as far as lager goes.

I find Grolsch has a funny aftertaste, just not my thing.  I'm not really a big drinker at all to be honest.  I like cider though - the Kopparberg pear is good, and the blackberry (OK, it looks a bit funny having a pink pint).

[dave_mc]

bloody edwards keeps coming off its strap.

+1

 :lol:

EDIT: i have schallers on my legra and they're great (despite it taking me about a week to figure out how they worked...  :lol:  :oops: ). I must check to see if they're a direct swap for the edwards.

[Mr Ed]

I've got the typical Schaller ones on my Ravelle but on my Strat I tried something different and went for these Marvel ones:



Go to this page and search "marvel" - http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm

[blue]

i've got Dunlops on all my guitars.  don't know if they're better or worse than the Schallers, but they've always worked for me.

[apmaman]

Im surprised no one has said Dimarzio straplocks.

[blue]

the thing with the dimarzios is you have to leave this long bit of nylon hanging off your guitar.  i think the advantage of, especiallly , the dunlop system, is you can connect any strap to it.  this is where i think it scores over the schaller with it's narrower strap button.  the dunlop is basically a standard strap button that happens to accomodate a locking mechanism!!

[Jonesy76]

Schallers +1

Use them on all my expensive guitars, and they have the advantage of being able to swap from strap to strap really easilly.  I have a habit of cooking with a guitar strapped on (practice when you can!) and my Schallers have never failed yet when I swing my guitar around behind my body a la Bruce Springsteen!
Hint for Les Paul owners with straplocks.........
Don't use the Schallers screws as they're too small - simply use a mini-drill (dremel or suchlike) to take a bit off the outside of the Gibson screwhead and they fit the Schallers fine, which then means they fit their respectives holes in your guitar without the need for matchsticks.

Just found these Wendpin ones too..........cheaper than the Schallers and work brilliantly  http://www.axesrus.com/axenob.htm

[badgermark]

I'm tempted by the Schaller's, how do they work though? I hate the dunlop design, sticks way too far out and mine wobble a lot.

[AngusYoung01]

I use the Schaller metal ones that you sway your strap buttons for - the 'kin own  :D

[_tom_]

I'm tempted by the Schaller's, how do they work though? I hate the dunlop design, sticks way too far out and mine wobble a lot.

Well this is a pretty cr@p picture but this is the general idea of how mine work. You pull the thing up to raise the pin then slide it on and the pin goes down a hole in the strap button. The thing that you pull up is tensioned by a spring so it wont accidentally come off.



Oh and the attachment bolts to your strap through the usual hole.

[Philly Q]

I'm tempted by the Schaller's, how do they work though?

Pictures speak louder than words (might need to scroll down a bit).  

The mechanism that attaches to the strap has a spring loaded pin that you pull up as you slide the strap button into the horseshoe-shaped collar.  The pin then drops inside the strap button, holding everything in place.

(Edit: Tom beat me to it!  :lol: )

[badgermark]

Thanks Tom, you make me smile.

I shall think about it, I have no tools other than a screw driver and a soldering iron right now, so they have to be super easy to whap on a Mexican Fender.