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11-01-2012, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK | | | Best Strap Locks?
Advice on what to buy..? |
11-01-2012, 02:20 PM
|  | Functionless Art is Merely Tolerated Vandalism | | Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | | | I have never had a problem with dunlops, they seem to be the most common. The only other ones I have personal use with are Dingwall strap locks though.
I have also never spun my bass around my back so I won't verify they can handle it but I bet they would be fine.
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11-01-2012, 02:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Franklin, NC | | I prefer the Dunlops... 
Others prefer the Schallers 
Some like the beer strap locks  http://www.seymourduncan.com/tonefie...th-every-beer/
While some go the other cheap route... 
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11-01-2012, 02:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Albion, NY | | | I just bought some Shallers and have had no issues with them. |
11-01-2012, 02:31 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada | | | The issue I find with the schallers is that the screws spin loose over time.
My MIM Jazz has started doing this.
The bolts on the strap can also work themselves loose over time.
I'm interested in trying the dunlops, seeing as they can be installed as flush-mounts, too.
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11-01-2012, 02:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | I like these because they keep the strap close to the wood, minimizing the leverage that causes screws to destroy their holes. 
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11-01-2012, 02:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sweden | | | Schaller. Without a doubt. |
11-01-2012, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Bowling Green, KY | | | locking straps
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11-01-2012, 03:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | | Dunlops all day.
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11-01-2012, 03:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Columbus,Ohio | | Hennessey NSL7200 many colors to choose from with a full contact lock. http://www.emtcompany.com/hennessey-...101332720.html
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11-01-2012, 03:04 PM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I've used Dunlops for years. Never had any problems.
In all honesty, the best strap lock is the one that keeps your bass from crashing to the stage when you're playing a gig.
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11-01-2012, 03:09 PM
| | | | Schallers for 25 years and no problems. Couldn't say that with Dunlop. Just make sure the Schaller "U" is solid side down, so it holds even if the lock fails. Surprised that I would have to mention that, but common sense is a diminishing resource. |
11-01-2012, 03:13 PM
| | i like to get a coupla' cocktails in me | | Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: One Shot Kid, TX | | | Used both Dunlop and Schaller, prefer the Dunlops but they both work equally fine. Really preference. I like the button-release of the Dunlops since that's what I've primarily been using the last 13 and some-odd years. |
11-01-2012, 03:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Shreveport Louisiana | | | I've had Schallers wear out over time with the post actually wearing down where it wouldn't lock anymore. I've use Dunlops now for 5 years with no issues. |
11-01-2012, 03:18 PM
| | | | what about using rubber washers? I heard that works. |
11-01-2012, 03:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | Dunlops.
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11-01-2012, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Franklin, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelstrand what about using rubber washers? I heard that works. | See my earlier post about the beer washers... 
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11-01-2012, 03:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SE Michigan | | Good enough for Pino Palladino, good enough for me.  |
11-01-2012, 03:44 PM
| | | | Schallers on 3 basses and 2 guitars. Had problem with Dunlop, sometime it was not fully in, got out and the bass dropped... |
11-01-2012, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Westminster CO | | | I've used Schaller and Dunlop, currently using the Loxx system on my new bass and loving them.
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