Help with straplock, i think i'm damaging my bass!!

[andrew_over]

I've got a fender bass, and i recently put in some dunlop straplocks.

I used the original screws that come with it to put in the bass. After about a week, the top straplock (above the neck) started coming loose.

so i unscrewed it, put in a wooden toothpick, and let it sit with some superglue. so thinking my problem was solved, within minutes it was loose, again. so i tried more superglue with a wooden toothpick, and the same thing. then i tried two wooden toothpicks, with no glue, and still the same thing. THEN i tried 2 thicker, plastic toothpicks, with a new screw this time, but the same size, and not even 60 seconds of standing it was loose.

i don't know what to do, and i really hope i haven't really messed up my bass bad. so please! can someone tell me what to do to fix this problem?!?! thank you thank you thank you

[scottbass]

I use wood glue (aka white glue, aka Elmer's glue) on wood, not superglue. Go get a slightly larger screw - larger diameter and slightly longer, too. Grind the head down so it will fit inside the Straplok. Drill out the Straplok (from the back, not through the entire length) so the screw will fit through it. Drill the proper size hole into your bass - proper diameter and proper length - so the new screw will have a good bite into the wood. Install the Straplok with the new screw. Coat the screw and the hole with wood glue when you install it. Don't forget the felt washer. Tighten just enough so you can't turn the Straplok by hand. That's it!

[RPIcka]

I would drill out all the stuff you got in there using a bit around 1/4" or maybe a bit bigger and then go to a hardware store and get a length of wood dowel slightly larger than the hole then cut dowel slightly shorter than hole and glue it in with wood glue. Redrill the hole slightly smaller than the screw that you have. Install straplok with a felt washer and your done.

[Bassorama57]

Originally Posted by andrew_over

I've got a fender bass, and i recently put in some dunlop straplocks.

I used the original screws that come with it to put in the bass. After about a week, the top straplock (above the neck) started coming loose.

Got a new ('08) P Bass and the OEM strap buttons were coming out the first time I played it. I went ahead and replaced with Ernie Ball straplocks, which had a slightly larger screw & used some Elmer's wood glue for good measure. No issues since.