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07-26-2006, 05:37 PM
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Hey all,
Does anyone know where I can buy a few of those little pieces of felt that go in between your strap button and your bass? I have been looking everywhere!
Thanks!
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07-26-2006, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by artiseasy Hey all,
Does anyone know where I can buy a few of those little pieces of felt that go in between your strap button and your bass? I have been looking everywhere!
Thanks!
Ian | No reason that you can't just get a piece of felt from a fabric shop and cut one out. I don't see why any special felt would be needed.
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07-26-2006, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by pkr2 No reason that you can't just get a piece of felt from a fabric shop and cut one out. I don't see why any special felt would be needed. | Some people are prone to cutting themselves with scissors...
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07-26-2006, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by artiseasy Hey all,
Does anyone know where I can buy a few of those little pieces of felt that go in between your strap button and your bass? I have been looking everywhere!
Thanks!
Ian | Yep  http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Hardware...t_Washers.html
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I have been looking everywhere!
| Really? The first ten or so hits when I searched for "strap button felt washer" in Google provided me with a number of places from which I could buy them.
Google is your friend 
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07-26-2006, 11:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | | Heck, just to to the Dollar Store. They always have felt for putting on the bottom of things. And it's only a $1.00......
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07-27-2006, 02:22 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | Yup, Google IS your friend... http://www.wdmusic.com/strap_buttons..._13532_ctg.htm
Got them in black or white there, $1 a pair - you'll need to make the order up to the minimum value with some other bits and pieces though.
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07-27-2006, 02:36 AM
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07-27-2006, 02:44 AM
| | Aaron | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Canada | | | What exactly is the purpose of those felt things? My Mustang doesn't even have em'.
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07-27-2006, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Ninja>Pirate What exactly is the purpose of those felt things? My Mustang doesn't even have em'. | Good question. I have no idea either. My SX has them but my Washburn doesn't.
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07-27-2006, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Ninja>Pirate What exactly is the purpose of those felt things? | I always assumed the felt washers are used to prevent the metal strap button from scratching the lovely paint.
No doubt rubber washers (like those you'd find in faucets) work just as well and look better. |
07-27-2006, 10:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Olympia, WA | | | I woulnd't use rubber on vintage or nitro-finish basses I suspect removal would pull out some of the finish. Felt is a better choice to avoid damaging the finish. Warwick has oil finishes (right?) so the rubber wouldn't matter. |
07-27-2006, 10:23 AM
| | | What purpose do those things serve anyway?... 
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07-27-2006, 10:50 AM
|  | I am the Once-ler | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | Just a guess, but I would think it keeps the button from "digging in" when it is tightened.
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07-27-2006, 10:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Olympia, WA | | | Sure, tighten a peice of metal into a soft finish and eventually it will sink in and damage the finish. I tend to think the felt pads are today just a reference to the early days of fender when they were more practical. I suppose it's possible to crack a modern fender poly finsh, but you would really have to try. |
07-27-2006, 01:59 PM
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The felts do protect the finish and they also fill the little void created when the flat bottom of the strap button sits against the curved surface of the wood. They are kind of a vintage thing but I think they look cool and I use them on my basses. I also use the little rubber piece that sits under the neck plate because I think it looks cool too and adds a finished look to the bass. 
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07-27-2006, 06:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Olympia, WA | | | Oh yeah, that is a nice touch, I forgot about those! |
07-28-2006, 01:15 AM
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