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09-13-2007, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: under a palm tree sippin pepsi | | | is it just me or do you...
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have a bunch of straps? i have dozens of all types of straps but none that i feel comfortable with. they are to thin or to thick. the bass hangs to high. my shoulders and back hurt. why cant i find the right strap? dont know how much money i have spent on straps that i dont like.
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09-13-2007, 03:56 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Crook Custom Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wheeling WV | | | Actually, I need a strap right now......any you wanna get rid of? |
09-13-2007, 04:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: terre haute, indiana | | | i have the same strap that i bought with my very first bass 13 years ago. with a bit of luck, i'll have it until it comes apart.
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09-13-2007, 05:40 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | yeah, I've gotta buncha random straps layin around my room. I've got the one my first bass came with, 2 from the school bass that I never bothered to return, 3 from Carvin that they gave me for free, 1 strap I got for my birthday 5 years ago with lightning all over it, and one DR padded leather strap (the only one that I use).
that makes 8. for one bass.
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09-13-2007, 05:40 PM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | | I've got a bunch of strap. Levy's leather straps, Comfortt Straps, Sadowsky Straps. Funny thing, I have 2 of each. I like to have doubles of things for when I'm gigging. Makes it a lot easier if I pop a string in the middle of a song to just grab my backup bass thats already strapped up. |
09-13-2007, 06:25 PM
|  | Louisiana Superdome. S 127. R 22. S 12-13. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Mobile, Al | | | I have to have a strap to match each bass or guitar. I'm weird like that.
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09-13-2007, 08:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Seweracuse, NY | | | No.
I have one strap I use on all my basses, and one for all my guitars.
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09-13-2007, 08:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Halifax, NS | | I have one strap I like to use. A Levy's checkerboard strap, it just looks hott on everything. 
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09-13-2007, 09:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dundee, Scotland | | I have one strap. It was given to me by a friend who played bass as he didn't need it anymore, and that makes it treasured. It's red and has always been comfy and reliable. I love it  |
09-14-2007, 12:49 AM
|  | Holy Ghost filled Bass Player Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Heber Springs, Arkansas | | | I have a bunch of straps, but not a bunch of crappy uncomfortable straps.
I have three crappy nylon straps. They work great for an acoustic guitar or an ABG.
I have a decent nylon strap with a sliding padded section that works great for electric guitar.
I have a 3" wide unpadded Levy's, a 2 1/2 inch wide padded Levy's, and a 2" wide padded Levy's.
I have a Comfort Strapp.
And I have a Talkbass strap. It is my favorite, followed by all the the Levy's.
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09-14-2007, 06:22 AM
|  | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | | I have three basses and three straps. One of them is probably 20 years old, and I made one out of Duct Tape when I ended up with an extra bass. |
09-14-2007, 06:29 AM
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Owner/Builder: HJC Customs USA, The Cool Lute, C G O | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Michigan | | | each instrument has a strap, my old faithful, has an old white leather "Earth 3" strap. Yep, it's from the 80's when "earth 3" still made straps...LMAO |
09-14-2007, 03:29 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | Quote: |
and I made one out of Duct Tape when I ended up with an extra bass.
| lol, how did that come out? and how much duct tape did it require?
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09-14-2007, 03:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | i have 5, i use one.
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09-14-2007, 06:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Kunsan AB, South Korea | | | I have a strap designated for each bass (so, that makes like 50 straps). Don't want to take the chance of grabbing a bass case without a strap inside. |
09-15-2007, 01:47 PM
| | Yeah, I've got the moves like Jagger. | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: G.R. MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IconBasser lol, how did that come out? and how much duct tape did it require? |
It turned out great! The ends are square, but that's the only thing I'd do differently. I used one of my other straps as a reference for length. Basically laid a piece of duct tape a bit longer than that face up on a counter top, taped that down at each end with a piece of tape that the ends would fold over the original piece nicely at either end, ran another piece of duct tape sticky side down at the half way point of the original piece, did the same thing on the other side, peeled it all up, wrapped the overhanging tape around the back side, folded the ends up, added a bit more tape for reinforcement, punched a couple of holes, and Viola! |
09-15-2007, 02:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada | | | I have 2 straps and 3 basses. I've got something to add to my shopping list. |
09-16-2007, 08:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Atkinson, WI | | | I have three straps, one for each of my basses. That's all I need.
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09-16-2007, 11:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | One good strap. A bunch of cheapies for practicing.
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