| Like every thread about straps for heavy basses, I say The Comfort Strapp. I had a very heavy pre EB 'Ray, and one of my fretless basses is a very heavy chunk of limba, both way over 10 pounds. I've tried just about every strap I could get my hands on, including big thick 4" straps with sheepskin pads, the D'Addario Air Strap, the Neo-Tech bouncy thing, Levy's (great for guitar, but not so much for bass BTW), a knock-off copy of The Comfort Strapp. The only ones I use (I have three of them and haven't even looked at straps in about 10 years) are the three Comfort Strapps I've got.
They have enough bounce and padding to support the bass on my shoulder without so much bounce that the bass is moving. I can play just about any of my basses for a 4-hour gig without much shoulder stress. Hey, I'm 55 and have "guitar player slouch" so I still get some pain with heavy basses at the end of a long gig. But for my most commonly used instruments (all in the 9-9.5 range) I can play all night.
John
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