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02-13-2007, 01:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | strap quality
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for starters my strap is sh*t it keeps coming off and i need to catch my bass to stop it being destroyed and i made a fool out of myself in front of friends because it came off and fell b4 i even played anything. all the straps i see have the same quality at the end and i like the fact that my strap is adjustable so can you enlighten me about better quality straps? |
02-13-2007, 02:01 AM
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02-13-2007, 02:04 AM
|  | <-- That guy looks like me, but old. | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Arlington TX | | | Get a moderately thick leather strap. Levy's are good for the price. The wider the better, with suede backing. Then put strap locks on it and your bass.
The suede keeps it from sliding on your shoulder. The width keeps the bass from getting heavy if you play for a long time. And the straplocks keep the strap from coming loose from the bass.
And the one up there ^^^^^ in that post is the kind I use.
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02-13-2007, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: north of chicago | | | straplocks are genius, I really don't understand why people with non-vintage instruments don't use something other than the standard way to hold the strap
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02-13-2007, 03:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | | All my basses have Schaller straplocks.
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02-13-2007, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | schallers blow
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02-13-2007, 04:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | | Why do you say that? I like them and haven't had any problems with them.
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02-13-2007, 04:31 PM
| | <- Not me I just like looking at her | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cable Wi | | Check out www.guitarstrap.net or their ebay store http://search.stores.ebay.com/Atlas-...0atlasQQsofpZ0
I have 2 straps from them they are big leather straps and are inexpensive. I haven't had any problems with mine although I'm by no means a heavy giggger. They were also really good people to deal with.
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02-13-2007, 04:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Anaheim, Ca. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by spudmaster34  straplocks are genius, I really don't understand why people with non-vintage instruments don't use something other than the standard way to hold the strap | All of mine have the same Carvin straplocks.. Once I feel that reassuring 'click' I simply tug on BOTH ends of the strap to make double sure, then I forget all about it until its time to 'wrap' and break down the gear. I wish these things were around when I started playing in the '70's.. they really are "genius". A truely wonderful invention!  |
02-13-2007, 04:56 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | I've used Schaller straplocks for 6 years, and when properly installed, I've yet to have a problem in the past 6 years.
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02-13-2007, 05:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | See, at least Tim agrees with me that Schallers are good. Thanks Tim
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02-13-2007, 05:03 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | Which are the kind that come with Warwicks, Schallers or Dunlops? I had whichever kind that is on my P-Bass before I got my Warwick, and I really like them. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I could now use both straps for either instrument.
Either way, strap locks are the way to go. Best $12 you can spend on an instrument. |
02-13-2007, 05:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Moorpark CA | | | I've got a few basses with strap locks -Schaller I think- and they work just fine. I use the big 4" Levi's black leather straps on them.
I also have a comfort Strapp that has a double lock type attachment that goes over the screw. It works really good but I never take it off.
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02-13-2007, 05:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | i have no real beef with schallers, never really tried em, i just use dunlops so thats the obvious superior product
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02-14-2007, 03:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDuck Which are the kind that come with Warwicks, Schallers or Dunlops? I had whichever kind that is on my P-Bass before I got my Warwick, and I really like them. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I could now use both straps for either instrument.
Either way, strap locks are the way to go. Best $12 you can spend on an instrument. |
The ones that come with Warwicks are like Dunlops, but Dunlops won't work with the Warwick locks.
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02-14-2007, 05:30 AM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by saxnbass The ones that come with Warwicks are like Dunlops, but Dunlops won't work with the Warwick locks. | Mine do... |
02-14-2007, 05:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Orlando, FL | | | Mine didn't. Unless you have the recessed, that is a Dunlop.
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02-14-2007, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperDuck Mine do... | me too, had dunlops on all my basses since the 80s. It was a bonus when I started playing Warwicks and they were setup for my straps already.
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