|  | | 
10-22-2004, 07:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto | | | Strap reccomendations?
Sign in to disble this ad
What do you people use for straps? I need to get a new strap for my bass (my dad stole my beautiful gel strap and i cant find another one anywhere now!). Any reccomendations? Every music store i've gone to so far only carries "levy" straps!
__________________
Spector Euro5 LX
Spector NS 2000/5
Ibanez SR400 |
10-22-2004, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NYC | | | Comfort Strapp!
__________________
Zon Sonus 5 -> Tech 21 VT Bass (+5-6 dirt pedals) -> Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 -> Genz Benz NEOX 212T
|
10-22-2004, 08:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA | | The $5.00 straps will get you by if you have strap locks but they will wear on your shoulder after about 30 minutes. A better choice would be anything wider than 3 inches and padded if possible. I have both the cheap thin straps (ouch) and several other wide ass leather straps. The wider the better usually. The opposite of women! 
__________________
(Ampegs, Fenders, Warwicks, Harleys)-better than women for 2 reasons: They are more reliable and you never get tired of listening to them! (in the case of Harleys-cheaper to ride too!)
|
10-22-2004, 08:37 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Santee, America | | | +1 Comfort Strapp |
10-22-2004, 08:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: st. marys, ga | | | i've got a comfort strapp, which is really nice, but i've also got a couple levy's leather straps that are really my faves...i use them on my n/t thumb 6 string and my euro spector, which are heavier (i see you play a spector as well...nice)...i also have a kepur 5.zero on my zon, which is nice as long as the bass you're putting it on is not too weighty...the kepur would probably never fall off of any strap button...those things are tougher than hell, and they're completely synthetic if you're into vegan stuff |
10-22-2004, 09:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Memphrica, TN | | | Comfort Strapp if you play your bass up high, or a Brooklyn Gear padded strap if you play low. Their both the same basic design, but the Brooklyn Gear allows me to play my bass lower, which I'm more comfortable with. |
10-22-2004, 10:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ottawa | | | I have a leather strap, it's much better than a cloth strap. I agree that the wider the strap, the better, because the weight is distributed through a wider area in your shoulder.
__________________
^That was not a post. This is not a sig.
Ibanez CT 4-string + Fender Rumble 100 = My Gear
|
10-22-2004, 10:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NYC, USA | | I have 3 straps I mainly use...
one is a wide leather Fender strap (usually use it with my RB5)
I have a Comfort Strapp which I use for my MTD (I don't know why I have the padded strap on the lighter bass  )
and I use a Martin wide leather strap for my acoustic guitar, they're all pretty much equally comfortable, although the padding on the Comfort is a great touch. |
10-22-2004, 10:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | I have one of those Neotech Super Bass straps which is a significant improvement over the nylon, padded strap I was using. But after trying out a Comfort Strap, I think they are even more comfortable than the Neotech. So another vote for the Comfort Strap. |
10-22-2004, 10:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vernon, B.C. Canada | | | +1 for levy, a nice wide, padded, leather one. |
10-22-2004, 11:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York | | | I have a 3" wide Levy leather strap with padding. I like it a lot.
__________________
R, 5, R, 5, R, 5...
|
10-22-2004, 11:19 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA | | | I've had a Comfort Strapp and liked it, but to be honest I favor the Neotech Super Bass Strap which I believe Musician's Friend sells. Just about as comfortable, IMO, and slightly less springy. And I'm not fond of the ends on the Comfort Strapp, as I use strap locks and that little extra length of strap end that you're supposed to double back on the button was always in the way. Can't go wrong either way, though. |
10-22-2004, 11:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Boston MA | | | I have a 3" wide levy, 1 leopard and 1 zebra print.
__________________
"Putting the laughter back into man-slaughter"
|
10-22-2004, 01:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Saint George, UT | | finest leather strap I've ever used: www.moodyleather.com |
10-22-2004, 01:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Boston | | | im personally a fan of the two inch di marzio locking straps with the clips and seatbelt material. I like how they feel on my shoulder, theyre very secure, and i can move my bass around a lot which is necessary for me. I probably would go for a comfort strap except that i need something that can move and from what i hear the padded straps pretty much stick to your shoulder. |
10-22-2004, 01:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Forest Hills, New York | | | Straps
+1 for Comfort Strap.
I just received a 4" leather strap from Moody . www.moodyleather.com
Its a very beautiful strap and very comfortable.... |
10-22-2004, 01:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | | comfort strap
__________________
"The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear"
Mark Wilson is the greatest
|
10-22-2004, 03:18 PM
|  | No Longer Works a Day Job | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USA | | Currently-i'm playing a Levy's M6 [the 3.5 inch wide one w/the sheep skin lining/padding on it] that is black. I've had it for the past 3-4 years. I like it very much. I've put schaller strap locks on all of my basses-so i just leave a set connected to the strap and all is well in my bass kingdom.
Those moody straps look comfy and the visual appeal isn't bad either. If they weren't roughly double what i paid for my Levy's-i'd be a lot more interested. Maybe for my next strap i'll get one of those. 
edit: just looked through their website a bit more. First time i can remembering having GAS for a strap. I dig the black and dove colored straps.
__________________
"A lunatic might just be a minority of one."-1984
Sadowsky Club #320
Last edited by CamMcIntyre : 10-22-2004 at 03:23 PM.
Reason: adding some stuff
|
10-22-2004, 03:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut, U.S. | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Copycat I've had a Comfort Strapp and liked it, but to be honest I favor the Neotech Super Bass Strap which I believe Musician's Friend sells. Just about as comfortable, IMO, and slightly less springy. And I'm not fond of the ends on the Comfort Strapp, as I use strap locks and that little extra length of strap end that you're supposed to double back on the button was always in the way. Can't go wrong either way, though. | +1
and yes, MF does sell them....
__________________
Its not what you have, its how you use it...... |
10-22-2004, 04:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hick Town in Oregon, USA | | | Iono...
I spend $30 on my strap. I went to guitar center and got one. Its got an awsome design on it. Extra padded and stuff. Just go to GC (if there is one somewhere around where you live) and you should be able to pick up a good one for $30.
__________________
Respect is gained where respect is earned. That being said...
*sigh* there are always two things on my mind... my bass... and... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
