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02-28-2011, 02:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: SF Bay Area/California | | | STRAPS OTHER THAN WHAT MF STOCKS?
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I've gone back and forth through Musician's Friend and am fed up with their supply of straps. It's the usual suspects, Ernie Ball, Levys, Moodys, Fender, etc...
Anyone know of other sites that offer more variety in leather and nylon besides the usual name brands on MF??Most of their stuff usually stretches to only 53" which is hell if you're over 6' and playing your bass underneath your armpit. 
Thank you for all suggestions and links. |
02-28-2011, 02:29 PM
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02-28-2011, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by guitardefector  I've gone back and forth through Musician's Friend and am fed up with their supply of straps. It's the usual suspects, Ernie Ball, Levys, Moodys, Fender, etc...
Anyone know of other sites that offer more variety in leather and nylon besides the usual name brands on MF??Most of their stuff usually stretches to only 53" which is hell if you're over 6' and playing your bass underneath your armpit.
Thank you for all suggestions and links. | +1 man it seems impossible to find a nylon strap that doesnt have a bunch of stupid cheesey graphics all over it.
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02-28-2011, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by pseudocat | All of their straps only go to 52"
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Originally Posted by stflbn Two brothers... an octave apart. One muscular and strong who all the women love, the other thin and whimpy that makes screeching noises when ignored. | |
02-28-2011, 02:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | Perhaps Couch Straps might work for you, or Mono's straps, as they come in short and long flavours. Note that I have not checked their lengths against the criteria you've stated, but the product marketing seems to indicate that they are built to be longer. 
As for plain nylon straps, couch has some made of recycled seatbelt material, which I would love to get, but am wary of it slipping all over my shirt 
Cheers.
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02-28-2011, 02:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA | | | I've had some made at an upholstery shop. Take a sample for them to see. May not be as expensive as one might think and they may have leather remnants they could discount. Buckles from old or discount store belts can provide any hardware needed.
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02-28-2011, 03:01 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Durham, NC | | I make custom leather straps. Any size, tons of colors. Here is one that I made for myself out of oxblood leather with a red suede shoulder pad to keep it from slipping. 
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02-28-2011, 03:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pennsylvania | | I got a couple of these http://accessories.musiciansfriend.c...rap?sku=365211
I don't know offhand how long they get, but I'm 6'3" and like my bass low/low-medium height.
I bought one because some of the reviews on MF said that they didn't get short enough, so I figured that was good enough for me. |
02-28-2011, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 5string5fingers +1 man it seems impossible to find a nylon strap that doesnt have a bunch of stupid cheesey graphics all over it. | I like the stupid cheesy graphics. Some of them anyway.
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02-28-2011, 04:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NYC | | | I just got a Mono betty (the L goes to 59") though I'm sending it back because it's just too wide for my preference it is an incredibly well made strap! I was really impressed w/ it . . . |
02-28-2011, 04:14 PM
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02-28-2011, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by THUNDERGODX | these look really cool . . . Quote:
Originally Posted by bolophonic I make custom leather straps. Any size, tons of colors. Here is one that I made for myself out of oxblood leather with a red suede shoulder pad to keep it from slipping. | nice - do you have a website? |
02-28-2011, 04:22 PM
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02-28-2011, 04:36 PM
| | | | I have several from italia straps (think that its italiastraps.com); they often have 2 for 1 sales and the quality is great...... |
02-28-2011, 05:00 PM
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02-28-2011, 05:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Las Cruces, NM | | www.couchguitarstraps.com. They make straps out of deadstock auto upholstery and seatbelt material. I have a few of them.
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02-28-2011, 05:06 PM
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I had 3 straps made and Bob is tops on the "heck of a super guy" list.
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02-28-2011, 05:45 PM
|  | Almost famous since 1974. | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, Texas | | | Neotech. Best strap ever. Mega Ax strap goes to 56". If you're looking for longer, look at the Sadowsky straps. Same as Neotech - a little more $$$ - but their long strap goes to 61"
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02-28-2011, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tripp2k | I have used two straps since I was in high school. I made them both from 5" wide heavy cowhide. I got the first in 1973 from Tandy Leather (used to be owners of Radio Shack.) That one finally got dried out (about a year ago) and the button hole pulled out a couple of times, and a guy I know from church mentioned he was doing a leather project and offered a piece of scrap he had from a whole hide. I was able to completely reproduce the original strap from the new leather. This one will probably outlast me.
These Brookwood leather straps are so far the only other straps I would consider. The 'cut to length' straps are very classy and understated.
If you don't want to gt one from them, I suggest finding your local biker leather guy. He will fix you up with whatever you can dream up.
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02-28-2011, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by derridiandrift | Big +1
I ordered the Souldier strap with an extra 6" since a lot of stock straps are too short for my purposes, and it was entirely unneccessary... it was really long to begin with. Great quality straps, lots of color choices, or you can keep it simple and just get a plain seat-belt nylon strap. I've got a wide one that I use on my Ric and I love it.
Also, the Mono straps are pretty cool, and a good deal at $39. They all have a pretty modern look, but they're still simple and clean. Even the padded version is the same price.
EDIT: something that's good to ask yourself... do you prefer a grippy or slippy strap? grippy is good if you've got a neck-diving bass, slippy is good if you like to move the bass around a lot, or shift the position depending on where on the neck you're playing. I never realized how much of an impact it could have until i NEEDED a grippy strap for a severe neck-diving short scale, and also when I tried to use that same grippy strap on my P bass and I realized how annoying it was to have the strap sticking to my shirt when I wanted to move it. In general i much prefer slippy, and souldier makes a great one at a good price (plain ones are like $18).
examples of grippy: suede straps, certain rubberized straps, some cotton straps
examples of slippy: smooth leather, nylon, seat-belt material, some cotton straps
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