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09-20-2007, 07:44 AM
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Most comfortable, best weight distribution etc.etc. Have any of you tried one of the straps that are made of wooden beads that are supposed to massage you and distribute the weight well? I don't know the brand name do any of you? I am getting older and have the same strap from the '70's and am looking around. Thanks .Tom |
09-20-2007, 07:54 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | | Comfort Strapp is the one I am using. It's a shame that D'Addario stopped making the inflatable ones. They were really something good
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09-20-2007, 08:10 AM
|  | Fan Fret Fan and Builder | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Anytown USA | | | Yep another vote for the comfort from me.
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09-20-2007, 08:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Callahan, FL | | | The Bass Clef Straps sold here at the TalkBass Store of course!
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09-20-2007, 08:13 AM
|  | ... activating internal kill switch ... | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pig's Eye, MN (aka st. paul) | | I'm going to get one of these for my soon to come custom Ramirez. http://www.comfortstrapp.com/products.htm
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09-20-2007, 08:14 AM
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Endorsing Artist: AccuGroove | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Frankfurt a.M. / Deutschland | |
Comfort Strapp !!!!!!!
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09-20-2007, 08:17 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Dundee, IL | | | Love my Moody.
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09-20-2007, 08:20 AM
| | | | The most comfortable strap in my collection that still has some good looks is a Levy's Leathers padded garment leather strap. Has quite a bit of padding, and is very flexible so it form-fits. Another of mine has similar padding, but the tooled leather top is far thicker and less flexible so it isn't quite as comfortable. Looks great though. |
09-20-2007, 08:23 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hunts-Vegas, Alabama | | | For me the best strap is a single piece (not 2 piece like most leather straps. Cant stand 'em.) nylon, at least 3" wide. Planet Waves has some really nice ones!!
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09-20-2007, 08:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Riley, KS | | Levy's all the way. I've been using them since 2000 and have toured around the world with the same strap. I would recommend them to anyone who wants to play comfortably. I also have the comfort strap and it is nice but IMO it allows the bass to move too much while performing. The Levy's padded leather is it for me!  |
09-20-2007, 08:24 AM
|  | She's My Inspiration | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dresher, Pa. | | | Straps
Love my Moody. I have them on every bass I own. After gigging for several hours, I am still in good shape. |
09-20-2007, 08:26 AM
| | ... activating internal kill switch ... | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pig's Eye, MN (aka st. paul) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mark beem  For me the best strap is a single piece (not 2 piece like most leather straps. Cant stand 'em.) nylon, at least 3" wide. Planet Waves has some really nice ones!! | +1 my wide planet waves is great too.
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09-20-2007, 08:31 AM
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Endorsing Joiner & Ben Lindsey Basses - Maker: XB Custom Cables | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN | | | I love my Moodys too! 4" on my (very heavy) late 70's Jazz Bass, and 2-1/2" on my P-Bass & Carvin 5.
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09-20-2007, 08:32 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: city of Dis | | | Comfort is the one I am using too. |
09-20-2007, 08:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Wayne, IN | | | Another vote for Planet Waves...
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09-20-2007, 08:43 AM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | | I know some people have had issues... but I really dig my 4" Italia. I'll be ordering an other for mt fretless 51.
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09-20-2007, 08:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK | | | I've a Comfort Strapp as well. But I also have one of the Sadowsky neoprene straps which are excellent as well... |
09-20-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by tjclem Most comfortable, best weight distribution etc.etc. Have any of you tried one of the straps that are made of wooden beads that are supposed to massage you and distribute the weight well? I don't know the brand name do any of you? I am getting older and have the same strap from the '70's and am looking around. Thanks .Tom | I'm not sure a massaging strap is the best idea for long-term use, especially one like you mentioned. The maximum recommended time for a real deep-tissue massage is 30 minutes. Those beads on the strap will press into and rub over your shoulder muscles, which initially feels good, but after a while your shoulder will start to hurt like nothing else with the constant uneven pressure. Even a therapeutic massage often makes you feel like you've been beaten with a stick. |
09-20-2007, 09:28 AM
| | born lefty | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ashland, Oregon USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassbrock The Bass Clef Straps sold here at the TalkBass Store of course! | +1
Comfortable and great looking too!
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09-20-2007, 09:33 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Denver | | | I like the Neotech straps. They have a padded neoprene section that stretches just the slightest bit - not enough to cause the instrument to bounce, but enough to help diffuse the momentum of the instrument's weight when you move around with it.
I have a Yamaha TRB I used to play primarily that is fairly heavy - with a 3" leather strap on it, my shoulder would always be sore at the end of a three-set night. The Neotech strap notably reduced the soreness. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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