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11-07-2009, 06:53 PM
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I'm looking for a strap for my new G & L SB-2. If you could only buy 1 strap for your bass which one would it be? |
11-07-2009, 07:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Tampa Bay, FL | | | It depends - how wide of a strap do you want? Are you looking for something more akin to a guitar strap or one of those 3" wide mamma jammas? I'd personally go with the latter, it's less prone to damage and is a lot more comfortable.
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11-07-2009, 07:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | 10 dollar ernie ball black nylon..works for me and always has |
11-07-2009, 07:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Bend, Wisconsin | | I just posted this on another thread...but now its for a different reason! I only use the Levys Kokopelli leather straps. I just ordered another one for my other Wick. Different color though. They cost around 50 bucks, and they are great. I also have a thing for kokopelli! 
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11-07-2009, 07:14 PM
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11-07-2009, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by PartyFindsYOU It depends - how wide of a strap do you want? Are you looking for something more akin to a guitar strap or one of those 3" wide mamma jammas? I'd personally go with the latter, it's less prone to damage and is a lot more comfortable. | I think the wider the better. If they are too thin they wear out your shoulder. |
11-07-2009, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Headless Llama I just posted this on another thread...but now its for a different reason! I only use the Levys Kokopelli leather straps. I just ordered another one for my other Wick. Different color though. They cost around 50 bucks, and they are great. I also have a thing for kokopelli! | I like the looks of this one. |
11-07-2009, 07:34 PM
|  | User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: East Coast | | | I like the sueded straps made by Franklin the best, but Levy's makes good ones too.
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11-07-2009, 07:46 PM
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11-07-2009, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New-brunswick | | | Levy's padded 2" wide strap |
11-07-2009, 08:07 PM
|  | Will work for groove | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middletown, OH | | | Does anyone have a suede strap? I'm wondering if they are better or worse than the regular leather?
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11-07-2009, 08:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Italia Leather 4" straps. http://www.italiastraps.com/ Not cheap, but two-fers available most times, making them a bargain. Very heavy, good leather. Wide enough to hang a Toyota from your shoulder and make it through a long gig. 
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11-07-2009, 08:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA | | | My wife bought me a Moody Leather Strap 4 inches wide. It is the most comfortable strap I have ever used. My wife is awesome. |
11-07-2009, 09:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Memphis, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by EagleMoon Does anyone have a suede strap? I'm wondering if they are better or worse than the regular leather? | I have a suede Levy's that I use on my Honey Blonde Classic '50s P. It looks good as far as being a nice match with the bass. It's fairly comfortable; but nowhere near as comfortable as my Comfort Strapps (which I use on all my other basses). 
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11-07-2009, 09:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Wisconsin | | | Who cares! If you have a heavy instrument, get a heavy strap. That's pretty much the only real thing that a strap affects, besides looks. |
11-07-2009, 09:35 PM
| | Will work for groove | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Middletown, OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K I have a suede Levy's that I use on my Honey Blonde Classic '50s P. It looks good as far as being a nice match with the bass. It's fairly comfortable; but nowhere near as comfortable as my Comfort Strapps (which I use on all my other basses). | Well that's good to know. I have a Comfort Strapp and was wondering if the leather would be better. Apparently not.
Btw, gorgeous bass. 
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11-07-2009, 09:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio | | | DiMarzio Clip Locks. Plenty of solid colors to choose from, secure strap locks, plenty comfortable.
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11-07-2009, 09:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Zealand | | | jus el cheapo ernie ball straps... looking at replacing them with the di addario clip straps tho |
11-07-2009, 09:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Memphis, TN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by EagleMoon Well that's good to know. I have a Comfort Strapp and was wondering if the leather would be better. Apparently not.
Btw, gorgeous bass. | Thanks. Actually, I ordered a very nice (and very expensive) Levy's MSS90 leather bass strap for it recently. When I received it, the color was nothing like it was on the website. It clashed with the bass, so I returned it and bought a few sets of Chromes instead. Figured I'd just use that old suede Levy's on it because it comes close to matching (at least from a distance).
I tell you all this because that padded leather strap was very comfortable. It's the only one I've found that rivaled the Comfort Strapp in terms of, well, comfort! But it would have cost twice what the Comfort Strapps sell for, so I'm sticking with them. (I have six of them!)
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