Best strap for neck diving bass

[Saxomafone]

Just picked up an Orange O bass, in bright orange, of course! It’s a baseball bat wide neck with a dinky body, so I need some kind of strap with extra grip to try to prevent the ridiculous neck dive. It sure is fun to look at and play, but I could never use it for more than a song or two, maybe one 45 minute set max.

Extra bonus if your favorite strap comes in a coordinating color. Thanks!

 

[Tom Bomb]

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Should do the job — Orange Double Suede Guitar Strap - Colonial Leather
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[Saxomafone]

Ooooh, orange suede. I wonder if it’s kangaroo leather. That would be amazing! Thanks.

 

[Tom Bomb]

Not so likely.

… I wonder if it’s kangaroo leather. …

 

[2saddleslab]

I've never found any strap that could combat neck dive. A grippy strap only transfers the problem to your shirt which is even more uncomfortable.

 

[Watchootognbout]

I've never found any strap that could combat neck dive. A grippy strap only transfers the problem to your shirt which is even more uncomfortable.

Funny.
I've used Comfort Strapps for years and have never had this "shirt problem"

 

[Gluvhand]

Funny.
I've used Comfort Strapps for years and have never had this "shirt problem"
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Are any of those basses prone to neck diving?

 

[Watchootognbout]

Are any of those basses prone to neck diving?

Yes.
My two Tune basses.



The NS and the BTB don't dive because of good engineering.
The BTB's horn reaches the twelfth fret.

 

[Tom Bomb]

'Keep your shirt on' may not be the best advice, for a neck diver.

Just ignore it. Find a way.

It follows, I don't have this problem, but I recently claimed one —​

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… my first that has a width greater than two inches — and honestly, I don't think I'm gonna have a problem with neck dive, rain, hail, or shine. Battle on
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[AlfBrewdog]

You could swap out the machine heads with Hipshot Ultralites. I did this on a bass with neck dive and now doesn’t pull on my shoulder anywhere near as much.

Just picked up an Orange O bass, in bright orange, of course! It’s a baseball bat wide neck with a dinky body, so I need some kind of strap with extra grip to try to prevent the ridiculous neck dive. It sure is fun to look at and play, but I could never use it for more than a song or two, maybe one 45 minute set max.

Extra bonus if your favorite strap comes in a coordinating color. Thanks!

 

[Al T.]

Pinegrove leather has wide bass straps with nubuck leather backing that are good no-slip weight bearing straps. The quality and craftsmanship is worth the price.

 

[Killing Floor]

A rockabilly strap a la Paul Simonon is best for a neck divey bass. Because it’s cool and when you look cool you play cool.

 

[groove pump]

Just picked up an Orange O bass, in bright orange, of course! It’s a baseball bat wide neck with a dinky body, so I need some kind of strap with extra grip to try to prevent the ridiculous neck dive. It sure is fun to look at and play, but I could never use it for more than a song or two, maybe one 45 minute set max.

Extra bonus if your favorite strap comes in a coordinating color. Thanks!

I saw a demo addressing neck dive solutions where the guy threaded the back end of his strap between his belt an his pants so that the body couldn't run up too far. Depending on how you set the height of your bass, this might work. Haven't tried it myself, but I'd bet that you'd want the end of your strap that connects to the bottom of the body on the bass to be pretty pliable to work like that.

 

[B String]

Switch to Hipshot Ultralight tuners and put a strap extender on the the top horn. jmho