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Club Sadowsky!!!

#25,663
" I always have the Scallers working loose over time and yet to have that with the Dunlop."

A little bit of Loctite on the threads of the Schallers solves that problem. Just use Loctite blue so the nuts will come off easily later if you need to remove them for some reason.
 
#25,664
CLJMB said:
" I always have the Scallers working loose over time and yet to have that with the Dunlop."

A little bit of Loctite on the threads of the Schallers solves that problem. Just use Loctite blue so the nuts will come off easily later if you need to remove them for some reason.
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Yep, but why bother if you don't have to? The Dunlops have a retainer that just snaps in place. Easy peasy.
 
#25,665
I've had the schallers work loose. I've also had the strap end "rotate to upside down" and fall off the bass: boo!
With the schallers, if you forget your strap and have to borrow one, there's not much on the bass for a strap to hold onto.

The dunlop dual design bests the schaller in both these areas, for me anyway.
 
#25,671
With the old-style Dunlops (not dual), I did have one time where I am sure it was user error and not the mechanism itself. This is back about 30 years ago. The lock on the upper bout came out and luckily I caught the neck as it was heading for the floor. Gave me a heart attack but the guitar was unhurt.

Of course, two month later I would accidentally stick the headstock of this same guitar in a rotating ceiling fan while taking off the guitar. :eek: (Tall guy, low ceiling) :bawl:

I miss that guitar... :crying:
 
#25,672
bassgod0dmw said:
I'm surprised that nobody has pulled the "I don't like Dunlops because I don't trust my bass hanging from a few small ball bearings..." card yet.

That was always the number one argument against them.
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I've had a set of these on my Ken Lawrence for probably 15 years or longer and I put them on every bass I own. I have never had one fail on me.
 
#25,673
R Baer said:
I've had a set of these on my Ken Lawrence for probably 15 years or longer and I put them on every bass I own. I have never had one fail on me.
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+1 Definitely the industry standard, and very few, if any issues reported on them failing.

Standard on Sadowsky, Fodera, FBass, Ken Smith, Lakland... you name it.

The Duals that Roger uses (as stated above) are perfect. They look 'vintage', and you can use a regular strap if you ever forget yours on a gig or whatever.
 
#25,675
Like I said....it's all good. If we all liked one thing it would be pretty boring around here.

Maple vs Rosewood, JJ vs PJ, Schaller vs Dunlop, Chocolate vs Vanilla...it's all about choices!

Thankfully we have them!
 
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Joeykun said:
Like I said....it's all good. If we all liked one thing it would be pretty boring around here.

Maple vs Rosewood, JJ vs PJ, Schaller vs Dunlop, Chocolate vs Vanilla...it's all about choices!

Thankfully we have them!
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Speaking of "different" - I remember the mid '60's Fender waist strap that was advertised in the F. catalogue. It came with special eyelet type fasteners as I recall, to be DRILLED into the body of the instrument at appropriate location. The strap wrapped around one's back at belt level & freed up the shoulder of the weight of the bass. NEVER saw one used. :eyebrow:
There was some neat stuff in those days. Fender even produced a small bass keyboard that mounted on a "pedestal" type stand. NEVER...... either. :D
B.
Edit: I also remember Gretsch making a model with a round fabric covered pad that snapped onto the back of the guitar with those snaps that are used on some leather jackets. THIS was a very comfortable innovation that I DID try. :cool:
 

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