Dealing with straps in a multi-slot stand?

[CoughSyrup]

Each of my basses has its own strap and I keep them on all the time because I like to be able to just grab one and play it without fussing with it. Problem is, I have them all in a 5-slot stand and the straps just kind of flop about and wind up on the floor or get caught on another bass when I grab it. Anybody have any interesting methods of keeping them out of the way without removing them?

 

[kevrex]

 

[konaaayukeeenee]

Maybe it's the angle but man, that looks like some seriously low action!

 

[pingvuiini]

The straps I use have thick shoulder padding which tends to make them stiffer than usual, allowing me to just droop over the sides of the basses and not get tangled up.

 

[sleddogn]

whoa, there went a whole herd...

 

[Hawk620]

Mine are larger Levy's neoprene straps and I just stretch them out behind the bass. That works fine for me.

 

[Humabass]

I've given up on this battle. I have 7 basses and almost a strap for each but I realized I only need one at a time! So I drape my one favorite strap over the end of my 6 space rack and just attach to whatever bass I'm using. If I'm using more than one bass at a gig then I'll have a strap on each but at home I really don't need each bass to be " pre-strapped ". It does take the fun out of matching the straps to a specific bass but they were really getting to be a nuisance.

 

[superiorpine]

If you detach the strap closest to the headstock, and lay the strap over the fingerboard, a velco wrap around the neck right below the headstock will hold it in place and out of the way. I do that for transport so the strap end sticks out of the top of the gig bag. This way the metal termination for the sraplock does not rattle around and damage the bass in transit.

 

[rwkeating]

I too am looking towards a solution of having a limited number of straps (the number based on which instruments can share a similar strap length.)

 

[Goatrope]

I also use the thick Levi straps. I basically gather up the excess and fold it over itself, then stuff it into the slot with the bass neck. This way, it also helps to keep the bass in the slot.

Pic below is not the stand I use for gigs, that's on the way to a gig in our van right now, but maybe you can kinda get an idea of the concept. I'll snap a pic of the actual setup later tonight.

 

[HaPpYfAcE]

Not basses, but kinda shows the style:

I just collect the excess of the strap and fold it under the bottom rail of the stand directly under each guitar/bass.
This is the Hercules 3-5 guitar stand.

 

[Goatrope]

Updated pic

 

[Goatrope]

Updated pic

 

[ModuMan]

I highly recommend just having a minimum number of straps. I have one for each type of straplock on the various basses.

In fact, the more basses I convert to a favorite straplock, the better!

If there's an outlier for a very different strap length or something then so be it. But for me having less straps overall is the way to go.

 

[CoughSyrup]

If you detach the strap closest to the headstock, and lay the strap over the fingerboard, a velco wrap around the neck right below the headstock will hold it in place and out of the way. I do that for transport so the strap end sticks out of the top of the gig bag. This way the metal termination for the sraplock does not rattle around and damage the bass in transit.

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I highly recommend just having a minimum number of straps. I have one for each type of straplock on the various basses.

In fact, the more basses I convert to a favorite straplock, the better!

If there's an outlier for a very different strap length or something then so be it. But for me having less straps overall is the way to go.

I've been considering this. What is your preferred strap lock system?

 

[ModuMan]

I've been considering this. What is your preferred strap lock system?

I prefer the newer Schaller S Locks.

Previously, I didn't really like Schallers but the updated design fixed all the problems I had with them. And since the new strap part still works with the old pin I haven't had to replace them all on the basses, which is nice.

I had been using mainly Dunlops but I had two (!) sets fail on me which is a big no no.

I do still have my Dunlop strap and while I hope to covert more basses that use it over to Schallers, I also have a Modulus that has the flush mount type of Dunlop straplock so that isn't going anywhere.