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straplock depreciation

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Sippy

Aug 1, 2005
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#1
Hey guys. I was thinking of getting Schaller strap locks (I love them) on my '73. I have them on every other bass and they are fantastic! My main question is to they degrade the bass? Will the value be affected all at? I'm going to keep the originals so I can swap them, but I was just curious if they did or not. Thanks! :)
 
#2
AerospaceGuy said:
Hey guys. I was thinking of getting Schaller strap locks (I love them) on my '73. I have them on every other bass and they are fantastic! My main question is to they degrade the bass? Will the value be affected all at? I'm going to keep the originals so I can swap them, but I was just curious if they did or not. Thanks! :)
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man, everything will devaluate your bass. I mean, dont even look at it!! Now seriously, you were joking right?
 
#6
Okay good.. Well I know some people go nuts over "not original" I don't really see me ever getting rid of this bass... but it crossed my mind. Do you on some certain classic cars without the original shift knob he depreciates a ton??? I thought it may be one of those situations.
 
#9
Some straplocks (I'm not sure if it's the Dunlops or the Schallers, or both) have larger diameter screws than the originals on some basses. In this case, when you install them they will make the screwhole bigger, so when you go back and put the originals back on you may have to use something (like toothpicks) to make the original screws fit nice and tight again. This was my experience with some straplocks that I used many years ago.
 
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zombywoof5050 said:
Some straplocks (I'm not sure if it's the Dunlops or the Schallers, or both) have larger diameter screws than the originals on some basses. In this case, when you install them they will make the screwhole bigger, so when you go back and put the originals back on you may have to use something (like toothpicks) to make the original screws fit nice and tight again. This was my experience with some straplocks that I used many years ago.
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Dunlops have larger screws.
 
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zombywoof5050 said:
Some straplocks (I'm not sure if it's the Dunlops or the Schallers, or both) have larger diameter screws than the originals on some basses. In this case, when you install them they will make the screwhole bigger, so when you go back and put the originals back on you may have to use something (like toothpicks) to make the original screws fit nice and tight again. This was my experience with some straplocks that I used many years ago.
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+1000. Don't do it!
 
#15
agreatheight said:
+1000. Don't do it!
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Don't do what, use straplocks?

If anyone is truly worried about a larger strapbutton screw hole affecting resale value vs. holding a bass securely, they're probably not playing the bass anyway.

The "ONLY" reason it might affect resale value is if you put a screw in that's a larger diameter than the original strapbutton. I've never seen it but I guess some enterprising person could instal a drawer pull handle as a strap holder;)

Or a wine corkscrew. A slightly larger hole should be a complete non issue.

And smaller OEM screws don't work v ery well with straplocks that require larger screws. They don't typically hold as securely as the screws they're designed to use.
 

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