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Which straplocks?

#41
draftsmann said:
I don't get that at all. Surely after the first time it came loose (which I would not consider a failure of the product, but a failure of the owner to ensure the straplock is, and remains, properly tightened) you'd have applied some thread locking medium and ensured it never happened again...:rollno:
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Smart folks would. I haven't had a single failure in all the years I've been using Schallers. I read about the issue with the nut though and long ago remedied the problem with a drop of loctite on all of them.
 
#42
I have Pro-Lock (similar to Schaller) on my Jazz, about $20 and rubber washers on my Precision, just pennies. I could have put that $20 towards a set of strings. Sure, you have to be careful and make sure the strap and washers are in place, but aren't you careful with your bass anyway?

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#46
draftsmann said:
I don't get that at all. Surely after the first time it came loose (which I would not consider a failure of the product, but a failure of the owner to ensure the straplock is, and remains, properly tightened) you'd have applied some thread locking medium and ensured it never happened again...:rollno:
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The nuts WERE properly tightened -- with a wrench after the first near-disaster. They just kept coming loose in the course of my usual onstage enthusiasm. I don't leap around like Dee Dee Ramone, but I do have fun rocking out.

But it ain't just me. A couple of months ago a guitarist bandmate of mine who has been playing seated due to health issues had his strap fall off the lock. Took him completely by surprise, and he was lucky he was seated. Is it really his fault for not checking or using Loctite?

Look, if you don't mind the inconvenience of Schaller then more power to you. OTOH, I prefer not to add "ensure that strap locks are really really tight" to the list of things I do every gig. And sorry -- any locking mechanism that requires Loctite for reliable operation is flawed. Really? I have to use another product to lock the lock? Does Schaller even recommend/suggest that on the box or installation doc?

Schaller make plenty of good products, but while their strap lock was worthwhile when it first came out, it needs to be improved/redesigned.
 
#47
I used to be a Dunlop man. I used both the plastic clip on over standerd strap button ones, and also the aftermarket installed strapblock buttons.

I recently switched ALL but one vintage bass over to gripper strap buttons from Stew Mac. I had them as original equipment on my Kubickis and found that the straps, even the soft ones, always held great. Then I didn't have to have strap locks in my straps as well. I'm happy, happy, happy.....
 

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