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Why you need straplocks!
- Thread starter chingas
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- Oct 7, 2000
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- Endorsing artist: Musicman basses
I'm still laughin even after reading through the responses.
Does noone else here feel sorry for the guy? I don't think it was stupid at all, just sad and funny as hell.
Does noone else here feel sorry for the guy? I don't think it was stupid at all, just sad and funny as hell.
HAHAHAH
Strap locks or Duct tape wont help this guy..
You need a to screw your strap in so it wont come out, never ..
Strap locks or Duct tape wont help this guy..
You need a to screw your strap in so it wont come out, never ..
haha i do that all the time with my jazz bass.
i use a dimarzio cliplock strap and i've never had a single problem.
honestly its not a "dumb" thing because when you're playing in front of 100-200 sweaty teenagers, its a pretty good looking move if you do it right.
but that guy, man, i feel bad for him. i windmilled once and the headstock of my bass just SLAMMED into one of the house speakers and i was expecting to have the neck and the head in different hands, but it didn't even go out of tune.
its a risk and you always double check your straplocks before you do it. i don't even feel safe with straplocks anymore, thats how much i love my dimarzio strap.
i feel really bad for that guy though. haha.
i use a dimarzio cliplock strap and i've never had a single problem.
honestly its not a "dumb" thing because when you're playing in front of 100-200 sweaty teenagers, its a pretty good looking move if you do it right.
but that guy, man, i feel bad for him. i windmilled once and the headstock of my bass just SLAMMED into one of the house speakers and i was expecting to have the neck and the head in different hands, but it didn't even go out of tune.
its a risk and you always double check your straplocks before you do it. i don't even feel safe with straplocks anymore, thats how much i love my dimarzio strap.
i feel really bad for that guy though. haha.
it appears he had dunlop strap locks too 
I've done it with my schaller ones and never had a problem.
my nephew did the same thing with a les paul (he purchased it him self @ 17) last summer, I still laugh my ass off at him when i see him playin.
I've done it with my schaller ones and never had a problem.
my nephew did the same thing with a les paul (he purchased it him self @ 17) last summer, I still laugh my ass off at him when i see him playin.
I saw Chris Squire do that move in Montreal... with an orchestra there.
Then he played a timpani solo.
I <3 Chris Squire.
Then he played a timpani solo.
I <3 Chris Squire.
Flying V ?
Thunderbird ?
Eagle ?
Looking at the headstock, I'm pretty shure it's a Pedulla... Thunderbass or Thunderbolt. Pedulla's are way too nice to throw around with...
yeah i've had schaller strap locks fail when they got loose and rotated around. i hate those things. they give a false sense of security.
for regular playing they aren't really needed in my opinion, especially with a regular fender style instrument. if you are going to be involved in any kind of "wacky antics" then it's time for a dimarzio strap or some duct tape.
for regular playing they aren't really needed in my opinion, especially with a regular fender style instrument. if you are going to be involved in any kind of "wacky antics" then it's time for a dimarzio strap or some duct tape.
