Yo buddy, straplocks are only $15 (Jay Leno content)

[Gitaaroverlast]

A Dutch brand of beer has these little orange rings around their bottlecaps. A lot of people here use these as straplocks, en they work very great!

And besides that, it gives you an excuse to buy yourselve a good beer! (Or two, you do need two straplock right? Hmm, I also happen to have multiple basses and guitars...)

Perfect.

 

[bassbully]

Too bad for her but she handled it well. I once grabbed my bass and thought my straplock clicked started playing with the band and seconds later it came apart and I caught the bass like her. I guess I didnt get it snapped in right.

 

[jnuts1]

never used strap locks, played hundreds of gigs & never dropped a bass

 

[Jeff K]

hate the straplocks

makes the strap stick out too far
more things to remember to tighten up
damage the bass' finish when they hit the body
make the strap harder to roll-up and put away

I never liked that aspect of strap locks either. I used Schallers for years. Now all I use are the neoprene washers like in SmokeyB's post.

But jmattbassplaya is absolutely right: If the wood around the screw strips, nothing's gonna stop it from falling. That's why it's important to check the strap buttons for signs of looseness regularly. If loose, do the old toothpick fix and you're good to go.

 

[Freddels]

I feel like I've been Rickrolled . . . only with Adam.

 

[ksandvik]

I don't like strap locks either of many reasons such as using new screws that will tear even bigger hole in the body and cause more problems. The washer system is simple and works really well. Cheap and as a bonus you could put those on as many bass guitars you wish.

 

[edpal]

Some of us must just enjoy the feel of extra metal.

I don't trust rubbers - I have 4 kids, 3 stepkids and 3 grandkids.

 

[Chef FourString]

Meh, I've seen strap pins strip free from bodies before (and even a strap lock won't stop that!).

I've been a victim of that. Had to stop the set and grab some duct tape from the bar.

 

[punkinfantry]

Some of us must just enjoy the feel of extra metal.

I don't trust rubbers - I have 4 kids, 3 stepkids and 3 grandkids.

now that's what i call a full quiver!

 

[edpal]

now that's what i call a full quiver!

Mercifully all about grown-up. My youngest just got awarded a full-tuition scholarship(gotta brag it up) - what a relief! Better than a strap lock.

Seriously, I don't suppose the rubber washers are a bad deal. Certainly 100% better than nothing And really it is just that odd time when the strap wan't on good that we are concerned about, so placing the washer pretty much forces a double check.

 

[Staccato]

A little insurance-choose from lots of alternatives...

 

[ersheff]

I would say she covered it as good as anyone could, and certainly held her composure very well for someone that was performing in front of a live studio audience ON FREAKING TELEVISION!

Seriously though, most non-musicians probably didn't even notice it happen. The slight drop when the strap detached was very subtle, and after that most of the audience was probably thinking "Neat, that guitar player is playing on her knees. She must be really into this song".

 

[edpal]

most of the audience was probably thinking "Neat, that guitar player is playing on her knees. She must be really into this song".

She was "Tebowing"

 

[jabsys]

I don't see how all these basses fall off the strap, I have enough trouble getting the strap off when I want to, can't imagine it slipping off unless I started throwing the bass around by the strap.

 

[Ayce]

I had a pin pull out on a strap lock while on stage at a Jamboree. Song just started, and plop the bass dropped. After a split second of panic, i dropped the bass to my knee and kept playing. My wifes little brother brought me a chair and I sat on that for the rest of the show. Someone got some wood glue and I fixed it right there. Never had a problem after that.

 

[vonsparks]

I use the little washers from beers and never had a bass drop!

 

[edpal]

I use the little washers from beers and never had a bass drop!

Well D'uh!! How far can it fall when you are already on the floor?!

 

[hrodbert696]

They must have edited the video for the internet - it doesn't show the bass drop. One shot she's standing, then a lot of Lambert, then she's on her knees. She seems to fuss with her pedalboard a little, maybe to make it look like she's on her knees for a reason. Then back on her feet after a couple of minutes.

Man, Adam Lambert has gotten so boring since he started recording original music. I remember actually thinking American Idol was interesting when he was doing all those weird covers. Now it's zzzzzzz.........

 

[Geroi Asfalta]

I never liked that aspect of strap locks either. I used Schallers for years. Now all I use are the neoprene washers like in SmokeyB's post.

But jmattbassplaya is absolutely right: If the wood around the screw strips, nothing's gonna stop it from falling. That's why it's important to check the strap buttons for signs of looseness regularly. If loose, do the old toothpick fix and you're good to go.

I use the washers as well. On one bass the strap wouldn't go on at all, so now I have no fear of it coming off.

I use a rubber washer on the body side of the strap and a metal one on the other.

When I have the issue of the screw pulling out of the wood, I switch to pipe fittings, washers, and longer screws. I don't mess with glue...

 

[jbiscuti]

Grolsch FTW!

I also use the Ernie Ball ones on one of my basses and they have been 100% trouble free for two years and 150+ gigs.