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

#63
DeadHeadSF said:
Yeah, I need to invest in some better straplock buttons myself. I've used Schallers before and the "pin" part that actually locks in came out and I nearly dropped my strat. Luckily, I caught it before it connected with the ground.

Also had problems with the little screw-on button thing not staying on where it belongs with Schallers. So, in the meantime, I have no straplocks (and this makes me nervous).
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You have them installed upside down.
Shallers are held in by gravity and the pin is secondary.

I've seen SO Many people install them upside down. It's too too bad they don't come with instructions or something like that.

I've put Shallers on every bass, and used them on every gig for twenty years and never failed.
 
#64
edpal said:
...You make a bad "clip" with the Schaller, next sound you hear is "oh cht!"...
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My US J plus had fender (schaller) strap locks installed when I bought it new back in the early 90's. At first I didn't know *** fender was trying to pull with those goofy looking strap buttons and was afraid my strap was never going to stay on. As I unpacked the contents of the included accessories pack I found the units that attach to the strap. Fender didn't include any instructions so it took a minute to figure out what was up, but once the little lightbulb went on, I put them on my strap and set them up so they would cradle the buttons even if the pin failed. I tightened the big nut on the clips with a 10" adjustable wrench while I held the clip with a big pair of slipjoint pliers and to this day have never had one come loose, or failed to lock up when I clip them on.

Over the years, and the thousands of times I've pulled them in place so I can hear/feel the click telling me they are locked, I've never had a bad "clip" and have never had to utter the phrase "oh cht"...at least not due to my strap lock failing or coming loose from the strap. :D:D

As for the big assed washer/bottle cap method. Why spend hundreds or even thousands on a nice bass then cheap out on a little strap insurance? Not to mention it's a major PITA if you want to take your strap off the bass.

It's your bass so you are of course free to treat it as you will, but the washer/cap thing (at least to me), is like the guy who spends 2~3K on an r/c race car then complains about a $10.00 race entry fee. If you are flinging your bass around or are a wiggler to the degree you are in actual danger of pulling your strap off a stock button, I could see making the strap as hard as possible to take off, but beyond that...
 
#65
guy n. cognito said:
My guess is that you either failed to use them correctly or to perform routine maintenance......right?
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Well I guess if its necessary to retighten the part that screws on to the strap before every use, then yes.

Seems like a lot of work for something that I find unneccessary. I have ony used Schallers so maybe I'll try some of those Dunglops.
 
#66
The ONLY bass I've dropped in 4+ decades was an early 70's (brand new) B.C. Rich Koa Eagle equipped with Dunlap straplocks. If anybody has one that has a gouge in the treble side of the neck, around the 7th fret, that matches end of the keyboard on a Fender Rhodes....... it's probably my old Eagle.

BTW, I only use Schallers now.
 
#68
Dunlop Dual Design, haven't dropped a bass in 15 years.
Before that Schallers, that strap nut does work loose, they tend to wear a groove inside the housing and start creaking, heavier than Dunlop they leave nice indents in the face of your bass if you catch it.
 
#69
I thought it was all pretend on TV anyhow?

Nice recovery and very pro way to keep it together. I don't like Schallers because they dig into my leg ( I play classical guitar style when I sit ) so it's Dunlops for me. Dunlops usually have a screw with a much thicker shank than the original strap button. One of my first mods on a bass is always to put Dunlops on it.

Had a strap pin ( bridge ) shear on my old 75 Jbass (13+ lbs) and that sucker swung around like a pendulum and I caught the tuners in the mouth on a gig back in the day. That was the last gig I played wo strap locks.
 
#71
fhm555 said:
My US J plus had fender (schaller) strap locks installed when I bought it new back in the early 90's. At first I didn't know *** fender was trying to pull with those goofy looking strap buttons and was afraid my strap was never going to stay on. As I unpacked the contents of the included accessories pack I found the units that attach to the strap. Fender didn't include any instructions so it took a minute to figure out what was up, but once the little lightbulb went on, I put them on my strap and set them up so they would cradle the buttons even if the pin failed. I tightened the big nut on the clips with a 10" adjustable wrench while I held the clip with a big pair of slipjoint pliers and to this day have never had one come loose, or failed to lock up when I clip them on.

Over the years, and the thousands of times I've pulled them in place so I can hear/feel the click telling me they are locked, I've never had a bad "clip" and have never had to utter the phrase "oh cht"...at least not due to my strap lock failing or coming loose from the strap.
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Agreed :smug:
 
#76
Jeff K said:
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What part of the hardware store would one look to find these bad boys? In other words, what are these neoprene washers used for originally?
 
#78
SteveC said:
First mod I do.
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Ditto! All 5-6 of my straps can lock onto all of my basses the same. And a Dunlop body button will work just fine with a regular strap and washer if that floats your boat. Rubber washers shrink and fail - metal is pretty stable.:D
Loctite or "any" stcky glue like product on the threads before screwing stuff together is a good idea.
 
#79
prd004 said:
You have them installed upside down.
Shallers are held in by gravity and the pin is secondary.

I've seen SO Many people install them upside down. It's too too bad they don't come with instructions or something like that.

I've put Shallers on every bass, and used them on every gig for twenty years and never failed.
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Hmm... yeah, they should provide instructions for dumbasses like me :)

Thanks for the tip.
 
#80
I put Schallers on everything as soon as I get it. I have a bunch of extras sitting in my parts drawer.

My only complaint is that I need a different strap for instruments with the button on the rear of the body as opposed to on the side, as they clip into the opposite sides of the strap. I can't just unclip my P-bass and clip on my Warlock.
 

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