Your favourite SHORT strap?

Discussion in 'Accessories [BG]' started by project_c, Jun 24, 2020.

  1. project_c

    project_c

    May 8, 2008
    London, UK
    I mentioned in a thread elsewhere I'm not loving my Comfort Strapp so much, and I need to look after my shoulder blades so question to those of you who like to wear your basses fairly high - who else makes really good short padded (or very comfortable) straps?
     
  2. sears

    sears Supporting Member

    Aug 7, 2005
    ec, md
    Mine is high, plus I'm birdlike, so my strap is 37". I finally just made my own hole in that second piece of leather and trimmed the rest off. Couch will make a shorter version if you ask. I asked but then did the mod on mine instead.
     
  3. jallenbass

    jallenbass Commercial User

    May 17, 2005
    Bend, Oregon
    Mono Betty Short.
     
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  4. Bob_Ross

    Bob_Ross Gold Supporting Member

    Dec 29, 2012
    Um... Comfort Strapp. :::shrugs:::
     
  5. fourstringdrums

    fourstringdrums Decidedly Indecisive Supporting Member

    Oct 20, 2002
    Massachusetts
    Comfort Strapp. What don't you like about yours?
     
  6. project_c

    project_c

    May 8, 2008
    London, UK
    It makes my shoulder blades hurt. The padding is nice at first but for some reason after about 20 minutes of playing the strap still cuts into my shoulder blade, doesn’t feel any better than a regular strap.
     
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  7. project_c

    project_c

    May 8, 2008
    London, UK
    Just been messing around with my Neotech strap, which is even worse - the plastic thing that connects the wide part to the back of the strap sits perfectly at the spot where it digs right into the shoulder blade. This would be a pretty nice strap if the wide part was a few inches longer, it’s a shame.
     
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  8. JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    Wow, you really like them short, eh? How short do you need?
     
  9. project_c

    project_c

    May 8, 2008
    London, UK
    Yeah, for the short scale I’m currently spending most of my time playing I like it crazy short, 36” from pin to pin. I know that sounds like it’s sitting on my neck like a noose, but this is a small J style bass with a downsized body, and I use it in a jazz trio where taking solos is a constant requirement, so I need it up pretty high. I’m also short (5’6) so I would generally need a shorter strap than most anyway. Basically my entire setup right now is like a slightly scaled down version of everything, even the amp and cabs (Genz Shuttle 8 combo with the 8” extension cab).
     
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  10. gebass6

    gebass6 We're not all trying to play the same music. Supporting Member

    A 37"Comfort Strapp set to 41"
    I use this one because the padding covers my shoulder blade.
    The longer versions have that unpadded web buckle part.
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    Last edited: Jun 27, 2020
  11. JimmyM

    JimmyM Supporting Member

    Apr 11, 2005
    Apopka, FL
    Endorsing: Yamaha, Ampeg, Line 6, EMG
    My favorite part of the thread is the recommendations for a Comfort Strapp after the guy says he doesn't like them ;)
     
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  12. Bob_Ross

    Bob_Ross Gold Supporting Member

    Dec 29, 2012
    Perhaps we need to re-think our paradigms: OP, have you tried a ~36" length of barbed wire?
     
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  13. project_c

    project_c

    May 8, 2008
    London, UK
    Not a bad idea, perhaps I’m being a little too fussy here. I think I’m just going to man up and superglue the bass directly to my chest hair, but if that doesn’t work out, I’ll try the barbed wire.
     
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  14. Clark Westfield

    Clark Westfield Floyd Pepper is my mentor!

    Jan 30, 2012
    Central New Jersey
    The same as my long strap, Mono Betty!
     
  15. Mono Betty Short is a great strap!
     
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