Reply With QuoteI do both - I have cheap plastic "locks" on one guitar and none on the others. I may have some "gambler-blood" in me... luckily most of my guitars are cheap anyway (not that that's a good excuse...).
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Strap locks
How many here go "commando" with just plain strap pegs? I'm a firm believer in strap locks. I've seen some primo guitars take dives off of straps, and the results weren't pretty...........................
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I do both - I have cheap plastic "locks" on one guitar and none on the others. I may have some "gambler-blood" in me... luckily most of my guitars are cheap anyway (not that that's a good excuse...).
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I only have strap locks on my Gibson. The angle of the top strap button is too great to use it without one.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
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AAMOF, I just put strap-locks on my Strat and Dot last week, after having 'em on the LP for several months. After having straps pop loose a couple of times and being lucky enough to "catch" the guitar each time it happened, I decided to stop tempting fate and do it right....
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I'm pretty careful when I pick up and put on my guitars and watch for the possible drop. Besides, doing straplocks to all my guitars would be pricey indeed. I'm just careful. I do have some straplocks on my regular gigging guitars and only do back flips while playing those.
I've just gotten into the habit of thinking "if it could possibly fall then check it first so that it doesn't happen." Much cheaper and safer that way.
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Yeah, straplocks for 49 guitars would probably scare away El Credito from the wallet forever.
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Yeah, I have strap loks on all of my electrics. I think they are a great idea. guaranteed no dropping the instrument.
But unlike some others here, I only have 2. Haha
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I have strap locks on every guitar except the acoustics.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
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A few months back we did have a few posts about slip on plastic locks for normal guitar straps. I beleive the majority vote was they did not work properly. Any new Fretters have anything to add on this topic?
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Every guitar I own has them except my SX's. I was going to keep my Jazzmaster stock, but the retro strap broke in the middle of song at our last gig. I was lucky to keep it from hitting the floor, but I had to play the rest of the song crouched down since I couldn't stand up with the strap broken. Talk about a Spinal Tap moment...
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You didn't open for a puppet show did you?Originally Posted by tremoloman
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
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LOL... are you referring to Best In Show when Christopher Guest plays the Vets hall with the dummy?
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Ah, the "Oh S*@t!" adrenaline rush!
The worst stage dive I ever saw was a Les Paul, and the funny thing was that I was talking to the guy about strap locks on the band's break - "Don't need 'em. I'm careful and they're too expensive".
Lo and behold, he took his hand off the neck when he started singing, and the front peg let loose. The guitar hit that hard floor and off came the headstock. It was painful to see and the guy just froze and started shaking. I was almost as freaked out as he was.
I'm a strap lock evangelist, and I probably irritate some folks with it. Whether you play gigs or just play in your bedroom, a good guitar is a good guitar and $15 is a small price to pay to protect it.
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Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
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Ok Plank, I'm convinced. You use Schaller locks, right? Saw them for about $14 at MF. Would they be the best for my strat?Ah, the "Oh S*@t!" adrenaline rush!
The worst stage dive I ever saw was a Les Paul, and the funny thing was that I was talking to the guy about strap locks on the band's break - "Don't need 'em. I'm careful and they're too expensive".
Lo and behold, he took his hand off the neck when he started singing, and the front peg let loose. The guitar hit that hard floor and off came the headstock. It was painful to see and the guy just froze and started shaking. I was almost as freaked out as he was.
I'm a strap lock evangelist, and I probably irritate some folks with it. Whether you play gigs or just play in your bedroom, a good guitar is a good guitar and $15 is a small price to pay to protect it.
**************Gingerly climbing off of soapbox now**************
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Guitarfetish.com sells their Straplock copies for $9.95. Unfortunately they're outta stock as I type.
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I have strap locks on both my guitars. But they're Godins so they come with them.
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I prefer the Schaller locks and they work great on Strats.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
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Just picked up a set of Schaller locks - gonna pop 'em on Cherry tonight.
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Be sure to use a little dab of LocTite on the nut when you thread it on.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
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