STRAP LOCKS

shadow1

I am in the process of sourcing an epiphone les paul. I borrowed a (NICE) friends for a week and noticed you definately need strap locks with these heavy beasts.
I have owned a pair previously but the skrews where thinner than the standard ones and so abit of modding was involved, but i think those might bend with the les paul's weight.

So i have seen 2 different versions and was wondering what everyone thinks are the best strap locks out there?

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Those little white plastic thingies from bread packets work pretty well. And they're dead cheap.

shadow1

Stratisfear wrote: Those little white plastic thingies from bread packets work pretty well. And they're dead cheap.

NOW thats INOVATION! but i dont think that is going to work with the LP, especially the angle i end up playin it(with the neck pointing up-body lower - if that makes sense)

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OK, I get you, yeah. (And I know the hassle - a singer in my one band had straplocks on his Epi LP, but it STILL fell onto the floor and broke its headstock off. Ugly, ugly scenes.) But check them out first, just in case. When I had a strap that slipped, those little guys worked a treat. Never had a problem.

(Though, I must add the disclaimer that the buttons on my Japanese-made Strat are too fat for the plastic jobs to fit properly, so I was forced to go out and buy a new strap for it.)

Dirk

Should have had those fitted to my strat. Dropped my baby the other day ☹ Heartbroken :'(

inflames

If you posted this before the insurance took my LP I would have given you mine!
Sorry dude!

Squonk

there's always the Grolsch rubber rings from their swingtop bottles
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=872535

shadow1

inflames wrote: If you posted this before the insurance took my LP I would have given you mine!
Sorry dude!

Why they claim your LP? thats actually the LP im looking for! LOL

Sean

Squonk wrote: there's always the Grolsch rubber rings from their swingtop bottles
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=872535

Grolsch strap locks are great, it's all I use, and you get a free beer with them (old joke, yes I know :? )

mattayou

sigh I also need these... My squires Standard strat also slipped off while playing and cracked the neck...

Just never get round to actually buying them!

CDee

The one's Inflames are referring to are Schaller strap locks. Those were the only ones I could find that had the exact same screw size as the LP's and also by far the strongest ones I could find locally. I use it on all my guitars. (My Tele came standard with the Schallers) I paid about R170 for the set. So it's expensive but worth it! ?

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Hardware,_parts/Electric_guitar:_Strap_buttons/Schaller_Strap_Security_Locks.html

PS. I might still have half a set (only the button and the screw) left somewhere. If you are interested to try it out you can have it.

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I use Schallers locking tuners, they are great. Brought them in from Elderly Music at $20.

They are the best IMO ?

And you CANT play electric without a STRAP LOCK!!!!

AlanRatcliffe

Strap locks are essential AFAIC - no use spending thousands on a guitar and then not investing less than R200 to protect your investment.

Schaller Strap Locks are the only ones I trust - and I trust them implicitly. Dunlop fail and when they do, they fail in the open position. The various nylon ones wear over time and get less reliable.

The Schaller screws are metric and slightly narrower than the standard used by Fender, et. al.. The larger diameter screws don't fit in the Strap Locks, so you have to dowel the existing hole and tap a new one. Easy enough...

needleshy

i have a set of the ernie ball strap locks which are awsome and i also have the mighty mites which are also very good IMO, the earnies were quite expensive but they gave it to sweeten the deal on the guitar but the mighty mites are pretty reasonably priced and they are just as good, i actually prefer the opening mebhanism on them to the ernies.

Heath

Schaller are the best imo , all my guitars that leave the house have them , and @ 200 bucks it's nothing , and like alan said , dowel the old hole out with some dowel stick and cold glue and put the straps end in , well worth it at the end .

AlanRatcliffe

I don't know the Ernie Balls, but be careful of the Mighty Mites as they have a similar system to the Dunlop Pick Boys - and I once lost the 12-string neck of a doubleneck to the Dunlops. The ball bearings pick up dirt and grease over time and eventually they get stuck - and they are all that is holding the guitar.

With the Schallers, the flange holds them in place, even if the pin sticks (which I have never seen happen anyway). I've used them on every guitar I've owned in the last 15+ years with no problems at all. My Sanox has had the same set on since '92.

shadow1

Hmmmm Schaller wins ?

actually just checked my guits at home now (lunch break) and see it is Schaller that i have on my other guits. so its seems the skrew size is the same as on the LP. I stuck match sticks and glue and stuff in my old guits.

thanks i am sure this post will help MANY peeps and prevent them from dropping their guits and snapping them in half ?

guitarboy2828

I've used Schaller, in fact one of my fender copies has them on still.. But the best I've found to work is using the screw that comes on the guitar... Slap a nice washer on it and screw the strap down.. That way, it ain't coming off!! Steve Vai uses this method, if you wana see what it looks like.

Frans-B--Cocq

I have Schallers too ? But yeah, they're awesome. I'd trust my life on them.

Gareth

guitarboy2828 wrote: I've used Schaller, in fact one of my fender copies has them on still.. But the best I've found to work is using the screw that comes on the guitar... Slap a nice washer on it and screw the strap down.. That way, it ain't coming off!! Steve Vai uses this method, if you wana see what it looks like.

+1 for this method, I got the tip from Billy Sheehan, both he and Vai do pretty wild antics on stage, and ya know unless the strap breaks it ain't gonna come off.

plus sides = cheap, secure, flush mounting
minuses = no good if you like to take the strap off when packing up.

For me each ax has it's own strap (screwed on) and I know I ain't gonna leave it behind somewhere. (along with half the lock ).