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That second Levys one looks nice, but appears to have the same issue as the Lekato with the plastic strap extenders. The connector at the front looks like it's in exactly the right position to constantly scrape the back of the top horn on an SG.

I had a super thick strap like that, but with (silicone) straplocks on it always ended up unscrewing the strap buttons on my guitar over time sad face emoji. Really looking for one with "normal" thickness at the ends.

I gots me a bad back, so I likes me a nice wide strap. Spread the weight and all that. Got one of these t'other day : https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEKATO-Neoprene-Adjustable-Acoustic-Electric/dp/B0885SSQ56/ It's a combination of a fantastic 3.5 inch wide synthetic neoprene memory foam padded strap (the bit that rests on your body) and "standard" nylon strap extension with pleather ends. The "body" of the strap moulds exactly to my body, spreads the weight perfectly (my SG feels basically weightless wearing this) and doesn't catch on skin or clothing even when I'm sweating. Everything else about it is cheap junk, however, the pleather ends creak and catch, the plastic strap extender is flimsy and doesn't move freely, and is basically always in the right position to catch / scuff against the back of the instrument. Anyone know a nice wide strap that doesn't either cost the earth or have a load of plastic rubbish stuck on it? I usually use a leather 2-piece strap but can't find any that are wider than 2.5 inches, I'd love it if there was something like this neoprene strap body with the normal threaded 2-piece structure. Or if anyone knows the make of straps Josh Fossgreen & Mark Smith use on the YouTubes that would be good too, they both seem to wear super-wide 5 inch straps - Josh is 6 foot 7(!) and the strap he normally wears looks wide on him, so that must be a monster.

That course is for university staff & students only, alas, otherwise I would totes have had some of that. Thanks for the advice and offers of help, have found a small shop relatively close by in Huddersfield who didn't seem to think it'd be an issue to fix, they gave us a two week turnaround so hopefully I'll have some good news to share soon.

Cheers folks, will give the universities a try and keep pestering anywhere that offers pedal repairs I guess. It's not a fuzz face clone by any means, the base sound is like a richer, "creamier" muff but with a ton of tonal options and a gated, sputtery "rip" that can be blended in, along with a clean blend. Was surprised to see how relatively straightforward the circuit looks, I imagine some of those components may be fulfilling dual roles, hence the bafflement of everyone I've shown it to. There's certainly some strange mojo under the hood, but in a good way lol.

Appears to be, aye

Anyone know of a good mail order pedal repair service? Bought a fuzzbox off here a few months back and the f***er up and died on me a couple of weeks after I started using it. Gave it to my usual pedals guy who had the backplate off and just handed it back immedately as too complicated for him, gave it a to a local "specialist" who kept it for two months before admitting defeat and passing it back as well. The manufacturer doesn't exist any more (it's the Lucid Audio FX Fuzz-O-Potamus, think it's been through more than one pair of hands on this board lol) so there's no way of getting advice about what went into the original build unfortunately. If it didn't sound so good for the brief time I had it I'd bin it off but it very quickly became my favourite fuzz and I'd really like to get it repaired if possible. Does sound like it's a bit of a nightmare inside tho. I'm based near Leeds, I've tried all the "big" names locally and while one isn't answering the phone, everyone else has passed on it so it's time to look further afield. Anyone know a good pedal repair outfit that would be up for a challenge?

Had nothing but good experiences with Jim Croisdale of Jim's Guitar Workshop in Leeds, Jim's a lovely bloke who has done bang-up work on three of my basses now. Quick turnarounds and affordable prices, his website is at https://jimsguitarworkshop.co.uk/, he even offers a one day guitar tech course for those who want to learn the ins and outs of guitar setup and intonation etc.

Bought an envelope filter from Bill, fantastic price, great comms and super swift delivery. Cracking pedal too, cheers Bill!

Bought a couple of pedals from Michael in a super easy sale. Comms were excellent, pedals came well packaged and arrived when promised.

Apologies for the thread necromancy, but if anyone else finds themselves in the same position the screws you want are #6-32 UNC 3/8" countersunk phillips. Currently available in the UK from acca.co.uk and a couple of vendors on ebay.

Bought a fuzzbox off Skinner, great comms and prompt delivery with good packaging. Banging pedal too!

Bought a couple of pedals off MIke, they were delivered promptly with excellent packaging in their original cases, great little pedals to boot, cheers Mike!

Bought a chorus pedal from Steve, great comms & super fast delivery. Pedal was excellently packaged and it's a great bit of kit. Cheers Steve!

Bought an delay pedal from Nick, great comms & speedy delivery. Pedal was excellently packaged as well. Cheers Nick!

Bought a Big Muff Nano pedal from Peter, speedy & clear comms with super fast delivery. Pedal came excellently packaged in it's original box with manual, cheers Peter!

Bought an Ashdown Hyperdrive pedal from Dan, great comms & super fast delivery. Pedal was excellently packaged in it's original box with manual, sold for a fair price and it's a cracking bit of kit to boot. Cheers Dan!