Straps

[TheRockinRoadie]

Hi all,

I've decided its about time i treated myself to a decent strap. On my P-bass i use an old TGI leather strap, and for my MM Jazz i have a no-name wide suede strap. Now i've bought my Lakland, I'm looking for a decent strap to use with that.

I've looked on various websites, and the number of different straps are unbelievable!

Does anyone here know of any good straps to recommend? I've been looking at Levy's, DSL and TGI.

My only requirements are that its fairly plain (eg no fancy patterns, or bullets attached) and that its at least 3.5" wide. Padding would be nice also.

Budget isnt too important, the Levys M4GF i was looking at is £39, so thats a guide.

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
Lorry

[Lozz196]

I`ve got a Levys "aged" leather strap, don`t know the serial number, and have never seen one anywhere since buying it. Its prob the dimensions you`ve mentioned. I play a Precision, and at gigs we play two 1hr sets, and I don`t get any problems with this strap - I have a fairly bad back anway, so a good strap is essential for me. Can def give Levys a thumbs-up.

[BassBunny]

I have a couple of Minotaur Straps. Awesome handmade straps. Very Comfortable and quick delivery.

[url="http://minotaur.gr/catalog/"]http://minotaur.gr/catalog/[/url]

Edited November 9, 2010 by BassBunny

[Randy_Marsh]

I bought a Bass Centre Comfort Strap for about £20 which I think is pretty good if you want a nice wide padded strap

[Jerry_B]

I always use [url="http://www.couchguitarstraps.com/products_all.html?zenid=1sat6s422qu4k65kvmqfgphuk5"]Couch straps[/url] - they're very well made and come in some interesting styles. I have a b&w 'Racer X' strap with my T-40, and it takes the weight of that with no problems. That strap is also quite chunky, so pads out the weight nicely.

[TheRockinRoadie]

Cheers for the replies everyone!

After looking through some old threads, i've decided to order a Minotaur strap. They look fantastic for the money so it was a no-brainer.

Cheers
L

[BassBunny]

[quote name='TheRockinRoadie' post='1018503' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:38 AM']They look fantastic for the money[/quote]

They certainly are

[KK Jale]

If it's not too late to change your mind....

[url="http://www.bearstraps.com/"]http://www.bearstraps.com/[/url]

These are the same price, come in custom lengths, and are totally superb.

No personal affiliation with the company.

[charic]

I should be ordering one of these soon:

But with green for the background

[spiritchaser]

what about these ones:

[url="http://www.italiastraps.com/guitar-straps-uk.html"]http://www.italiastraps.com/guitar-straps-uk.html[/url]

I've got two of them for my heavy Wals - great quality leather straps at a real bargain price!

[franzbassist]

After many years as a Levys Leathers user, I have recently gone over to Harvest Leather. Bought two of [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=110123&st=0&#entry1018846"]these[/url], and for the price I reckon they're hard to beat!

Cheers

Gareth

[Platypus]

[quote name='spiritchaser' post='1023224' date='Nov 14 2010, 10:35 AM']what about these ones:

[url="http://www.italiastraps.com/guitar-straps-uk.html"]http://www.italiastraps.com/guitar-straps-uk.html[/url]

I've got two of them for my heavy Wals - great quality leather straps at a real bargain price![/quote]

I have two of these, very well made, will probably leave them in my will!

Nothing wrong with the Minotaur straps either