TheRockinRoadie Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy_Marsh Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I bought a Bass Centre Comfort Strap for about £20 which I think is pretty good if you want a nice wide padded strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_B Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRockinRoadie Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 [quote name='TheRockinRoadie' post='1018503' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:38 AM']They look fantastic for the money[/quote] They certainly are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK Jale Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I should be ordering one of these soon: But with green for the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritchaser Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 [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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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