jimijimmi Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 thanks lads!! just purchased another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I use decent Levy's ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='44356' date='Aug 12 2007, 08:15 AM']They've recently set up a website too! [url="http://www.leathergraft.co.uk/"]http://www.leathergraft.co.uk/[/url][/quote] my bloody eyes need testing. I've got one of these, had it about 3 years - I was sure it said "Leather[b]c[/b]raft on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Still using the Brooklyn Gear neoprene strap but recently got a Comfort Strapp to compare. I am not sure I like it as much - when seated the seatbelt material irritates the underneath or my right arm which I haven't noticed on the other... Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 I've got a Brooklyn Gear and a Comfort Strapp and like them both. I use Boston straplocks, similar to Schallers, much cheaper and they have two slim nuts so the nuts can be locked and don't work loose like Schallers. Quality seems to be at least on a par and interchangeable too. I did have an Overwater strap but they work in a completely different way to the Comfort/Brooklyn straps with the stretchy bit is a single piece of elastic attached to an otherwise non stretchy pad. My bass neck was doing nodding donkey impressions. I do wonder if they may have been modified? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Couple of old Destroy / John Richmond, 32”, black, leather belts- removed the buckles and slit a hole either end. The extra 2” of material folded back to secure the buckle came in useful for length, as did the strap guide for decoration. But the buckles went in the garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='330842' date='Nov 17 2008, 05:37 PM']I've got a Brooklyn Gear and a Comfort Strapp and like them both. I use Boston straplocks, similar to Schallers, much cheaper and they have two slim nuts so the nuts can be locked and don't work loose like Schallers. Quality seems to be at least on a par and interchangeable too. I did have an Overwater strap but they work in a completely different way to the Comfort/Brooklyn straps with the stretchy bit is a single piece of elastic attached to an otherwise non stretchy pad. My bass neck was doing nodding donkey impressions. I do wonder if they may have been modified? Peter[/quote] A much better idea, those Boston locks. I have lost count of the times the Schallers have come loose. Just went to buy some Bostons and came across these - has anyone tried them? They look quite nice... [url="http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/Black_Ultra-Safe_Straplocks_Guitar_Strap_Locks_System_(with_FREE_shipping!%3b%29-pr-5315.html"]http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/Black_Ul...-pr-5315.html[/url] ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Well I just bought some anyway so will let you all know! ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 One Comfort Strapp, (thank you Alan Cringean) and three posh leather Fender jobbies, (thank you 6stringbassist) which are lovely and will wear nicely over the years. I used a cheap white leather one for years until I lost it and I had a beautiful buck-skin Musicman strap, that went the same way (nearly left a keyboard stand and my Comfort Strapp at a gig last week). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinbass7750 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Comfort strap from Bass Direct - doesn't look as good as my leather one, but it really is comfortable, and the bass stays in much the same place all evening i.e. the strap doesn't move on my shoulders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I just got the Marvel straplocks - they are superb! Really nice and solid and the connection between the bass and the strap is really 'positive', and they allow much smoother circular motion than the schaller design, which could get a bit squeaky! Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimijimmi Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 i use the age old Grolsch bottle tops for strap locks...never failed me...look crap,but they work a treat! cheap too! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Yeah I used to use those too, great aren't they! Only problem is I tend to remove my strap quite a lot and they became a bit of a pain in ze bottom. Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 [quote name='ped' post='332241' date='Nov 19 2008, 01:06 PM']I just got the Marvel straplocks - they are superb! Really nice and solid and the connection between the bass and the strap is really 'positive', and they allow much smoother circular motion than the schaller design, which could get a bit squeaky! Cheers ped[/quote] Ped, do these little fellas fit on the Schaller do-dahs you screw onto the bass itself? Cheers, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I've just discovered Ernie Ball straps. They seem really strong (and really long!) for a fiver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William James Easton Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Klondyke straps . Robot muff diver greatness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer61 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) Goto www.activebass.com seek out Grizman (Steve Walter) who will happily make you a fantastic leather strap that you can design yourself. I have 2 they are superb. He makes them himself in the US of A and ships worldwide. He's also a top bloke to boot! Look left and you'll see one of 'em!!! Edited November 27, 2008 by farmer61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 [quote name='johnnylager' post='336972' date='Nov 26 2008, 08:22 AM']Ped, do these little fellas fit on the Schaller do-dahs you screw onto the bass itself? Cheers, John.[/quote] Hi John, You need to replace the Schaller 'lugs' with the ones supplied with the locks. They are very similar and take the same sized screws etc so not a problem to switch over at all (unless one of your strap buttons points at the neck, like mine!) Still very impressed with them, certainly a step up from the schallers. Cheers pedro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6h5g Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 a planet waves one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 i use this rainbow strap: got it when i got my first bass in 1999 for a fiver. shows no signs of wearing out so it'll be around for a while to come! i tried a thick leather strap when i had an overwater as i needed more padding as it was quite heavy, but couldn't get along with it, too grippy! i need it to be able to slide about.. o,0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='ped' post='338618' date='Nov 27 2008, 04:35 PM']You need to replace the Schaller 'lugs' with the ones supplied with the locks. They are very similar and take the same sized screws etc so not a problem to switch over at all (unless one of your strap buttons points at the neck, like mine!) Still very impressed with them, certainly a step up from the schallers.[/quote] The thing I like about the Schallers and their clones (most of mine have the Boston ones on, the Warwicks have the Schallers) is that the strap peg sits in a cradle on the locking bit, so all the locking pin is doing is keeping it from popping out of the cradle - there's no actual load on the locking mechanism. The Marvel looks as if the strap peg just goes into the middle of the flying saucer bit, so the locking mechanism is load bearing (something I didn't like about the recessed straplocks that some Warwicks had). Is that right, and what are your thoughts on the likelihood of the locking mechanism failing if it is load-bearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 That seems to be the case yeah. The lock bites into the groove in the strap button. I think the likelihood of it failing is slim but time will tell, or hopefully not as the case may be.. Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 [quote name='tauzero' post='340553' date='Nov 29 2008, 03:56 PM']....The Marvel looks as if the strap peg just goes into the middle of the flying saucer bit, so the locking mechanism is load bearing (something I didn't like about the recessed straplocks that some Warwicks had). Is that right, and what are your thoughts on the likelihood of the locking mechanism failing if it is load-bearing?....[/quote] Dunlops are the same. The locking pin is the load bearing pin, but I've had one for 20 years and one for 5 years and never had a problem. I never take the straps off, though, so there is no wear on any part of the mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Red ones, made of that synthetic woven material that's really tough. Use Dunlop straplocks, though if they EVER arrive, I'll put Schallers on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noisyjon Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm using the Jim Dunlop 'Double D' straps now, amongst others (Get'm Get'm & generic 1" leather jobbie) Got them all Schaller straplock'd up aswell! Have a look [url="http://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/products/1663-jim_dunlop_d40_double_d_extra_long_strap"]HERE[/url]at the J.D. one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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