Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I've just ordered vegan strap. Does anyone know how I should cook it? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Looks nice. Where did you get it from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I have a couple of the RightOn straps. They are quite stiff but good none the less. However, I sold the blue bass my blue strap matched! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, rOB said: Looks nice. Where did you get it from? Strings Direct https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/straps-c54/vegan-guitar-straps-c841/righton-mojo-series-vegan-guitar-strap-race-yellow-p13126 RightOn make these in a load of different colours https://www.rightonstraps.com/en/mojo-collection-race-black-strap.html?model=1 This is to go with my skinny stringed bullet mustang 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Do you hook it onto the vegan or how does it attach? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Is it gluten-free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Nice one. I've seen those Right On Straps but discovered Couch straps through here so use those. I can honestly say even if you take away the vegan aspect, they're the best straps I have ever used. They look really cool and they are as reliable as anything I used before. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: I've just ordered vegan strap. Does anyone know how I should cook it? In beef dripping 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I've been looking at the red one. Really quite striking. It's great to know we can choose to use or not use leather. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlungerModerno Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 50 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: In beef dripping 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said: I've just ordered vegan strap. Does anyone know how I should cook it? Boil it for hours and hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 It’s good that there are options now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 26 minutes ago, ambient said: It’s good that there are options now. Very much so. I've got a Right On strap as well, very impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 They're great straps - I've got the black-and-white version. Really comfy padding, and the little slots to hold plectrums are dead handy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 3 hours ago, ahpook said: Very much so. I've got a Right On strap as well, very impressive. +1 I've got a couple of RightOn! Mojo straps and a few Couch. It's a shame the shipping is so costly from the USA with Couch though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 There is a yellow couch strap which looks similar, but I went for the Righton as it looks like it'll be more comfy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Most of my straps are couch, and they are very comfy. They would be by go to strap. I also have a right on and one by Denali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 6 hours ago, stewblack said: It's great to know we can choose to use or not use leather. Well, there's not a single cow out there for the leather. Leather is simply waste from meat industry. Leather will be available as long as people eat meat. In other words: If you buy leather, it will not add the production of meat, no. But if you eat meat, it will produce more waste - leather - to the market. I do have been talking about this with people who know the industry. (I haven't been eating meat since 80's. But because of cold facts, I have few very good leather straps.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, itu said: Well, there's not a single cow out there for the leather. Leather is simply waste from meat industry. Leather will be available as long as people eat meat. Or not - China is the biggest exporter of leather, and get through an average of 2 million cats and dogs to produce it as you can't tell the difference anyway. And in that case is the primary source then, any meat is a byproduct. And even without that, the opposite, if you don't buy leather it will reduce the value of leather and reduce the value in killing cows. I am not vegan, or even vegetarian, but if there is a choice where both options are as good, I will go for the vegan option. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I really have wanted the white paisley none-more-white couch strap for ages, but its £50 before you add shipping from the states, and I also have no white guitars, so it would seem a bit pointless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 It's only in very recent times that leather has become, to some, a 'waste product'. Traditionally, tanning and leather goods were a major industry. Much has been taken over by motorised transport (less call for horse harnesses etc...) and petro-chemical garments (nylon, or PVC instead of leather jackets and shoes...). Once oil production dries up, I suspect these 'natural' products will have a second heyday. The alternative could be cotton, but it's not as hard-wearing, and difficult to water-proof. Just sayin'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I can't imagine that oil production will ever truly dry up, and even if it does, it doesn't mean you can't make plastic like materials. Even when you are not using petrochemicals for fuels, oils still have many uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: I can't imagine that oil production will ever truly dry up, and even if it does, it doesn't mean you can't make plastic like materials. Even when you are not using petrochemicals for fuels, oils still have many uses. True, today, for us, but there are plenty enough on the Planet that live without access to oil products, living off what Nature can provide for them. A diminishing way of life, but one that has done not so badly for Humans for the past... well, maybe even longer than that. I'm rather of the conviction that, for better or worse, our present life-style is rather the exception, and many would agree that it's not sustainable, whatever its advantages. Not that, for myself, now, I'd be willing to adopt a 14th-century way of life, but there's something to be said for keeping a hold on the past; it may be Our Future, as a species. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: Or not - China is the biggest exporter of leather, and get through an average of 2 million cats and dogs to produce it as you can't tell the difference anyway. You are partly right, and it is true China produces lots of dog and cat leather. But there's a difference in the feel. Like with other leather types, too. Yes, I was in contact with the industry quite a few years. If any European or US company was found using dog/cat leather in their products, I would love to follow the media hassle. Korea or China is another story as they do not consider pets as our best friends the same way we do. @Dad3353 The tanning industry was and is still dependent on the meat industry. I repeat: no meat equals no leather. Actually I am far more worried about certain plastics, like fluororubbers which can be really dangerous to the atmosphere and the soil. You need an example: a white watch strap from "an edible thing growing in a tree". I do have lots of examples I wouldn't have wanted to find in my work few years ago. All in all, I suggest everybody to think for a minute before buying anything. If your choice is sustainable and will be long lasting, it probably costs a bit more. But please: think for a moment, save few extra quids, and get a quality product instead of cheap bulk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 I bought one of these last year and really didn't like it much. Which is a shame because I really wanted to find a decent vegan strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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