nilorius Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 No way i know the brand of the strap i bought 20 years ago and still using today. All i know it's brown, all leather and made in Canada.....and was not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, jacq said: I am looking for a wide strap that is not very stiff. Also, I'd like to have a fluid length adjustment. I have GruvGear Solo Neo and Minotaur straps. Both are quality straps but quite stiff and it is a bit of PITA to adjust them (impossible while playing). I am considering Comfort Strap or Mono Strap. Any other options that you can think of? Pinegrove and/or Italia Leather are the ones I use and fit your above requirements. Italian are up to 4" wide and really supple, good ability to adjust too. https://italiastraps.com/collections/4-inch-wide They have a constant BOGOF offer too. Edited November 15, 2023 by binky_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Depends on the bass, and whether I've put strap locks on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazm66 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 For the heavy basses this: KLIQ Music Gear AirCell Guitar Strap for Bass & Electric Guitar with 3" Wide Neoprene Pad and Adjustable Length. Super comfortable. https://www.kliqmusicgear.com/collections/guitar-straps/products/aircell-guitar-strap-for-bass-electric-guitar-adjustable-black-short 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbunney Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I have a couple of Mono BTY straps, really comfortable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacq Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 1 hour ago, binky_bass said: Pinegrove and/or Italia Leather are the ones I use and fit your above requirements. Italian are up to 4" wide and really supple, good ability to adjust too. They both have the same type of adjustment as my Minotaur strap - an interwoven looping strap. Like this: This is not easy (not as easy as I like it to be) to adjust and is definitely not a fluid/smooth adjustment. My basses are ~4kg each. Standard P and standard J. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 IME the most comfortable straps are found on the lightest basses. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Harley Benton Wide Leather Padded Strap BK Material: Suede With 6 mm memory-foam velvet padding across the strap's entire length Width: 85 mm (~3.4") Length adjustable from 105 to 150 cm Colour: Black Made in Greece https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_wide_leather_padded_strap_bk.htm It's a great looking and amazingly comfortable strap, that makes even heavy basses and guitars comfortable to wear and play. However the memory foam that, together with its width, makes this strap so comfortable to wear is not covered by any protective fabric or similar, but just, seemingly, somehow treated with something that makes the foam somewhat more resistant and durable, this, as I kind of feared, has made the foam sensible to sweat, which it to some degree will absorb (something I experienced while using it this hot summer), and when it dries up causing the foam to become slightly harder/less flexible and seemingly somewhat dryer, appearing like as if it might had become more porous and prone to break off. Now the foam has not actually deteriorated in any way, and it becoming slightly harder/less flexible has not actually affected the comfortability of the strap either, but I am kind of suspicious that, as the foam gradually gets exposed further to stuff like sweat over time, it will eventually. I find this oversight a bit strange, but guess they do save a few bucks by not having the foam protected by an additional layer of fabric, and thereby being able to sell it a bit cheaper than they otherwise would, but honestly I would have been willing to pay that, I imagine fairly neglectable, extra price, for having had this otherwise pretty amazing strap made less prone to potentially deteriorating to the point of rendering it useless with time. In any case, despite this, as with most Harley Benton products, it is pretty astonishing value for the money. Edited November 16, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyk Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Any of the padded Neoprene 3 inch wide Bass Straps are the best,tried all the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Simple black nylon, but my Hofner Verithin is very, very light, so... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Pinegrove make awesome straps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, jacq said: They both have the same type of adjustment as my Minotaur strap - an interwoven looping strap. Like this: This is not easy (not as easy as I like it to be) to adjust and is definitely not a fluid/smooth adjustment. My basses are ~4kg each. Standard P and standard J. Get two with the BOGOF and set them to different lengths. 👍 No metal work within the adjustment mechanism on the strap means no scratches on the bass! No disagreement that they're not the easiest to adjust, but they sure are nice straps! 😁 Edited November 16, 2023 by binky_bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacq Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, binky_bass said: Get two with the BOGOF and set them to different lengths. 👍 No metal work within the adjustment mechanism on the strap means no scratches on the bass! No disagreement that they're not the easiest to adjust, but they sure are nice straps! 😁 I already have 2 straps with "non-easy" adjustment. I always find that the perfect setting would be somewhere between the factory-made holes. For that reason (plus the fact they are a bit stiff) they are not being used (for the lack of anything else I use a simple guitar strap). Anyway, I ordered Kliq AirCell for the test. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanx Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Stand aside gents.... I win this one... Mine is a yellow fire hose that served at RAF Wittering for 25 years! (Pictured with my Jag, but looks awesome on my new 'Tequila Sunrise' Meteora! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) 17 minutes ago, urbanx said: Stand aside gents.... I win this one... Mine is a yellow fire hose that served at RAF Wittering for 25 years! (Pictured with my Jag, but looks awesome on my new 'Tequila Sunrise' Meteora! That's pretty cool, though I am more interested in the bass, more specifically that amazing red finish, is it just that picture, or does its actual color really resemble that of the photo, and if so was that the stock color and what is the name of that finish? Also what is it, a Squier/Fender Jaguar (judging from the controls), or something more exotic? Edited November 16, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 I have a Lekato padded strap: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334402284873 Adjustable at both ends so you can position the pad just where you want it, and it's easy adjustment too. There's enough room inside the stitching around the strap button to punch out a 10mm hole for Schaller straplocks. And you can probably afford to buy four for the price of most of the other suggestions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanx Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said: That's pretty cool, though I am more interested in the bass, more specifically that amazing red finish, is it just that picture, or does its actual color really resemble that of the photo, and if so was that the stock color and what is the name of that finish? Also what is it, a Squier/Fender Jaguar (judging from the controls), or something more exotic? Ah cheers! It's a 2007 Fender Jaguar Bass in Hot Rod Red. MIJ. It's pretty awesome. I've had it through maybe 200 rowdy gigs over the last decade. (I only switched to the Meteora this summer.) It's the stock finish, it's a well lit photo but I've not done anything to it. It also has a cool colour-coded red headstock. The only thing non-stock on it is the two Tipp-Ex dots you can see on the bass and treble wheels, it just allows me to see if they're centered (they're plain black anonymous wheels) 1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 15 hours ago, Dazm66 said: For the heavy basses this: KLIQ Music Gear AirCell Guitar Strap for Bass & Electric Guitar with 3" Wide Neoprene Pad and Adjustable Length. Super comfortable. https://www.kliqmusicgear.com/collections/guitar-straps/products/aircell-guitar-strap-for-bass-electric-guitar-adjustable-black-short Yup, my choice too, got these on both my gigging basses 👌🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacq Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I received the KLIQ strap. Exactly what I was looking for. Will probably buy the second one. GruvGear and Minotaur will be for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJ Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 My 2nd Kliq strap arrived yesterday in readiness for the T-Bird delivery tomorrow, yay. Really comfortable straps though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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