Strap confuzzlement

[summerr]

So on Tuesday I ordered a Cheetah electro-acoustic bass, and it arrived today. But the problem I'm having is that I can't find another place for the strap to go. I mean, there's one at the bottom of the body of the bass, but I can't find another anywhere on the damn thing. So I don't know if it's just me being a newbie to it, or if it's a faulty one or something like that? I know I don't really need a strap for it, but it helps to spread the weight out apparently so yeaah. I haven't any idea, and I'm confused so could do with some help please. :/

[supabock]

Maybe you use the bottom strap button and tie around the headstock just after the nut?

[summerr]

I tried that, but the strap isn't long enough to do it, it can't reach it :/

[skankdelvar]

Well, here are pretty much all the options - I'd avoid #1 and#3:



Here are some bigger pics of three approaches I've used in the past :

My favourite - straight down into the neck heel - downside is it sticks out if you lay the guitar down on its back.



Into the front of the heel - can be difficult if the heel has a narrow radius like the one above:



And sort of off-set angled into the face of the heel so the strap sort of wraps around the heel:



Strap buttons are cheap as chips off the bay. Always drill a pilot hole for the screw when fitting the button.

Edited March 1, 2010 by skankdelvar

[Mr. Foxen]

Shoelace is the tradition strap extension to headstock. Sometimes they come with them. Carful if you tour in the US though, it may be considered a [url="http://www.texassmallarmsresearch.com/BATFEStuff/ShoeLaceMGYes.jpg"]machine gun.[/url]