Ultimate economy straplocks for soft straps.

[mule]

These are fun and work great for soft leather straps. 1st, you need a pair of extra wide strap buttons. Pretty sure AllParts has them. A local dealer here had them for like $3. Then the fun part. Buy 2 of the 16oz Grolsch beer bottles with the metal wire pop tops with the ceramic cap and red rubber washer. They go on and off easily and I never have had a problem with the strap popping off. They also don't make that annoying metal on metal clinking noise that Dunlop and Schaller straplocks make. Anyway, just thought I would share.

 

[Sanford]

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I like it!

Let's see...I have 4 electrics, that's 8 strap buttons. I better get to drinkin'!

 

[mule]

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Drink up Sanford, never will you enjoy straplocks as much.

 

[Got_tone?]

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I'll have to try this soon. I use the same basic idea on my P bass but I can't remove the strap.

 

[LtKojak]

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I'll have to try this soon. I use the same basic idea on my P bass but I can't remove the strap.

So if you can't remove the strap, you obviously don't NEED any strap lock...

Wait! This affirmation was booby trapped, isn't it...?

Great, I've just lost a leg...

 

[marvelous_seven]

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I only drink Heineken,can it do?

 

[Got_tone?]

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So if you can't remove the strap, you obviously don't NEED any strap lock...

Wait! This affirmation was booby trapped, isn't it...?

Great, I've just lost a leg...

:laugh2: No it wasn't a booby trap. It's just nice to have the option of removing the strap if you want to.

 

[mule]

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You use the metal washers? Heiniken is great but it would be difficult using the caps. :1:

 

[Surgeon]

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Somebody should vault this... a thread about these beer washer comes up every month or so... I guess it works really well then!

 

[Nightburst]

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I love me a good Grolsch now and then, yum! :friday:
Just curious, how much do you guys in the States pay for a bottle?

 

[trevorus]

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These are what I use on anything that doesn't have strap locks. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=142&pmh=products/accessories

 

[ex-250]

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ive been doing grolschlocks for years, work like a charm.

 

[SrDeMaFp]

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ive been doing grolschlocks for years, work like a charm.

+1. :friday:

 

[ibanezrocks]

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They also don't make that annoying metal on metal clinking noise that Dunlop and Schaller straplocks make.

I hate that sound. It kind of ruins them for me sometimes.

 

[Guest]

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2 bucks a pop here. Never tried one tough as I'm not really into beer but might buy a couple to try this out.

The Dunlop ergo's have suited me well in the year or so they have been on my guitars but I don't gig and I baby them.