Strap locks

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I use these on my guitars. Lock built in to the strap, and not expensive.

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I also use the el cheapo rubber ones, although mine are Ernie Ball. They look the same as those Fender ones above.

TBH most of the time I donā€™t put them on these days.

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Cost, time, effort?

It makes it more difficult to switch between straps esp if you are not all in on one style of strap lock

But tbh they are a very very good thing

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Folk only have one strap ??? :scream::scream::scream::scream: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

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I know you might need 2 straps per guitar at the same time, I have seen your results with just the 1 strap

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I use Dā€™Addario Dual-Lock Strap Locks. They are admittedly not quite as secure as other strap locks cited here, but they donā€™t require any hardware and allow you to switch straps more easily. Iā€™m quite satisfied with how they work and how secure theyā€™ve been.

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Same concept as the Dā€™Addario straps. The EB only comes in black? The Dā€™Addarioā€™s come in a couple of different locking mechanisms and a crazy array of colors and patterns.

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Hey Jeff,

Lots of choice.
I was never fond of messing with my guitars, so, like @CT, ended up checking out the Dā€™Addario straps, with built in auto strap locks. That was 3 years ago. Great product. Never failed. Well worth a look.

Cheers, Shane

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One strap but no locks on the LP at the time.

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Iā€™m with you on this one :laughing: I have a strap on each of my guitars. I donā€™t like having to move straps around to switch guitars so I just leave them on there. I have a pack of the rubber strap locks that I use on all my guitars. I put them on and donā€™t have to think about it after.

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I have a strap on each guitar too. But on my Taylor (acoustic/electric) the strap button on the lower bout is also the female plug for the amp connection, and there isnā€™t space for both the strap and one of those rubber o-rings. The Ernie Ball locking strap fits. Besides, the rubber o-ring makes taking the strap off more difficult, and on a Taylor you have to take the strap off to change the pre-amp battery.

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I have Dunlop strap locks on all my electrics, except for my travel guitar.

One downside is that the screws that came with the Dunlops are slightly longer than the ones on most guitars strap buttons.

30 seconds with a bradawl is a quick and easy way to make the hole slightly deeper (and I wouldnā€™t hesitate to do this, even on a hight-end, vintage guitar).

Another downside is that the strap locks stick out more, which could make them slightly tricky to fit into a case.

I have the same strap locks on all of them, so switching straps between guitars is quick and easy, although I donā€™t tend to do this as I have straps for each one.

I used the Planet Waves straps with built-in locks a while back, but they didnā€™t sit properly on some guitars, like on the horn strap button of my G&L Legacy Tribute.

For my acoustic guitars, Iā€™ve not bothered with strap locks so far, as I find they are light enough to not cause me a concern: on the rare occasion a strap has come undone, the guitar hasnā€™t fallen out of my hands.

Cheers,

Keith

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Well thanks to all for the feedback I just put some on my fender strat.

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I am all safe now.

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Iā€™ve got a strap in a box somewhere in the basement. used it a few times. :joy::joy::joy:. Iā€™m playing sitting about 99% of the time.

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I use a mechanical strap lock on all my guitars and straps. I had a guitar strap come off and caused a good guitar to crash to the ground, thankfully it survived but I said never again. Down side is it rattles when I play sitting down without the strap around my back. Had to loctite the nut to the strap as it did work itā€™s way loose over time. Another down side to the mechanical one I have is you cannot use the combined guitar jack / strap button with the mechanical ones. Easily fixed if you are happy to have a guitar jack with the strap lock fitted separately a few mms away.

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Same here as I rotate round the stable each week but also am using 2 or 3 guitars during each practice session, based on what I am playing. Changing straps each time I swap would be a pita.
:sunglasses:

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These work great without making mods to your guitar: https://www.daddario.com/products/accessories/straps/guitar-and-bass-straps/auto-lock/

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Philip @pc429guitar
Thatā€™s what l have nylon in blood red, works fine for me.
Michael

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I have Schaller strap locks on my electric guitars and Iā€™m pretty satisfied with them. The biggest you you might need is to deepen/widen the original holes of the strap buttons for the new screws to fit in. The holes on the straps themselves might need some adjustment, too, depending on the particular strap you have.

Iā€™ve got these Dā€™Addario ones on my acoustics, but I guess they would work fine on the electrics as well: