New Strap/s

ROOG

I'm looking to buy some new straps.

I fancy the look of levy's leather and suede ones, Im looking for something with a bit of padding.

 

Any particular recommendations? they seem to do loads of types.   

John_P

I use hypnotic straps - so far I've been impressed with the quality - nice and thick compared to other brands I've tried, not sure about really padded though.

ROOG

Ta @John_P, they look comparable on price. I thought I'd try a padded one cos my recent cheapo ones have been a bit tough on my old chassis.

John_P

ROOG said:

Ta @John_P, they look comparable on price. I thought I'd try a padded one cos my recent cheapo ones have been a bit tough on my old chassis.

No probs - I've got 3 from them - two are very thick - they look like they are double thicknesses and as a bonus have dragons, my 3rd one is single thickness but mega wide so that takes the weight of the les paul nicely.

Another thought is Corvo, I'm not sure any of their designs work for me but they look great quality and have a sale at the moment - 35% off is you use the code -  febdisc.

crunchman

Levy's are good.  If you get a decent leather one then they last a very long time.  All of mine are still going.

The wider ones definitely make a difference.

seank71

John_P said:

Another thought is Corvo, I'm not sure any of their designs work for me but they look great quality and have a sale at the moment - 35% off is you use the code -  febdisc.

Not so much a "sale" as stock clearance. Corvo is going out of business.

ROOG

Cheers, I'm looking for a simple design, I shall have a look. Shame our local shop doesn't seem to stock quality straps.

Sambostar

You can buy 1/4" thick treated hide on Ebay.    I use that as a 1 1/2" strip.  It's hardcore.

FX_Munkee

I use a Levys 3" nylon one most of the time, cheap on ebay. I find that at that width I don't notice the weight of my strat much (it's a bit of a boat anchor). Plus I seem to prefer nylon to leather (kinky?), I find I move the guitar around quite a bit and leather straps tend to bind. I've stopped doing the "over the shoulder throw" though since I cut my hair (about '91 I think)
Is it just me who doesn't like leather straps? I secretly quite like 2 point trems as well (I can hear the cries of "burn him"...).

TimmyO

By far the comfiest I have used are the Mono and the Gibson Fatboy

ROOG

Cheers thanks for the ideas chaps, I was tempted by the gibson, bit pricey though.

EricTheWeary

Quite pleased with the as new Levys I bought off here which has some padding. Downsides are the adjustable bit can stick in my fat sides and it is very slippy on some items of clothing. Very tempted by the Fatboy though, if someone made one without the G logo and sold it for half the price they might have a market beater.

ChrisMusic

ROOG said:  Cheers thanks for the ideas chaps, I was tempted by the gibson, bit pricey though.

Just for the record, some of the most expensive things I have bought have been the cheapest.

You know the things, it broke too soon, was a bit crap so it didn't get used, bought another cheap one to replace it to see what that was like (and the same events repeated).

Funnily enough the things where I bought the right thing which was good quality*, might have hurt the pocket (or the card) a bit at first, but that is surprisingly soon forgotten, and you just keep on using it year after year.  Obviously you have to make a value judgement to suit yourself.

But cheap things are often not cheap, and very expensive things* can be surprisingly good value, (even if you can't afford them).

ROOG

Quite so @ChrisMusic, I'm fairly 'light' on gear so wear an tear won't be an issue but I agree with buy right buy once. I don't like my cheap straps, lesson learned. I had a similar argument with mrs Roog re es339 last year, epi vs gibson, I lost!

jaygtr

I have a levys mss1 which I'm very happy with. In fact I now have two.
I've had them for ages and they are still as good as new.

Also the standard length one is perfect for me in its longest setting.

If you like your guitar slung down by your knees you might want the long one.

ROOG

Thanks chaps, I like my guitar high, I'm hoping that this look might come back in fashion. I couldn't make up my mind so I've gone for a Levy's DM1PD 2.5" padded and M17 EMU.

JohnPerry

Bear

Megii

I've been using one of these for a few months, and it's excellent.

ToneControl

I like suede ones. I tend to buy Levys now.

I had some PRS suede ones cheap once

Just recently tried a cheap cotton strap, planet waves I think - pretty comfy

Skipped

I am using the Planet Waves locking straps.
Will probably try one of the (similar) Lock-it straps but for some reason they are branded Eagle Mountain in the Uk and we don't get the full range.

fretfinder

This guy made me a couple of straps a few years ago. I specified the length, one for my ideal Strat length and the other a tad longer for a Les Paul. He made them with just a single thick piece of leather each, with tooling as required, plus a couple of extra strap button holes at the bottom ends. I'm that sad that I got him to make one of them as a replica of one of Gilmour's straps from the 70s that's pictured in the Black Strat book - it turned out really well though, a superb sturdy yet soft and comfortable strap. His prices seem to have gone up a bit since I bought mine.

http://www.barefootleather.co.uk/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=244