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Stopping a strap from slipping ?

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Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24375
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I use wide leather straps with the shiny bit on the outside and the suede bit in contact with my shoulder & back.  Over the years, the suede bit seems to have become a bit slippery and I'm forever 'hitching' my guitars up and repositioning them on my shoulder because they slowly slip with the weight of the body.

How can I stop this, short of having a lockable peg surgically implanted in my shoulder or glueing velcro to my back ? :-) 
Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33804
    Be less spherical.
    James Richmond
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24375
    Bastard.
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
    Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
    I'm personally responsible for all global warming
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33804
    edited March 2019
    I'm here to help.
    天下的每个人都应该死。
    James Richmond
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6088
    Attack the suede side with a stiff wire brush or glass paper?
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  • Mark1960Mark1960 Frets: 326
    I find supporting the weight of the guitar with my left hand, whilst fretting with my fingers helps keep mine in place ;) ;)
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 28339
    JezWynd said:
    Attack the suede side with a stiff wire brush or glass paper?
    That's what I thought as well
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  • mbembe Frets: 1840
    Stick a cheese grater to the bit of the strap that goes over your shoulder.
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  • RolandRoland Frets: 8731
    Wire brush will lift the suede, giving more friction. Glass paper can smooth it. 

    In the spirit of GAS you really ought to buy another strap, plus a spare, plus one in a different colour.
    Tree recycler, and guitarist with  https://www.undercoversband.com/.
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  • not_the_djnot_the_dj Frets: 7306
    It’d be your shiny PVC stage outfit. Try leather instead. 
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33804
    James Richmond
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  • skunkwerxskunkwerx Frets: 6881
     wear this, and only this: 



    Please. Please take one for the team!
    The only easy day, was yesterday...
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24375
    octatonic said:
    I'm here to help.
    天下的每个人都应该死。
    操我，你是一个快乐的私生子，不是吗？
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
    Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
    I'm personally responsible for all global warming
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 24375
    It's ok, I've worked it out.  I've got a roll of that rubbery mesh stuff you can buy to slap on the car dashboard to stop your phone / keys from sliding everywhere.  I'll glue a length of that onto the inner side.
    Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
    Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
    Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
    I'm personally responsible for all global warming
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  • poopotpoopot Frets: 9099
    See... now I go the other way... gaffa tape on the underside of strap so it slips easy and doesn’t grip my bra strap causing a mid gig tit out!!!!
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33804
    Emp_Fab said:
    octatonic said:
    I'm here to help.
    天下的每个人都应该死。
    操我，你是一个快乐的私生子，不是吗？
    我度过了艰难的一周。
    James Richmond
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  • notanonnotanon Frets: 610
    Emp_Fab said:
    Bastard.
    Bit harsh wasn't it? Be more ovoid then!
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  • mark123mark123 Frets: 1325
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  • merlinmerlin Frets: 6698
    edited March 2019
    poopot said:
    See... now I go the other way... gaffa tape on the underside of strap so it slips easy and doesn’t grip my bra strap causing a mid gig tit out!!!!
    I would come to one of your gigs just for the mid gig tit out experience. 
    feedback here
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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7342
    Tried and Tested method



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  • jonnyburgojonnyburgo Frets: 12378
    Emp_Fab said:
    It's ok, I've worked it out.  I've got a roll of that rubbery mesh stuff
    Mesh or flesh?
    "OUR TOSSPOT"
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