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They're thin enough to fit under the rim of the button even with a fairly thick strap and they squeeze it down a bit further as they tighten. Takes some force to turn them, but that's good as it reduces the chance of coming undone by itself.
I much prefer them to any metal straplock system.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The Dunlop buttons are my favourite solution - even though they are ready to take a straplock , they work brilliantly without as a simple button with a larger head size to keep straps in place, and their screws are the same thread size as the Gibson ones which is great as you don't inflict any damage to the guitar.
I like them so much that I do sell them on their own without the strap fittings
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jim-Dunlop-Straplok-Straplock-ready-buttons-dual-design-new-/170658783732?
Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
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Many guitars have a re-sale value. Some you'll never want to sell.
Stockist of: Earvana & Graphtech nuts, Faber Tonepros & Gotoh hardware, Fatcat bridges. Highwood Saddles.
Pickups from BKP, Oil City & Monty's pickups.
Expert guitar repairs and upgrades - fretwork our speciality! www.felineguitars.com. Facebook too!
That said I see nothing wrong in packing the original hole if necessary. I use actual mahogany, if the body is. A felt washer should stop the straplock button marking the finish.
Even at that I prefer to use the original buttons and the plastic locks though - if they're good enough for Mark Knopfler with his '58 Les Paul then they're good enough.
http://www.mk-guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/les-paul-1958-1jpg.jpg
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If the screw head is too big, a couple of spins in a drill against a decent file will take just enough off to get inside the Dunlop, but still leave enough to work with the original.
I use the Planet Waves Planet Lock strap which works perfectly on a Les Paul.
Unfortunately (and despite my promptings) they have still not brought our a version with one of the ends reversed (for an SG or ES guitar) so in this case I favour the Dunlop plastic locks.
As ICBM has pointed out, MK is using the Dunlop lock to stop a guitar worth half a million pounds from falling on the floor.