wtf is with these straplocks

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:22 pm

kim wrote:well i put a toothpick in the hole i dug, and i put on the original strap button with original screw in and put the dunlop washer on, so now the strap is behind the strap button, screwed on, the screw will of course get more and more lose from use because a strap moves, but fuck it, can keep filling the hole with toothpicks. lol

I expect teh Kurtdtz would approve

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:50 am

kim wrote:well i put a toothpick in the hole i dug, and i put on the original strap button with original screw in and put the dunlop washer on, so now the strap is behind the strap button, screwed on, the screw will of course get more and more lose from use because a strap moves, but fuck it, can keep filling the hole with toothpicks. lol

I hear you. I shimmed one of the strap locks on my Super-Sonic with toothpicks for years before I found a screw that fit.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:02 am

grolsh's are cheap, you get a buzz on acquiring them and they hold just as strongly as standard straplocks; plus you don't have to do any drilling.
And... they look neat.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:36 pm

kim wrote:i live in belgium, we do not have grolsch. atleast not in the shithole i live in.

try schaller locks , you can do whatever you want , wont drop on floor

kim · Post by **kim** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:19 pm

i have a pair of schaller..and three pairs of dunlops. i prefer dunlops. for various reasons (other than the fucking retarded bigass screw fuckyou)

just never thought the dunlop screws would be such a pain in the ass on this guitar, fine with my other guitars.

as for grolsch and 'buzz' ..."lol"

sorry but live i will have tape with me, prolly.

Post by **dots** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:25 am

Sloan wrote:
mezzio13 wrote:Fuck that. Use Schallers. Work good. Look good.
best.

yep. all others have been less than good. my only complaint is they should use a wider wood screw to grip the hole better. you can stuff it with toothpicks first to combat this, or (as i do) squirt a little epoxy in there before you screw it in. shit don't come out ever.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:57 pm

iCEByTes wrote: try schaller locks , you can do whatever you want , wont drop on floor

Our rhythm guitarist uses them, his guitar nearly dropped on the floor last night when the strap part pulled through the (leather) strap.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:40 pm

NickS wrote:
iCEByTes wrote: try schaller locks , you can do whatever you want , wont drop on floor

Our rhythm guitarist uses them, his guitar nearly dropped on the floor last night when the strap part pulled through the (leather) strap.

installed wrong

i got schallers had 6 years never dropped a guitar

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 7:45 pm

it sounds like it was the fault of the strap not the locks. or possibly installed wrong, maybe not tight enough.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:26 pm

kim wrote:i have a pair of schaller..and three pairs of dunlops. i prefer dunlops. for various reasons (other than the fucking retarded bigass screw fuckyou)

just never thought the dunlop screws would be such a pain in the ass on this guitar, fine with my other guitars.

as for grolsch and 'buzz' ..."lol"

sorry but live i will have tape with me, prolly.

consider hot glue also.

or Wylde style

near impossible drop on floor.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:44 pm

honeyiscool wrote:Yeah this is why I just started putting Grolsch washers on all my guitars.

It's cheaper that way and it always works. Plus Johnny Marr does it, too.

+1

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:55 pm

iCEByTes wrote:i got schallers had 6 years never dropped a guitar

He's had them 15 years never dropped a guitar ....until last night

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:58 pm

On guitars where I don't have Grolsches, I prefer DiMarzios:

My bass got dropped once (not by me), one of the clips broke halfway and the screw came loose (basswood body, you know the drill). Stuffed a toothpick, forced the screw back in, holds like a champ, even with the half broken clip and all.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:47 am

endsjustifymeans wrote:
brain fur wrote:Nothing says "I drank two beers" like Grolsch straplocks

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:52 am

Mages wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:
brain fur wrote:Nothing says "I drank two beers" like Grolsch straplocks

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:16 pm

NickS wrote:
iCEByTes wrote:i got schallers had 6 years never dropped a guitar
He's had them 15 years never dropped a guitar ....until last night

depending the position you put the lock or even if lock move to the wrong position its tend open

once its close felldown and i tought itÂ´s was lock fail , but wasnt its moved to bad position , i moved to correct position and dropped a little of hot glue to be sure wont move again.

kim · Post by **kim** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:48 pm

fuckyeah why not zakk wylde style

2 rings to go into the strap and two ring pins to go into the guitar...tempting xD

it would make a silly 'gimp' sound with no amplification tho

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:52 pm

hmm, I would recommend not reaming the fuck out of the strap button holes on your brand new jag with a giant eyebolts.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:56 pm

kim wrote:2 rings to go into the strap and two rings into the guitar your slave's cockring...tempting xD

kim · Post by **kim** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:58 pm

LEL

i could post a picture of the hole i dug in the jag's tophorn you would hate me aaahahaha.