kim wrote:i could post a picture of the hole i dug in the jag's tophorn you would hate me aaahahaha.
well, it's fixable. I just thought it would be would be good to avoid causing issues with it this early on. if it's already fucked though, oh well, guess it doesn't matter. ream away!
i've been using dunlops for something like 7 years or so, i don't remember how i got them on my MIA p bass, it's alder, but maybe the fender screws in basses are bigger so less issues for the dunlop screw ? alson notice the p bass has felt between the strap button and body. something the japanese mustang and mexican jag don't have. and they all turned out something in the same price category, the mustang being the cheapest, but felt washers, i had forgotten the p bass had that, also matching lefty hardcase same with the jag, but no felt washers mm felt washers lol
anyway, don't care, here's the dunlop metal washer things on the jag
dunlops on the cij stang
and on mia p bass
yeah bigger distance between body and strap because of them, but they've always been on there and never had issues.
as the strap ends on the jag have thick leather, they don't move much, it's hard to even get them on the strap buttons, but i'm afraid with time they will move ahd the screw will get more lose, i always have a screwdriver with me for rehearsal and gigs though so just keep an eye on it and tighten it when it gets more lose (i'll take a box of toothpicks now too hahaha).
maybe a more thin strap would be better it wouldn't have so much power when moving, but i hate those really thin ernie ball type straps
what you want is a washer that fits over the small bottom part of the button but not the larger part at the top. that way the strap is on the actual button instead of in-between button and guitar, working the button away from the guitar. you should be able to get something at any hardware store for like 50¢. just take the button into the store and try washers until you get one that fits.
While we're at it: while I use Grolsch straaplocks on all my guitars (actually, two pairs are actually from bottles of Bernard, but I digress), be aware that the rubber will eventually perish and fail. Which is why my Jazzmaster fell off its strap late last year. I caught it, because I'm a fucking ninja, but it's worth replacing them every five years or so.
*awaits posts where people suggest user error, or refuse to believe that rubber can perish*
