Do guitar straps sound better after they're broken in

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:16 pm

I recently switched from an ordinary black nylon strap on my Tom Anderson to a really cool, wide brown leather strap with metal studs that I bought at NAMM. I like it, but my tone is now kind of brittle...will it sound better after I get 30-40 playing hours on it?

Also I tried out a Bumble strap recently....was not impressed. Probably because it was not custom made for me. I hear Santana and Mayer love their Bumbles.

BobArsecake · Post by **BobArsecake** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:18 pm

Fibus · Post by **Fibus** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:19 pm

How can a strap effect your tone?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:26 pm

I think it's meant to be a joke. We don't appreciate joking here in the Fx/Amp Forum.

kim · Post by **kim** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:35 pm

yeah it's all a big lie !
when i got a 50's style strap for my bass i thought it would mellow out my tone a bit but it didn't, at all ! =/

then i wanted to be able to play asian sounding stuff so i got an asian style strap but it didn't work, maybe because it says it's made in canada, they're all big liars !

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:51 pm

Check the polarity - try swappinng the ends around; tone for dayz!

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:58 pm

OMG, I murdered this guy once and stole his vintage strap. MOJO.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:34 pm

hilary wants me to buy a lightning bolt strap for the weezer guitar that i built but im scared i might start fires inside the apartment with all the bolts that will shoot out of my guitar

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:24 pm

benecol wrote:Check the polarity - try swappinng the ends around; tone for dayz!

Already did - I even tried a NOS buckle. I'm still getting intermodulated distortion. I heard about a guy who can mod it for me though; supposedly adds midrange clarity and dynamics.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:25 pm

I could give you Transparent Bass Boost. But it would cost you.

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:28 pm

I hate it when your strap adversely effects your tonal coloration. It may have something to do with thread count. and propler grounding.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:30 pm

Mike wrote:I could give you Transparent Bass Boost. But it would cost you.

How much? I can haz SRV Tonz?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:34 pm

it's hard to tell.

Take how much you'd like to pay and then triple it.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:03 pm

You need the Fender Premium Platinum strap.

Fender Premium Platinum Guitar Straps use 3-Way-plus Differential Strap Architecture to present the best possible balance between all frequency ranges, and to also preserve all the tone and nuance that your guitars are capable of. Optimally selected stranded fibers are used to preserve sustain and the edge that is so important in guitar sound, while two different types of solid fibers augment the bass & midrange, to give a much fuller sound. Specially designed hollow treble fibers give these straps a high frequency presentation to accentuate that chime that Fender guitars are so famous for. These straps have a unique voice that has not been heard before, and use a proprietary technology that is patented and unique to Fender.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:45 pm

You can also counteract strap tonesuck with Blue LED tone.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:46 pm

i hear a strap made out of the toenail clippings of tibetan buddhist monks will produce some of the most pure tone ever.

aen · Post by **aen** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:48 pm

Yeah, but if you play unholy music, the spirits will become angry and your pedals will develop intermittent problems at gigs.

Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:51 pm

oh! that must be my problem. thats what i get for playing death metal while wearing that strap. i should have used my vampire skin strap, for more death-y tone.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:51 pm

aen wrote:You can also counteract strap tonesuck with Blue LED tone.

I might need that - my chorus has blue LED, but tremolo has green. I bet green causes brittle tones.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:24 pm

This was copy/pasted from thegearpage.com by the way