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Old 09-26-2013, 03:03 PM
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Show us your favorite straps! Come on guys, let's see em'!
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Old 09-26-2013, 03:10 PM
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Where's yours!?
I wanna see what's on the j45
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Old 09-26-2013, 03:18 PM
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How about a bunch of fun accessories?

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Old 09-26-2013, 03:40 PM
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Where's yours!?
I wanna see what's on the j45
Don't have one on it as of yet. I was hoping to get some ideas from you guys.

Then again, it hasn't left the house yet and lives in it's case. I suppose I'll wait for that new guitar smell to fade before I even think about it
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Old 09-26-2013, 04:45 PM
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I use a thick but supple no-frills vegetable oil tanned strip of leather.


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Old 09-26-2013, 06:43 PM
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This Sully's Vintage is my favorite.






This is what I use on my D-18DC. Kind of a throw back. I like the colors.





.....Mike

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Old 09-26-2013, 07:28 PM
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I don't a pic handy but.....

I've had lots of straps. The one I absolutely love was Christmas present from my brother-in-law who was one of my early teachers.

Its a very very plain, single ply super wide 4" leather strap.

Super wide and thin its completly supple and cant even feel that its on. Its amazing and Ive never found another like it.

it looks like nothing but it feels like everything perfect about a strap.

I forgot to mention....its 30 years old and soft and crisp looking as new
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Old 09-26-2013, 07:54 PM
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Each of my instruments, whether guitars, mandolins, banjos or mountain dulcimers has its own strap (yes, I play mountain dulcimer standing up.)

As you might expect, I've got a number of different straps from a number of different vendors. But my favorites are the padded garment leather straps from Levy's Leathers that I first discovered during a visit to a Vancouver, British Columbia music store in 1998.

Levy's Leathers straps have since become widely available in the United States, but they were new to me then.

Anyway, I've got six or eight of these straps, at least. They're incredibly comfortable, and extremely well-made






Levy's Leathers also makes some fancier versions of this padded strap, at an additional cost (naturally.) But the simpler one and two color versions of the basic padded strap are sufficient for my use, and less visually distracting, as well.

I don't need a strap with fancy leather tooling and my name in rhinestones spelling out "W A D E B O Y" - just plain leather works fine for me.


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Old 09-26-2013, 08:04 PM
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Eel skin with a suede leather backing, Loxx strap locks, a Neotech pouch for my Wireless Transmitter #1 (Piezos) and a Levi's holder for Wireless Transmitter #2 (Humbuckers).

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Old 09-26-2013, 08:42 PM
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Here's a couple shots of the custom strap I got for my birthday!





and HERE is the strap I'm getting from Sully!

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Old 09-26-2013, 09:04 PM
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I have a cream coloured 3" Franklin strap on my Yamaha A3R.
Pix on website.
Thinking about some strap locks. Not much of a commitment to try the Dunlop Ergoloks.
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Old 09-27-2013, 05:01 AM
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2 1/2" Levy's sun strap with suede backing, and Loxx strap locks (the bottom bout pins are the Loxx screws with the extra ring that also lets you use a regular strap).

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Old 09-27-2013, 05:08 AM
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My DSL purple straps:

Eel skin on leather and Loxx strap locks

Black leather with purple garment leather backing and internal padding.

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Old 09-27-2013, 05:36 AM
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I love Sully's straps, he does some magical things with that leather.
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Old 09-27-2013, 07:48 AM
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Here's one I made for myself....then gave away.....

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