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20th September 2008
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| Gear addict  Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Greater London, UK
Posts: 459
Thread Starter | StrapLock Noise - Any Clever Solutions?
Hi Folks, So to all you straplock users - I'm sure a lot of you can hear your straplocks rattling in your amp's speaker (they're obviously being picked up by...err...your pickups!) Anybody thought of a solution? it would be great if the straplocks were coated in rubber or something....hmmmmmmm
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20th September 2008
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| Gear nut  Joined: Jul 2007 Location: UK
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Is this more of an issue for you live or when you are recording in the studio?
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20th September 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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Umm... don't play with a strap/ take the straplocks off and replace with a regular strap?  |
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20th September 2008
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| Gear addict Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Greater London, UK
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Look, I know that I could gaffer tape my strap on which looks cool on some people / bands / instruments but I'm NOT gonna gaffer some of my instruments. Grolsch washers are great but they have failed in the past (i.e. come off during a gig) So that leaves me with straplocks that have NEVER failed me (or countless other folk) - their only tendancy is to slightly unscrew now and then so basically as long as they're checked, they're pretty amazing little instrument-savers (and embarrassment savers!) I'm sure this must be a common problem and I'm sure that some GS user has found a cheeky solution..... |
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20th September 2008
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| Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: St-Sauveur, QC, Canada
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A little oil as recommended on the package goes a long way. I had the same problem and couldn't believe it was so easy to fix (once I did it)...while you're at it, rub a dryer sheet on the pickguard to get rid of the static too. Andy |
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20th September 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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If recording, you can put a normal strap over the straplock buttons, and then fix the actual straplocks onto the button without attaching them to the strap. This way, the strap is fixed between the straplock and the button, which eliminates the "clink clink" noise that the straplocks can make.
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22nd September 2008
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| Lives for gear  Joined: Mar 2005 Location: NYC
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I had a set of (edit: Dunlop) StrapLocks that squeaked, & that squeaking got picked up by the pickups. The solution wound up being a combination of WD40 and Teflon plumber's tape.
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22nd September 2008
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| Gear addict  Joined: May 2007 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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I use straplocks on all of my guitars and basses and have never had that issue. Maybe put a small piece of cloth between the strap and straplock. Kit |
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