How to Choose One Appropriate Strap for Your Guitar?

 WHAT MAKES A GOOD GUITAR STRAP?

Only buy guitar straps made from top quality materials. Inferior products could potentially result in damage to your guitar or at least needing to replace your strap.

You don’t want any stitching to come loose, or button holes stretched out, or leather dye rubbed on to your guitar. Just to name a couple of issues.

DO I NEED A GUITAR STRAP?

If you want to play your guitar standing up, you need a guitar strap.

Choosing the right strap can also add to your band image, or help tell an audience more about your style (take a look at our Checkered, Tweed, and Camo guitar straps).

When you consider that a guitar with a solid body, such as a Gibson guitar strap or a Fender guitar strap usually weighs a good three to four kilos on the shoulders (some models even more) – then the belt itself should also be able to withstand this weight in the long term. And on top of that, still provide all the necessary freedom of movement, especially what’s required on stage.

It should also be comfortable to wear, spending many hours on your shoulder. Not only in well-ventilated rooms, but also in open air festivals during hot summer days and perhaps even on bare skin.

And last but not least are looks! Many guitarists may also want the strap to match a certain outfit or make a statement. A pop guitarist might not necessarily go with a studded black leather belt, and a death metal shredder may pass on a fuchsia nylon variant. They can if they want, of course!

As you know, the entire weight of the guitar is only supported by two relatively small guitar strap buttons. In cheaper belts, this is often where the problem lies, as the weight is concentrated around the hole at the end piece of the strap. Too many a guitarists and bassists have experienced those horrific moments in their career when their instrument came crashing down because of a torn strap-hole.

If not completely made from leather, many belts at the very least have end piece made of genuine leather, which is a general sign of quality. Often enough, strap-holes such as the Harley Benton suede strap are reinforced with a seam.

Some guitars feature strap or security locks instead of the classic strap buttons. This a two-piece strap-holding system, in which the strap button is fastened to a base lock and the strap belt itself. Both parts have to be unlocked specifically in order to unfasten the strap, which prevents accidental detachment. Either way, you should still always look out for sturdy end pieces, as the lock is useless if the strap fails. The Di Marzio Clip Lock Strap, uses two short strap ends which are screwed directly to the guitar instead of the strap buttons and are connected to the actual shoulder part with closure clips.

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