Free Straplocks.

pitchfork · 10-19-2005, 12:10 PM

Hey guys,
If you have no money for straplocks unscrew your strap button make a hole in a bottle cap, put the screw through the hole, put your strap on the strap button and then re attatch to your bass. It holds your strap on great if you are skint.
Cheers,
Ross

Ps. I use two newcastle brown caps on my starter bass.

spaz21387 · 10-19-2005, 03:17 PM

lol sounds like it would work but it would look bad. I could have just made them in my metal shop class but i never had the idea before.

Crudd-Bucket™ · 10-20-2005, 05:32 AM

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If you have no money for straplocks

...and live in a cupboard. Seriously, what a haggard idea.

Worrpigs · 10-20-2005, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by crudd-bucket

...and live in a cupboard. Seriously, what a haggard idea.

123. strap locks are like 15 bucks.

pitchfork · 10-20-2005, 10:31 AM

It doesn't look to bad and lets face it you can't argue with the price.

spaz21387 · 10-21-2005, 02:34 PM

Hes from England thats why. Just kidding My friend really needed strap locks lol. His band did some small show in the cafeteria at lunch in the school once. He tryed to do the thing where he tosses his bass over his sholder and catches it and starts playing again. But the strap came off and his bass went sliding across the floor. That was the worst sound i have ever heard come from a bass.

spaz21387 · 10-21-2005, 02:45 PM

Hey what about using quarters instead of bottle caps then it would only cost 50 cents.

pitchfork · 10-22-2005, 11:43 AM

Because theyre much harder to make a hole in, i think.
I've never seen a quarter so correct me if im wrong.

Skit · 10-22-2005, 02:05 PM

My god how poor are you?
You can get cheap plastic ones from music shops 50p for 2 or splash out and get a £10 metal one...

Why dont you buy some?
Cause you on the welfare, you cant aford it, you'll never get some, you cant afford it...

802.11-NGR · 10-22-2005, 03:28 PM

My friend uses washers. No drilling, and it works fine.

I bought straplocks.

Led_Zeppelin678 · 10-22-2005, 04:13 PM

My Warwick came with straplocks.

A friend of mine just let his friend borrow his Peavey bass for two weeks, and when he got it back he saw that the guy had taken a torn up piece of cloth, jammed it into the holes for the strap buttons, and screwed the strap-buttons in over the cloth...the action was incredibly high, as well (truss-rod damage, anyone?).

naut · 10-22-2005, 04:16 PM

well, i have a Planet Waves strap that has locks on it. it's sweet.

Mr. Pickle · 10-22-2005, 04:39 PM

i just use metal washers, u can paint them and they can actually look they were made for it. mine dont b/c they're silver and my bass is purple, but they work really well none-the-less.

WHoRRID · 10-22-2005, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pitchfork

Because theyre much harder to make a hole in, i think.
I've never seen a quarter so correct me if im wrong.

i have 2 quaters on my bass, so its possible. i just used a center punch and tapped it the progressed from a smal bit to a larger one. i added a counterbore as well, so the screw didnt stick out too far. its pretty un noticable from a distance, and up close it looks fine. ill do a right it all up if anyone would like to try it them self.

ill need to fine the cd with my bass pics on it... and sign up for photobucket(im so behind the times

)

DarkGothComy · 10-22-2005, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pitchfork

Hey guys,
If you have no money for straplocks unscrew your strap button make a hole in a bottle cap, put the screw through the hole, put your strap on the strap button and then re attatch to your bass. It holds your strap on great if you are skint.
Cheers,
Ross

Ps. I use two newcastle brown caps on my starter bass.

Do you perhaps have a how to site or something. I'm not familiar with the mechanics of it.

PainKiller8191 · 10-24-2005, 10:26 PM

hey threadstarter, post pics of your final product this looks amusing

pitchfork · 10-25-2005, 03:00 PM

I just put this here because i can't justify spending £10 on a bass i use as a backup, i have grover straplocks on my thunderbird (metal cross screw on ones). By the way none of my local music shops sell the 50p plastic ones only the schaller ones.

sinister · 10-25-2005, 04:44 PM

Why dont basses come with straplocks on already if they are so great?

PaulSimonon · 10-25-2005, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by sinister

Why dont basses come with straplocks on already if they are so great?

A ton do. Just not most mass produced ones.

ridethelightning · 10-25-2005, 06:43 PM

i got straplocks for 3dollars canadian. the dunlop ones.

common man, im sure you can afford that.

10-19-2005, 12:10 PM	#1
pitchfork Beerman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swindon Posts: 5,822	Free Straplocks. Hey guys, If you have no money for straplocks unscrew your strap button make a hole in a bottle cap, put the screw through the hole, put your strap on the strap button and then re attatch to your bass. It holds your strap on great if you are skint. Cheers, Ross Ps. I use two newcastle brown caps on my starter bass.

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10-19-2005, 03:17 PM	#2
spaz21387 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 96	lol sounds like it would work but it would look bad. I could have just made them in my metal shop class but i never had the idea before.

10-20-2005, 10:31 AM	#5
pitchfork Beerman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swindon Posts: 5,822	It doesn't look to bad and lets face it you can't argue with the price.

10-21-2005, 02:34 PM	#6
spaz21387 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 96	Hes from England thats why. Just kidding My friend really needed strap locks lol. His band did some small show in the cafeteria at lunch in the school once. He tryed to do the thing where he tosses his bass over his sholder and catches it and starts playing again. But the strap came off and his bass went sliding across the floor. That was the worst sound i have ever heard come from a bass.

10-21-2005, 02:45 PM	#7
spaz21387 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 96	Hey what about using quarters instead of bottle caps then it would only cost 50 cents.

10-22-2005, 11:43 AM	#8
pitchfork Beerman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swindon Posts: 5,822	Because theyre much harder to make a hole in, i think. I've never seen a quarter so correct me if im wrong.

10-22-2005, 02:05 PM	#9
Skit • Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: England Posts: 2,697	My god how poor are you? You can get cheap plastic ones from music shops 50p for 2 or splash out and get a £10 metal one... Why dont you buy some? Cause you on the welfare, you cant aford it, you'll never get some, you cant afford it...

10-22-2005, 03:28 PM	#10
802.11-NGR User Title left blank Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Haymarket, Va Posts: 1,294	My friend uses washers. No drilling, and it works fine. I bought straplocks.

10-22-2005, 04:13 PM	#11
Led_Zeppelin678 myspace/golgotha Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 5,919	My Warwick came with straplocks. A friend of mine just let his friend borrow his Peavey bass for two weeks, and when he got it back he saw that the guy had taken a torn up piece of cloth, jammed it into the holes for the strap buttons, and screwed the strap-buttons in over the cloth...the action was incredibly high, as well (truss-rod damage, anyone?).

10-22-2005, 04:16 PM	#12
naut armed to the teeth. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 15,885	well, i have a Planet Waves strap that has locks on it. it's sweet.

10-22-2005, 04:39 PM	#13
Mr. Pickle Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 9,057	i just use metal washers, u can paint them and they can actually look they were made for it. mine dont b/c they're silver and my bass is purple, but they work really well none-the-less.

10-24-2005, 10:26 PM	#16
PainKiller8191 MX cheesy power metalhead Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Isreal Posts: 2,747	hey threadstarter, post pics of your final product this looks amusing

10-25-2005, 03:00 PM	#17
pitchfork Beerman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swindon Posts: 5,822	I just put this here because i can't justify spending £10 on a bass i use as a backup, i have grover straplocks on my thunderbird (metal cross screw on ones). By the way none of my local music shops sell the 50p plastic ones only the schaller ones.

10-25-2005, 04:44 PM	#18
sinister Blka Bla Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: UK Posts: 699	Why dont basses come with straplocks on already if they are so great?

10-25-2005, 06:43 PM	#20
ridethelightning MX Tinsel Team - Water! Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,164	i got straplocks for 3dollars canadian. the dunlop ones. common man, im sure you can afford that.