I have a bad back, with associated neck and arm problems. I've been looking for something that takes the weight of a bass off my neck. This is what I've come up with. It started off as a padded tool belt from Screwfix. I cut the end off an old strap I had and velcro-ed it to the waist strap. I then added an extra strap pin to the bass using one of the neck plate bolts. I still have a traditional strap on the bass, mainly as a back-up, but the waist belt takes most of the weight of the bass. A