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I rather like these:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PURPLE-CELTIC-GUITAR-STRAP-Embossed-Italian-Leather_W0QQitemZ260486833514QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item3ca639a56a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PURPLE-CELTIC-GUITAR...id=p3286.c0.m14[/url]

I have about 5 in various colours......

G.

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I've got the 'Xtra Clef' on this page -


[url="http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html"]http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html[/url]


Mine's done with a black strap, burgundy pad and gold clef.


It's [b]very[/b] comfortable and beautifully made - well worth the wait....

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An actually I used to have one of these [url="http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,113;item,527;Bass-Guitar-Straps-MS4"]http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,1...itar-Straps-MS4[/url]

Was pretty nice but would prefer a non adjustable one cut to measure.

TBH there isn't anything wrong with my comfort strapp but you know... I like 'accessories'

ped

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[quote name='ped' post='627425' date='Oct 15 2009, 10:46 PM']An actually I used to have one of these [url="http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,113;item,527;Bass-Guitar-Straps-MS4"]http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,1...itar-Straps-MS4[/url]

Was pretty nice but would prefer a non adjustable one cut to measure.

TBH there isn't anything wrong with my comfort strapp but you know... I like 'accessories'

ped[/quote]

I'm exactly the same Ped. I have at least 4 Comfort Strapps, short for the Spectors and medium for everything else.

I've just ordered a Harvest antique looking strap because 'I want and I can'. Not because I need it. It'll be a 'special' strap for the NS5.

Price better than the US straps generally too. Not 4" wide but I suspect a 4" strap might dig into my neck anyway.

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[quote name='ped' post='627417' date='Oct 15 2009, 10:36 PM']Does anyone make a really nice soft suede strap?[/quote]

I've got a 30ish year old Rotosound embossed one in dark red that's verging on chamois soft.

If you were it too long it rucks up and doesn't spread the weight. Nice at first though.

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I've ordered one of these:

[url="http://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Cow-Marble-Antic-oxid-3.html"]http://www.harvest-guitar.com/en/Cow-Marbl...tic-oxid-3.html[/url]

I think that's the wrong photo as it's dark brown not black. Top right gives a better impressiom methinks, like the nice bags in colour.

Dispatched from Holland today.

it's calfskin I believe, just as well I'm a veggie then and not a vegan :)

Edited by GreeneKing
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[quote name='Pentode' post='627361' date='Oct 15 2009, 09:20 PM']I've got the 'Xtra Clef' on this page -


[url="http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html"]http://www.eyelandenterprises.com/html/straps.html[/url]


Mine's done with a black strap, burgundy pad and gold clef.


It's [b]very[/b] comfortable and beautifully made - well worth the wait....[/quote]
I've got an Eyeland Straposaurus -- they're pricey but very nicely made. :)



Bet you can't spot the musical genre :rolleyes:

Cheers

Mark

Edited by misrule
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[quote name='ped' post='627425' date='Oct 15 2009, 10:46 PM']An actually I used to have one of these [url="http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,113;item,527;Bass-Guitar-Straps-MS4"]http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,1...itar-Straps-MS4[/url]


ped[/quote]

I got one of those after reading about them in the other strap thread. Really nice strap but ive gone back to using a plain old Ernie Ball Nylon strap.
I found the Levy one to have too much grip on my jacket/shirt and it just felt a bit restricting.

I do have a comfort strapp but dont really use it much. I guess i should really.

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[quote name='OldGit' post='627482' date='Oct 15 2009, 11:57 PM']Are the Comfort Strapps the bouncy thngs?[/quote]

Yeah, my Alembic bounced around on one... bit annoying actually... but the Vigier weighs sod all so no bounce at all. Something in between would be ideal.

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[quote name='OldGit' post='627482' date='Oct 15 2009, 11:57 PM']Are the Comfort Strapps the bouncy thngs?[/quote]

I don't find them bouncy. They do have some stretch in the doubled elastic webbing stitched to the neoprene pad but I can't get any bounce, just the correct amount of 'shock absorption'.

I did own an Overwater strap for a short while and it wasn't for me. That had a piece of elastic webbing on the front between the pad and the bass and the bass neck nodded up and down nicely. Very odd. Some folks swear by them, I just swore AT mine.

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[quote name='GreeneKing' post='627529' date='Oct 16 2009, 07:19 AM']I don't find them bouncy. They do have some stretch in the doubled elastic webbing stitched to the neoprene pad but I can't get any bounce, just the correct amount of 'shock absorption'.

I did own an Overwater strap for a short while and it wasn't for me. That had a piece of elastic webbing on the front between the pad and the bass and the bass neck nodded up and down nicely. Very odd. Some folks swear by them, I just swore AT mine.[/quote]

I had a problem with my shoulder/arm back etc so I've tried bouncy straps before including an Overwater.
No good for me as I like to let go of the neck and then find it where I left it 3 nanoseconds later without looking. Any effort spent controlling the bounce or nodding headstock is wasted for me.

I use off the peg 4inch wide leather ones from my high street music shop. They are very comfortable and spread the weight, avoiding the aching upper arm problem I had before.

They don't have light up LED eyes though :)
I may have to mention one of those in this year's letter to Santa...

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[quote name='misrule' post='627471' date='Oct 15 2009, 11:35 PM']I've got an Eyeland Straposaurus -- they're pricey but very nicely made. :)



Bet you can't spot the musical genre :rolleyes:

Cheers

Mark[/quote]

Well Eddy Grundy has a hat with horns like that so are you in an Archers Tribute band? Fallon and the Lost Dads maybe? Alt. Borchester Country?

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Just to confirm to those guys - the Harvest straps are still the nicest straps I've ever seen. Bernie has a few in at the moment along with the gig bags so anybody near Brighton could pop in for a look if you wanted.

The only problem is, is that I'm looking for a Harvest strap in white... and they don't do them :)

For my other basses, the standard array of harvest straps are the bollox.

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The Eyeland straps look the biz, but for sensible money, someone posted in the last strap thread about Corvo straps. This one looks nice
[url="http://www.corvoleather.com/page.html?chapter=1&id=59"]http://www.corvoleather.com/page.html?chapter=1&id=59[/url]

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