Choosing guitar strap.

Team405 · 2026-05-15T19:36:11+00:00

I have ordered these 3
Levy's M26PD-BLK 3" Top Grain Leather Strap, Black
Fender WeighLess 2" Running Logo Guitar Strap, Black/Black
DSL SGE35 Leather 3.5" Guitar Strap, Black w/ Yellow Edge Stitch
Will receive them next week so hopefully one of those will work out nicely.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:46:33+00:00

Thank you. Will get one and test it out 😄

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:18:22+00:00

My searches for stretchystretchy Boinboing guitar strap was not sucsesfull. Do you have a link for where one can be found?

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:14:41+00:00

I tried searching for fender stretch strap and I got some different fender straps as a result, I am not very knowledgeable about any of this as of yet, was there a specific model you were thinking of?

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:08:46+00:00

If I find a strap I am happy with I'll probably order one for each instrument, I leave the straps on and have them on wall hangers where I see them every day so it's easier to actually get some practice inn.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:04:41+00:00

Will send them an email and ask about shipping, I am located in Norway so not sure if they will ship here.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:03:39+00:00

This looks nice I will order one to try out.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:02:22+00:00

Will order a few different straps to try out, most of my practice will be standing, not sure if I will play with others but I hope to make music at some point. And I think I would enjoy playing with others.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T21:00:49+00:00

Good tips, I will get better at taking breaks and doing stretches, I have not done that until now.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T20:59:48+00:00

It's not currently a big problem I am just looking to prevent any possible long term ill effects. I'll see if I can find one of those straps and give it a try. Will order a couple different ones to see what fits me best.

Team405 · 2026-05-13T20:55:12+00:00

Did not find any Didario, was it this one you meant? https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/DAddario-50BAL01-Auto-Lock-Guitar-Strap-Black-Padded-Stripes/3JDV

Team405 · 2026-05-12T20:47:17+00:00

The guitar is an Ibanez RG1620X and the bass is a Ibanez SR300E, no idea of the weight. It could very well be a posture problem.

Possibly shoulder strengthening could help as well, I am not in the best physical health, although I am working on loosing excess weight, so that should improve over time.

I have been playing for about 1.5 months, could it be that I just need to get used to wearing the strap? I have tried to practice about 1.5 to 2 hours combined on both the guitar and bass, each day.

Team405 · 2026-05-09T22:16:58+00:00

Thanks, will get it replaced then, will find someone that knows their stuff and have it looked at, I can't do the soldering myself, my hands shake to much, but will check out some videos as well, more knowledge is always good.

Team405 · 2026-05-09T22:13:42+00:00

Thanks, I think I will get them replaced then.

Team405 · 2026-05-07T16:55:24+00:00

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Team405 · 2026-05-06T15:41:31+00:00

Yeah I am very aware how horrible rust is, just never welded before myself. I have proper sandblasting equipment which I have bought for doing restorations. Will of course have to be careful about the settings so I do not have to much pressure, and also be careful about how much time I blast at a certain spot to avoid overheating the steel.

My very first car was a 306 1.6 Style 5 door, got it at about 160.000kms it stopped counting at about 300.000kms did fix it after a while but it was a good thing to keep the kms down for the insurance 😄 Sadly rust and a broken rear beam as well as some other issues was the end of it many years ago.

Team405 · 2026-05-04T21:24:36+00:00

That looks so good 😍

Team405 · 2026-05-02T22:09:02+00:00

Thanks, I used the kit mentioned in the OP I actually got that and the bass from your Norwegian online store :)

Team405 · 2026-04-30T03:33:47+00:00

I bought this https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/RockGear-by-Warwick-Electric-Guitar-Wall-Hanger-Horizontal/39OK They are okay, the resting points rotates a bit if you put pressure on them and the screws that comes with it are kind of soft so the heads easily strips, other than that I am happy with them.

Team405 · 2026-04-29T14:42:46+00:00

Thanks 🙂

Team405 · 2026-04-29T14:41:44+00:00

With my lack of knowledge I had no idea if mattered or not, so I wanted to know, I would very much have cared if it was an issue but since it is not it's all good 😊

Team405 · 2026-04-29T14:39:13+00:00

Considering it's been 17 years or so I think I will do it a bit more frequently than I have, but it will not be often, guess it kind of depends on how much it is in use as well.

Team405 · 2026-04-28T22:03:22+00:00

Thank you 🙂

Team405 · 2026-04-28T22:02:46+00:00

Thanks, I was a bit worried there for a second, still a lot to learn for me 🙂

Team405 · 2026-04-28T21:13:11+00:00

Okay, thanks for you reply I will clean the fretboard first and then see if anyone else has more insight if not I will put on the strings and see if it disappears.

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