Features:

  • ⚫ WORK WITH MOST OEM STRAP BUTTONS. Easy install with no tools needed. Beats the heck out of drilling out your guitar for the fancy straplocks!
  • 🔴 EASILY SLIP OVER EXISTING STRAP BUTTONS. No need to remove or replace existing strap buttons on your guitar.
  • ⚫ LOCK YOUR STRAP IN SECONDS. Nothing mechanical to break or wear out. Don't need to buy a special connector for each strap and guitar.
  • 🔴 AVAILABLE IN CONVENIENT SIX-PACKS, these are the deluxe boys made out of the better, stretchier rubber.
  • ⚫ SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE, AND LOW-PROFILE! All the cool kids are using 'em. Just pop 'em on and voila! No drilling, no screwing - just that great secure feeling!
Works for both Gretsch & Schector strap knobs!

I have a Schecter Stiletto Studio 5-string bass guitar, which unfortunately has strap knobs that can slip free from my Levy's Leather strap without giving me much time to react. After a couple of lucky saves, I decided to take no further chances and picked up these strap locks. After playing for a while this morning, I can see that they are going to work. My only objection is that I have a dark brown strap with the honey satin finish on the bass, so I would have rather had a choice of at least black for the bass, instead of only red. I am also using them on my Gretsch White Falcon with a white strap from Levy's Leathers, so white strap locks would have been a real plus. Nonetheless, I am giving them 5 stars because while they require a little strength to install, it is obvious they are not going to come off easily... If they ever offer these in black, dark brown or white, I will definitely repurchase them.

So far so good

My guitar strap came off a number of times (where it is connected at the bottom of my guitar), and I was able to somehow catch it before it hit the floor. But I knew the time would come when I wouldn't catch it, so I decided to try these strap locks. I haven't been using the for long, but so far things are working out well. Time will tell if this is an easy answer to keeping a guitar strap I really, really like.

I hate the noise mechanical strap locks make when I move ...

I hate the noise mechanical strap locks make when I move around.....decided to go back to old school. I used to drink more,so,going to the store to get a few grolsh beers, drink them down and snag the washers off of em,was a easy solution. but,..I have 12 guitars,..and thats a LOT of beer for me these days. I found these and they were cheap enough,so what the heck,I'll give em a try. they work great,just like the old beer washers without the next day headache. they hold the strap on solid,and theres no clunking noises when i move around. you would definatly need standard strap posts for these,so theres enough room for the strap and the washer,if you have a real thick leather strap,you might have a bit of a problem with them. I think they are great though,for what I need em to do anyway. ymmy.

Why Didn't I Think of This?

I wouldn't have believed these if I hadn't tried them myself. A cheap, effective solution that works! While not suitable for shoulder flips, these rubber donuts do a fantastic job as basic strap locks at a ridiculously low price. Like shoulder flips? Spend the money on a good metal locking system or screw your straps on. Need extra insurance to simply keep your axes off your toes? Put a bag or two of these in your gig bag.

Works as advertised

In the past I've used metal strap locks that are screwed into the guitar. But with my beautiful newer guitar, I didn't want to mess with any hardware unless absolutely necessary. These locks do exactly what they claim to do. And since I always leave the strap on my guitar, I don't really need more than one pair. That said, if you have to remove the strap often (to fit it in a hard case, or whatever), getting the screw-in strap locks would be a better choice than these.

since they seem to have the best mechanism imo

I've been buying strap-locks for my basses since the second time a strap came off. Of course, I want my instruments to last, so I've been buying the Schaller ones, since they seem to have the best mechanism imo, for around twenty bucks. Until I recently saw a guitarist friend of mine using these. This is smart: the holes are small enough to prevent them from coming off from virtually any strap button I've seen, and the material is just flexible enough for you to struggle for a few seconds as you put them in, applying the kind of force you can hardly get by your instrument pulling down the strap. And, given that most strap buttons are shaped so that it's easier to insert the strap than to remove it, this will hold the strap in place. It will also tighten the strap so it won't be moving around the already small room strap buttons allow. I'm using one pair for now, with my new Marcus Miller by Sire bass. One of the heaviest instruments I've had, these keep the strap in place. See the pics of the strap lock alone compared to one installed. It's tricky to really see because the reflection from the strap button is deceiving and makes the button look smaller, but the button is pretty big compared to the strap lock hole. Also, keep in mind that if the strap lock is stretched from one side, say it's stretched from top to bottom making the hole vertically wider, by its own nature the hole, from left to right, will become horizontally narrower. So unless you pull at several directions at the same time, this won't come off.

Great value. I use the permanent Dunlop strap locks ...

Great value. I use the permanent Dunlop strap locks on my boutique guitars. I ordered these for my guitar students and they do work well and are cheap! The only issue we had was that one student had a thick leather end on her strap (acoustic guitar with jack built into the strap button) and there wasn't enough room to put the lock on that end. She's going to try a thinner strap and it should fit but those jack/strap button combinations don't have as big a "flange" on them so I'm a little doubtful that a lock is going to stay on. Otherwise they work well.

Simply Brilliant

I have no idea who first thought to use heavy rubber washers as strap locks (I like to think it was some roadie in a frantic backstage move). Regardless, it's the kind of solution I love: effective and simple. The pieces are 1/8" thick with about an inch outer diameter - enough material to lock down a strap over pins of various sizes and shapes yet still allow some rotary movement for the strap. Unless you remove straps often (I don't) you'll probably only need a lock on the bottom where there's often more movement that causes strap holes to wear and widen more quickly over time. Unless you're jumping around a lot and applying some serious torque to your strap you just don't need the locking force of metal strap locks. And if you play vintage instruments you may not want to drill and mess with the existing pins. I only need a lock on the bottom, and usually just on heavier guitars like my Ibanez Artist from the late 70's. It weighs a ton and the strap often pops off while I'm slinging the guitar on. After fitting one of these over the pin (which takes seconds), the strap hasn't slipped once and feels as though it never will. The rubber is malleable enough it's hard to believe it would ever dry out and crack under normal temperatures. But if you're concerned you can moisten the pieces occasionally to keep them pliable. Bottom Line: Great deal. Wish I had these years ago - I would have avoided some conspicuous dings and dents!

The most sensible accessory for your axe.

I've been using high end mechanical strap locks for decades, i.e.: Dunlop, Schaller. I got sick and tired of picking my guitar up off the stand and having to unwind a twisted strap which I had been doing for hundreds of gigs. Not only do these keep the strap from coming off, the strap doesn't rotate around so when you put it down and pick it up again, the strap stays right where you left it. Not to mention the tremendous cost savings over the mechanical locks (I guess I just did mention it). I wish I had switch over to these years ago. Well, like my dad used to say, "Too soon old, too late smart".

Simple and effective

I have Dunlop strap locks on all my guitars. However, I recently acquired a cheap practice guitar with a somewhat loose-fitting strap, I didn't want to invest in strap locks until I got the guitar customize how I want it. I thus decide on these 'locks' as a cheap alternative to preventing the strap from coming off the strap button. I wasn't expecting too much, but I must say, they are simple effective. What more could you want? Nice, cheap, simple alternative. I like them.

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