Anyone use a Trophy Guitar Loop Strap Adapter...?

[Socraticaster]

I saw this on Amazon and it piqued my interest: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZNM4I8/

Here's another pic:

Does anyone have any experience with this? It looks like an interesting and attractive way to achieve that WesMo strap look.

[Socraticaster]

Well, for $14 I figured I'd take the plunge and order one. Once it arrives I'll report back my experiences and impressions. So far, it looks like the best solution I've been able to find - at least from an aesthetic perspective.

[neatomic]

clever idea!!! i will pass that link along...

for grant green...



& beatle types



cheers

[goldenwave77]

Chortle...chortle.

[Socraticaster]

Chortle...chortle.

Thanks for sharing.

[Tom Karol]

Martin has sold this for many years:
Headstock Tie (Cocoa)| C.F. Martin & Co.

[Socraticaster]

Martin has sold this for many years:
Headstock Tie (Cocoa)| C.F. Martin & Co.

I've seen those, but I've never liked them. For one thing, you can't put those between the E and A strings, as I prefer to. That button looks to be plastic, which seems cheap. And I don't like the Martin logo so proudly displayed. These are, I know, purely aesthetic preferences. But it's nice to know that options exist.

[Jabberwocky]

Acoustic guitar strap button – Walker & Williams

[Eddie Lang]

I've had these for a few years now. I like them. For those worried about the metal loop (I know I was before I tried), it is never in contact with the guitar because it is pulled away from it if attached the right way.

[Jabberwocky]

My only concern is whether the strap wears rubmarks on the sides of the headstock. I guess I am one of those much derided "incensed collectors"...

[Eddie Lang]

My only concern is whether the strap wears rubmarks on the sides of the headstock. I guess I am one of those much derided "incensed collectors"...

I guess it is possibility. I haven't had problem but I play sitting down and don't move that much.

To avoid the risk the rubmarks, there is always to option of adding a strap attachment like this one. ????

[floatingpickup]

My only concern is whether the strap wears rubmarks on the sides of the headstock. I guess I am one of those much derided "incensed collectors"...

Like this....

[Cunamara]

That'd be a "yep," then. I am by no means an "incensed collector" but that would bother me a bit. Also the effects on the tuning of the guitar with the strap attached to the headstock- the bass strings tend to go flat and the treble strings tend to go sharp from the weight of the guitar. If you tune that way it's fine- until you sit down to play and take the weight of the guitar off of that very long lever. I prefer the strap button at the heel of the neck and the endpin. I'd even rather see that on a vintage guitar.

[goldenwave77]

Also the effects on the tuning of the guitar with the strap attached to the headstock- the bass strings tend to go flat and the treble strings tend to go sharp from the weight of the guitar.

This is a reasonable point. Playing around with the tuner and experimenting, this may be actually happening.

I've untied the strap at the headstock and gone back to the normal configuration.

(This will undoubtedly prevent me from sounding like Wes. M. or Grant G. Ah well.)

I hereby withdraw my earlier "chortle".

[Socraticaster]

Also the effects on the tuning of the guitar with the strap attached to the headstock- the bass strings tend to go flat and the treble strings tend to go sharp from the weight of the guitar.

I respect your perspective on this, but I'd like to see some empirical evidence supporting this point before I accepted it. It might be true, and I'm not about to argue a point that I suspect neither of us are in a position to effectively prove in the absence of empirical evidence. And I certainly don't want to start engaging in comparisons of conflicting anecdotal evidence experiences.

However, (and ignoring my last point, lol) your post got me a bit worried, so I did just try to detune my guitar by gently pulling up (towards the bass side) on the neck at the headstock, and I couldn't notice a difference. Your results may vary. Testing conditions were not ideal, and I used my ears instead of a strobe tuner, so it was by no means an exhaustive test.

But, I currently remain unconvinced that the weight of my archtop will focus sufficient stress force on my headstock to induce enough lateral movement in the neck (in a properly maintained and built guitar) to affect tuning. I'm not saying it won't - I'm just saying that there seems to be insufficient evidence to suppose it will.

I hope this doesn't come across as antagonistic. I've noticed on this board that, upon occasion, some people can get pretty sensitive when others disagree with their speculations and opinions and I certainly do not want this thread to devolve into conflict.

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[srs]

Good to have options.

[sgosnell]

If you don't like the strap method above, you can use a standard strap, let out most or all the way, and then use a leather or synthetic boot lace from the end of it to the headstock. These easily run just behind the nut on most guitars, and don't affect the tuners at all. Or you can put the lace in the middle of the headstock, or wherever it suits you. I don't believe having the strap connected to the headstock affects tuning at all, at least I've never been able to detect any effect. Compared to the tension from the strings, the weight of the guitar is insignificant.

[Socraticaster]

So I went ahead and ordered one of these, and it seems pretty well made and works very well. Only problem: I’ve gotten so used to attaching the strap to the heel of the guitar that I’m no longer comfortable with the strap attached to the headstock - it just doesn’t sit right to me.


So, since it’s doing no good to me, and since I’m trying to live my life with a Zen-like dis-attachment to material things (a losing battle), I have decided to give it away. Send me a PM expressing interest, and I’ll mail it to the first one I receive.


Here’s a pic:

[Socraticaster]

Really...? No one wants a free strap adapter.....?


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[srs]

Really...? No one wants a free strap adapter.....?

Thanks for the offer. A few years ago I tried the Martin strap and didn't cotton to the experience. It's still in the guitar case of the flat top that only has an endpin. Still use and like the Neck Up with that guitar.