Ron Eschete's guitar strap?

[TedBPhx]

I got this one from Native Sons out of New Mexico. 3” wide, padded, made of hemp woven in Guatemala, very comfortable and easy adjust to exactly my desired length. I think they also do leather.

[Alter]

Nice to see you here Ron. Huge fan of your playing, you truly are a masterful guitarist!

[Ron Eschete]

Nice to see you here Ron. Huge fan of your playing, you truly are a masterful guitarist!

Thank you, and thank you to the others who have responded in this thread. I can't remember how I saw the post on my guitar strap. I created a membership to be able to respond. I don't have a lot of time to sit at the computer or fool with my cellphone. I briefly looked through some of the settings here, and they seem overwhelming to my old brain. Facebook has become a sort of too much time wasting so I don't spend much time there and avoid all the groups. I hope that if someone here on Jazz Guitar Online has a message for me, I will get it and respond.

[sgosnell]

Don't worry about all the settings, the defaults work for most people. The only annoying thing could be the notifications, and those can be turned off easily enough if you prefer.

I would also like to welcome you. We have a lot of wannabes, but not many well-known professionals. Hope to see you here often. (I'm one of the wannabes, not even an unknown pro.)

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

I briefly looked through some of the settings here, and they seem overwhelming to my old brain.

Dude! We're the oldest batch of brains in the jazz guitar world! You belong here.

I have to say that you've been an inspiration to me for decades. You're one of the main reasons I took up the 7 string back in the early '90s, and I'm forever grateful. I've been following your music since you joined Gene Harris. I've enjoyed and learned from each and every tune - thank you!!

I bought a new Evans 150 back in the day, and I got a call from one of the family to find out how I liked it. I told him it was a wonderful amp but I thought I could use a bit more power and clean headroom for some gigs. He told me he was experimenting with a 200 watt chassis in the smaller 12" cab, thought it had a lot more acoustic output, and would be happy to send me one if I returned my 150. When I asked what I would owe them for the swap, he told me he had a great use for my 150 and not to "worry about it". It seems you used to help your students get Evans amps, and mine apparently went to one of them.

[Cunamara]

44 years with one strap! Geez, and I thought I was a master of using things as long as possible. Salut, Ron! And welcome!

[voyage]

Ever since my trusty old plain black Levys wore out I've been using Italias. Best quality I've seen, the Levy's was good but on outdoor gigs in hot weather they ruined a couple white dress shirts when the dye leeched, the Italias don't have this problem. They're also currently running their semi annual bogo sale through 12/26
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{I know it's an old thread, but...}

That is a nice trap but I don't get the square end. Is that the end that people attached by the neck, or is that the end that you attach ed at the body? I've seen people playing these kinds of straps with the skinny part going towards the neck, and others playing them with the skinny part going back around your back to the body. With this square end it doesn't seem to give you the option.

[sgosnell]

The usual way is to put the narrow end at the tailpiece, the wide end at the end of the body. It works fine on most guitars, but one with the strap button in a recessed heel can be a little more difficult. I don't put a strap button there, if the heel is shorter than the body, but that's just me. I prefer the strap button on the rim, but if the guitar already has a button on the back I just deal with it.

[pauln]

I also don't like buckles, metal, plastic, or any adjustments. A few years back I started using leather mandolin straps - 46 inches between the furthest slots and 3/4 inch wide. The length is perfect for me, and despite my 9 lbs. guitar the thin strap width is fine because I run it out over the corner of my shoulder which also puts the finger board in classical position.