Members zerkalo Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I've seen Cobain do this. Why would they , like him, use duct tape as a strap lok? So strange. I've seen Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth do it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FenderPusher Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's more punk rock than using dainty dunlop strap locks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tulk1 Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I thought it kept the ducks from running away. Sheesh, shows what I know!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Breed Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Stupidity? At least in Cobain's case. He was a friggin' idiot. I saw an interview where he was putting Leo Fender down for designing Jaguar type bridges so you have to remove the strings, take the bridge out, turn the height adjustment screws and put it all back together. Then, you have to do it all over again if you didn't like the height. Why not just stick an allen wrench in the holes in the top of the bridge, braintrust? I'd imagine strap locks really screwed with his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zen Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 An element of class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 59humbucker Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 So they can prove how "punk" they are I guess its similar to the guys who play through all valve vintage marshalls and remove the lettering to imply its som POS they found in a dumpster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeremy3 Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Simply to give them the punk look. It looks pretty stupid though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WestPunX Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Strap locks look worst than duct tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pascal Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's not only punks. Here's a of Pat Metheny playing some smooth jazz on an old archtop that had a couple of issues fixed with duct tape and a toothbrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 it's a cheap strap lock so your strap doesn't fall off the guitar in the middle of playing it... ...I've laughed at many guitar players that have had their strap fall off in the middle of a gig from lack of a strap lock...guess I'm the only one who has seen this happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fluoreszenz Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 two duct tape bands: Green Day and Offspring. Billie Joe and Noodles got older, and duct tape on their guitars disappears, hmmm.. "old" Billie Joe --> Japanese Strat copy and duct tape new --> Gibson LP jr. with Schaller Security Locks old Noodles Ibanez Talman model, completely duct-taped and his new sig., not much tape left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ged LST Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Because that's what they started doing and felt better continuing to do it later on rather than trying out some fancy thing? - Ged Stupidity? At least in Cobain's case. He was a friggin' idiot. I saw an interview where he was putting Leo Fender down for designing Jaguar type bridges so you have to remove the strings, take the bridge out, turn the height adjustment screws and put it all back together. Then, you have to do it all over again if you didn't like the height. Why not just stick an allen wrench in the holes in the top of the bridge, braintrust? I'd imagine strap locks really screwed with his head. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 strap locks are hard to screw on, at least the schaller ones are, and the dunlops are too complicated, they are always going to break. duct tape is easy and it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 old Noodles Ibanez Talman model, completely duct-taped and his new sig., not much tape left My prediction is that Ibanez could not continue to pay the people that had to lay all the duct tape on his old sig by hand...so they switched to a guitar with more of a duct tape theme in mind than an entire guitar covered in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 strap locks are hard to screw on, at least the schaller ones are, and the dunlops are too complicated, they are always going to break. duct tape is easy and it works thanks:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Breed Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Because that's what they started doing and felt better continuing to do it later on rather than trying out some fancy thing? - Ged Thanks for that. You're welcome, genius! Strap locks are fancy things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fluoreszenz Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 ...I've laughed at many guitar players that have had their strap fall off in the middle of a gig from lack of a strap lock...guess I'm the only one who has seen this happen + 1 , was quite tragic after first laugh... last chord with big neck-waving-drama, then the guitar came out of hands of that guy, strap slipped over pin, and full crash with headstock. ---> two half Gibson LP Standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burkedajerk88 Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I've seen Cobain do this. Why would they , like him, use duct tape as a strap lok? So strange.I've seen Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth do it too. they just think it looks cooler.... even though its stupid to use duct tape. just get some strap locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 they just think it looks cooler.... even though its stupid to use duct tape. just get some strap locks. but duct tape is like RIGHT THERE in your garage and works just as well...looks have nothing to do with it on my end....it just works and it be cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GothicLlama Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 but duct tape is like RIGHT THERE in your garage and works just as well...looks have nothing to do with it on my end....it just works and it be cheaper If you're looking for cheap... a good sized washer and screw will do the same thing for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 If you're looking for cheap... a good sized washer and screw will do the same thing for you. need to look for a screwdriver and worry about it coming loose. the only way duct tape can come loose is if you don't use enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 59humbucker Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Another flaw with duct tape is if you want to change straps. If only they'd invent some kind of device that would lock your strap to the guitar, but be easily removed without leaving sticky residue everywhere or damaging your finish:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mel Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Stupidity?At least in Cobain's case. He was a friggin' idiot. I saw an interview where he was putting Leo Fender down for designing Jaguar type bridges so you have to remove the strings, take the bridge out, turn the height adjustment screws and put it all back together. Then, you have to do it all over again if you didn't like the height. Why not just stick an allen wrench in the holes in the top of the bridge, braintrust? I'd imagine strap locks really screwed with his head. That was a reference to Mustang bridges. Kurt learned it from Dave Grohl, who "learned" it from me back when he was still in Scream. The problem was I was referring only to my Mustang's bridge, which had sawn off screws for height adjustment as the originals were bent by the previous owner to the height of his choice. I had blown Dave away at a gig (my band, DT & The Shakes were opening for the Replacements in Charlottesville VA) where I had to rely on the sound crew for amplification cuz I'd cooked the speakers in my amp the night before. The sound guy hooked me and my Mustang and Boss DS-1 through a PA slave into the PA speakers. That's pretty much the same rig Kurt used for the Nevermind tour. I remember our singer turning down a gig to play w/ Nirvana at DC Space after they'd released Bleach (Dave was already touring w/ them) because we collectively thought the album sucked. As for duct tape-that's a "fashion statement" for securing straps and a quick fix for deadening vibrating pickup covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Edward Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 It's cheap, easy and it works. And probably a lot of folks follow the tradition without feeling the need to explore the newer alternatives.... just like a lot of folks won't even consider trying something other than a huge {censored} off tube stack for amplification, because that's what they've always used or whatever. I've never cared for the duct tape approach myself - I don't like how it looks, nor the idea of the mess over the guitar's finish. I can easily see how it would appeal to others less concerned with the guitar's aesthetics - or at least, with different aesthetic preferences to my own. I can't say that it's ever bothered me, though. But hey, it's good for a cheap shot - see below.... Stupidity?At least in Cobain's case. He was a friggin' idiot. I saw an interview where he was putting Leo Fender down for designing Jaguar type bridges so you have to remove the strings, take the bridge out, turn the height adjustment screws and put it all back together. Then, you have to do it all over again if you didn't like the height. Why not just stick an allen wrench in the holes in the top of the bridge, braintrust? I'd imagine strap locks really screwed with his head. It took you til post 4? Damn, you people are slower than you used to be. And you haven't even bothered with the ubiquitous reference to his suicide. Tut tut - must try harder in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sharpsk8101 Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 i know cobain put it on his jaguar to cover the switches that he didn't want to hit or something.This site has it all http://www.kurtsequipment.com/ "Kurt's main guitar during the Nevermind era was a 1965 sunburst (red faded out) Fender Jaguar (41), serial # 95747 (59). Had a red-swirl mother-of-bowling-ball pickguard (seen many 15), 2 volume knobs,1 tone knob, and a black chrome Schaller bridge (57)(41). There was tape covering (what used to be) the on/off and phase switches. These three switches were replaced with a Gibson-style toggle switch (15)(59)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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