Members Voltaire 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. +1 that's what I do when my strap buttons fall out or don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tenoken Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 duct tape and zip ties (cable ties) hold the damn world together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Have some class, put a screw through a beer bottle cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Have some class, put a screw through a beer bottle cap. I did that for a while ....as for duct tape "ruining" ye finish....just get some fantastic or 409 and just wipe the goo off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fluoreszenz Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 duct tape and zip ties (cable ties) hold the damn world together. word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ganjaseed 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... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Stupidity? WE got Bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kaelin Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 the time it takes you to lay all that duct tape, and than peel it off and give your guitar a good scrub down with some goof-off is all in all about the same time it should take you to correctly place strap locks on your guitar. but than again punks need a stupid style to go with their stupid life style and stupid clothing style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cooley Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 the time it takes you to lay all that duct tape, and than peel it off and give your guitar a good scrub down with some goof-off is all in all about the same time it should take you to correctly place strap locks on your guitar. but than again punks need a stupid style to go with their stupid life style and stupid clothing style thanks Kaelin, for contributing another fact about punks...when indeed the original topic has nothing to do with punks He asked why guitarists duct tape their guitars. The answer is simple. it is a simple and cheap way to not have your guitar slam headstock first into the ground. Many people have brought an excellent point, why not just use specifically designed pieces of metal to hold the strap up? For the simple reason that duct tape is easier to get to and ,when considering the many other things that duct tape can do, is cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 Wow, Ive never heard more {censored} in one topic... Duct-tape, is WAY easier and much cheaper to create strap locks out of. All the people saying that they grew out of the "Punk Fad", ever think maybe they just grew into some money? Moneys tight, especially for a band just getting out on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rydia is hot Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 when i was in a metal band, we rocked out like no other, and i sheared probably 5 or 6 screws. i got tired of digging the broken end out and re-gluing the hole, so i taped it. worked much better. guitar was a beat to hell esp that i couldn't see putting a lot of money into. wish i'd never sold it - played amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I find it funny when people chastise those who use duct tape on their guitars because it's just some ridiculous "punk" aesthetic, but then they go ga-ga whenever someone starts a NGD thread that includes a guitar they think is beautiful. You're responding to the looks of a guitar and so to criticize someone for wanting something that looks different than what you like is absurd, even if that difference involves an intentional "f-ing up" of the guitar. You just happen to find the pristine new guitar look more acceptable than one that has been deliberately altered. That doesn't make you any better than someone who uses duct tape to make a guitar look "punk". It still about the looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 I find it funny when people chastise those who use duct tape on their guitars because it's just some ridiculous "punk" aesthetic, but then they go ga-ga whenever someone starts a NGD thread that includes a guitar they think is beautiful. You're responding to the looks of a guitar and so to criticize someone for wanting something that looks different than what you like is absurd, even if that difference involves an intentional "f-ing up" of the guitar. You just happen to find the pristine new guitar look more acceptable than one that has been deliberately altered. That doesn't make you any better than someone who uses duct tape to make a guitar look "punk". It still about the looks. Spot on man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 If you can duct it,{censored} it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted June 26, 2007 Members Share Posted June 26, 2007 don't you know, did no one tell you? it seems duct tape makes thing go faster, that why it is sometimes called "100 mph tape" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr_GoodBomb Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 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 Notice how their music has changed along with the duct tape, and the whole ethos and mentality behind it that the duct tape sort of exemplified. Even if you don't like the music from back when, or don't like any of it, I definitely think there was more integrity in their previous times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bennintexas Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 who cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nananine Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 Greg Whelan of the decidedly non-punk band The Wrens uses a Danelectro U2 reissue in brown burst. He duct tapes the strap button at the base of the neck. Why? Because U2's have these horrible plastic buttons that are already tough to use. Compounding the problem is the fact that the neck button is so goddamn close to the neck that you can't fit any strap with any sort of thickness. So duct tape can be essential and may not just be a fashion statement. Check out The Wrens live here: (Also Charles Bissell uses a Reverend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltaire Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 Also I have another use of it---when I got a new pickguard for my sx strat absolutely none of the holes lined up so I'm using ductape to keep the pickguard on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 Also I have another use of it---when I got a new pickguard for my sx strat absolutely none of the holes lined up so I'm using ductape to keep the pickguard on. A small drill bit one have been easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltaire Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 i don't have a drill haha, but if I did have a drill you betcha I'd have used it. *for me duct tape is a last resort* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 'if you didnt use gaff-tape to fix it, you didnt do {censored}all.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vrm Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 I use an old leather strap that broke and has been securely duct-taped for about 10 yrs now! My drummer asked me why don't you get a new strap, and I said Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 If the women dont find me handsome,they will sure find me handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tuesday Posted June 27, 2007 Members Share Posted June 27, 2007 for me personally it's because the holes for the strap button are completely stripped and i don't have the money to get it fixed right now. far from ideal but if your other guitar snaps its headstock off halfway through tour you don't have a lot of options... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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