super cheap straplocks...

just wondering if anyone has had my same idea.

yeah we all know you can get those same old straplocks that ppl use that are all shnazzy and release with the push of a button and blah blah blah.

i dont really like those, they stick out way far, and ive seen ppl at shows use them and still end up with a guitar on the floor.

so one day i figured out that you can go to any hardware store and find big ol washers to make your own with.

and they work really good as long as your screws stay in. and if you have buttons that are more flat than all tapered.

ive even spraypainted some flat black to match my geetar!

anyone else crazy like me?

Your idea is not uncommon. In fact, that's the only true "strap lock". Only problem is that taking off the strap requires a screwdriver. I have several instruments that will not fit in their cases/bags without at least releasing the top straplock from the horn, so I go with Dunlops. Never had an axe fall on me unless I hadn't completely locked them in place, so I always give em a tug after I connect them just to make sure.

I have 1 guitar that I always use (at least most often) and a few years back I found 2 strap pins which where in the shape of a spike...kind of like an elongated diamond made of stainless steel....works great and u can still remove the strap...I have not senn them ever since....if anyone reads this and knows where they are, please post....

I had some Rg's Ibanez that had V shaped strap pins and never had a strap fall off

I use those on a few guitars. They work great. You can snag them off of E-bay from time to time. I also use the DiMarzio straplock "clip" system. That one is pretty reliable. Great if you really jump around and stuff. The only problem I have with the DiMarzio system is the plastic "cliplocks". I think they easily dent soft basswood bodies and or thin finished guitars. My 90' RG770 seems a little dinged up after using them on it for a few.

I have done this same thing for about 6 years now!

my main guitar has been like this for since day one. all it costs is 4 'penny' washers and a couple of thin-ish 50mm screws. i've got a 20yr old strap - which is uncool i guess - but it does the job, and has never let me down.

depends if you care about what it looks like...i wount do it to my old 175 :)i'm surprised so many people have had strap locks come off, you have to keep an eye on that stuff. a guitar needs checking over all the time, its not a static thing...my customers think i'm trying it on, but thems the breaks!