• Registered: 2008-03-14
  • Posts: 60

Topic: Guitar strap attachments

Hi everyone.

I need some opinions from you folks:

My guitar strap attaches at the top of the neck. I was wondering, can I safely add a button (sorry, don't know what it's called) to my guitar near the body (not me, but get it professionally done), or would it be a bad idea?

Thanks,
Anastasia

  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
  • Posts: 6,205

Re: Guitar strap attachments

Hi Anastasia,

If done professionally this cannot do any harm at all. Every acoustic guitar I have ever owned I have put a strap button near the bottom of the fretboard (actually in base of the solid neck and not in the thin body of the guitar) as I cannot get on with a strap which is tied to the top.

Roger

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  • Registered: 2008-03-14
  • Posts: 60

Re: Guitar strap attachments

Thanks Roger!

A.

  • Registered: 2007-03-24
  • Posts: 1,108

Re: Guitar strap attachments

I have a leather strap instead of the button (I think it's made by Fender). It works as well. I'm not a performer so take it for what it's worth. If you only occasionally need a strap this may be a solution to adding a button on the headstock.

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Elvis Costello
  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
  • Posts: 6,205

Re: Guitar strap attachments

Hi Geo,

Unless I misunderstood your comment I think your strap is still attached to the headstock of the guitar. The point here was to have the strap attached to just the body of an acoustic guitar leaving the fretboard completely clear and unobstructed, just as you do on an electric.

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

Roger Guppy's Website

  • Registered: 2007-03-24
  • Posts: 1,108

Re: Guitar strap attachments

My bad. I misread the original post.

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Elvis Costello