How Do I Make Room on My Guitar For Strap Block?

[miroslav]

I ran across these the other day...and they look even simpler to use than the plastic Dunlop locks.

Bona-Locks - Guitar Strap Locks – Joe Bonamassa Official Store

I guess if Joe with his very expensive guitars can opt for these simple locks...they must work.

I would try them if I didn't already have 3 dozen of the Dunlop rings.

 

[ashcat_lt]

Strap locks of any kind will work right up until the screw itself pulls out of the body of the guitar. Every time you take that screw out and then put it back in, there's is pretty big potential for ruining the threads and even if you do screw manage to hit the original threads just right, it'll never have as tight a grip as when it was new.

That's my big argument against any of the "real" strap lock systems. I've dropped a couple guitars with that kind of thing installed because the button itself just came out of the guitar.

 

[RFR]

Simple fix.
Take out the old strap button and wick some super glue into the screw hole. Screw the new button in and it wil stay. No problems ever.

 

[miroslav]

That's my big argument against any of the "real" strap lock systems.

For me...I just find it kind a overkill to install those metal strap locks, and often having to fuck with the existing button, and they ain't cheap.
I mean, how many of us are twirling the guitars around our necks that we need that much strap lock!

Simple fix.
Take out the old strap button and wick some super glue into the screw hole. Screw the new button in and it wil stay. No problems ever.

My favorite "trick" for smaller screw holes that lose their tightness or even strip out...like for the strap button or even the screws on holding the back cover on an amp head or cab...is to grab a toothpick and break off a piece the depth of the hole and jam it in the hole, and it tightens right up again. You can even put a dab of wood glue on the toothpick, but then you want to wait for it to dry, because when wet, the screw will just disintegrate the toothpick in that wet state.

For slightly larger holes, I keep a few dowels in different sizes, and with a bigger hole I will always use some wood glue...just cut off a piece and jam it into the hole, and it's as good as new.

I've had only one strap button come lose...and I think it was actually because it was never tight to begin with, so the weight and movement of the guitar caused the screw to chew up the threads in the wood.