gigawatt
Experienced
What's you preference? I use both, Schallers on my Strat/Les Paul type guitars, and Dunlops on my V's, with caution, extreme caution, let me explain. In my opinion the Schallers are stronger, more reliable, and you know when they're locked, but are a little more difficult to attach in most cases. The singer guitar player in my old band was using them and I noticed he had the open side of the "horseshoe" facing down. I just thought omg that's just destined to fail so I suggest he flip them over, that way if that springy piston does fail it will at least have the horseshoe to hold it up hopefully before you start jumping around like a fool. So that's my take on the Schallers, they do have their drawbacks which I'll get to in a minute, but only in specific cases.
The Dunlops, well the flush mount version is really nice with certain guitars oh say like V's Unlike the Schallers that stick out about an inch and would poke you in the gut, screwed into the back of your V, half of the Dunlop goes into your guitar leaving just a little nipple and dome shaped washer sticking out of the back of your strap that's hardly noticeable. Also, your precious V doesn't lean forward as much either, solid comfort. The drawback, you better double, no triple check that it's locked in place. I had a like new Jackson RR1T with black pinstripes on the bevels front and back, cooler than Randy's personal pinstriped racing striped Concorde V, IMO. Well I went to put the strap on (giggity) one day b4 I was going to practice and I didn't make sure it was locked in place. Well as if you couldn't guess my $1400 guitar (that was a lot back then went falling to the carpeted concrete basement floor and it was just over. That was the only time I ever damaged a tip on a V, and this would make up for about a hundred. It took a chunk out of the lower fin about 2 1/2 inches long by 3/4 inces long. I only had the guitar about two weeks. I was heartbroken, I couldn't even look at it and sold it as soon as I could for $800. The next day it was back up on ebay for an even higher price by the turkey that bought it from me...wtf? I still use Dunlops for their benifits with V's and havent had an incident since, that was around 2006, but I am very careful. One other thing about the Dunlop Flush Mount buttons, if you forget your strap and your gig is in less time than you have to drive home and get it, you are absolutely, positively, without a doubt, SCREWED! Unless you plan on sitting down for your gig.
So that's my experience with the two, here's another "experience" I snatched up in a "straplock" search:
In the next post
Damn, why do my OP's always turn into an essay? Now there's nothing left for you all to talk about .
Except your preference, which is it? Dunlop or Schaller? take the poll above if ya feel like it or just post about it.
The Dunlops, well the flush mount version is really nice with certain guitars oh say like V's Unlike the Schallers that stick out about an inch and would poke you in the gut, screwed into the back of your V, half of the Dunlop goes into your guitar leaving just a little nipple and dome shaped washer sticking out of the back of your strap that's hardly noticeable. Also, your precious V doesn't lean forward as much either, solid comfort. The drawback, you better double, no triple check that it's locked in place. I had a like new Jackson RR1T with black pinstripes on the bevels front and back, cooler than Randy's personal pinstriped racing striped Concorde V, IMO. Well I went to put the strap on (giggity) one day b4 I was going to practice and I didn't make sure it was locked in place. Well as if you couldn't guess my $1400 guitar (that was a lot back then went falling to the carpeted concrete basement floor and it was just over. That was the only time I ever damaged a tip on a V, and this would make up for about a hundred. It took a chunk out of the lower fin about 2 1/2 inches long by 3/4 inces long. I only had the guitar about two weeks. I was heartbroken, I couldn't even look at it and sold it as soon as I could for $800. The next day it was back up on ebay for an even higher price by the turkey that bought it from me...wtf? I still use Dunlops for their benifits with V's and havent had an incident since, that was around 2006, but I am very careful. One other thing about the Dunlop Flush Mount buttons, if you forget your strap and your gig is in less time than you have to drive home and get it, you are absolutely, positively, without a doubt, SCREWED! Unless you plan on sitting down for your gig.
So that's my experience with the two, here's another "experience" I snatched up in a "straplock" search:
In the next post
Damn, why do my OP's always turn into an essay? Now there's nothing left for you all to talk about .
Except your preference, which is it? Dunlop or Schaller? take the poll above if ya feel like it or just post about it.
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