Bigger strap pin/button for Les Paul ?

lento

Don't want to use a straplock system nor the Grolsch type rubber (there's no room in the case to leave the strap on) and the idea of unscewing every time is not something I want to do .... 
Why are these strap buttons so small - particularly the upper bout ?

So thinking to find a bigger strap pin .....

Have seen a few oversized buttons but unsure if the diameter hole is big enough to accomodate Gibson's screw - the Gotoh ones won't because my yamaha uses them and the screw is much shorter and thinner.

Has anyone else been bothered by this - any suggestions ?

Philly_Q

You could go the PRS route and use Fender bass string retainers as strap buttons.

paganskins

I use these on my LP – quick to take on and off, and haven't failed on me

Bennyboy-UK

I know what you mean, I immediately changed the tiny strap buttons on my LP when I owned it for strap locks.

Can I ask why you would need to unscrew the strap everytime? - Strap locks, like the small Schaller ones, or the Dunlop ones just unclip from the guitar in about half a second - you don't need to leave the strap attached to the guitar all the time.

underdog

lento said:

 (there's no room in the case to leave the strap on) 

Tee hee hee you said strap on

lento

@Bennyboy-UK, referring to the Grolsch ....:)

Bennyboy-UK

ahhhhh

ICBM

The Grolsch washers come off very easily if you want them to, but the rotary plastic locks paganskins posted are even better - I actually think better than metal straplocks, since they keep the strap closer to the body and don't involve changing the screw, which weakens the thread in the wood.

paganskins

ICBM said:

The Grolsch washers come off very easily if you want them to, but the rotary plastic locks paganskins posted are even better - I actually think better than metal straplocks, since they keep the strap closer to the body and don't involve changing the screw, which weakens the thread in the wood.

They're not the prettiest things but do disappear against a black strap (or strap ends), there are also straps with the same type of mechanism built into the ends.

lento

Thanks guys have just ordered a Dunlop lok strap.

ESBlonde

I changed the buttons/pins for dunlop removables. One press of the sunken button and it's off/on. Guitar sits perfectly in the case and hangs safely around my neck. I don't leap about doing the pogo these days but I'm very comfortable with the Dunlops on all my electrics except the Lite Ashe Tele which has oversize buttons as standard.

Snags

I use a Planet Waves strap with an integrated locking mechanism on mine.

Originally fitted traditional strap locks, with hollow pins and pull-release gizmos on the strap, but the screw into the lower bout was weedy compared to the Gibson one and started to work loose, so went back to OEM and the daft strap approach.

It does mean you're stuck with whatever straps Planet Waves make with the mechanism on, but it's not too bad a strap:

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/straps-c54/planet-waves-planet-lock-cotton-black-guitar-strap-50ctpl00-p7482

Snags

I use a Planet Waves strap with an integrated locking mechanism on mine.

Originally fitted traditional strap locks, with hollow pins and pull-release gizmos on the strap, but the screw into the lower bout was weedy compared to the Gibson one and started to work loose, so went back to OEM and the daft strap approach.

It does mean you're stuck with whatever straps Planet Waves make with the mechanism on, but it's not too bad a strap:

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/accessories-c2/straps-c54/planet-waves-planet-lock-cotton-black-guitar-strap-50ctpl00-p7482