Cobalt Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Am I the only one who hates the straps locks on the Masterbilts? The top one is in a place that makes the guitar hang funny but I can live with that but the other one where the cable plugs into is impossible to use. I can never get a strap to actually fit around it. Today I got the bright idea to try and push the ends in with a screwdriver and now I have a scratch. I would imagine that there is something I can rub on the scratch to make it vanish but really, am i the only one who finds them useless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 My Masterbilt is acoustic only so I can't really answer the first part of your question. I feel your pain on the scratch. What I've done in the past (especially with leather straps) is to heat the leather with a hair dryer to make it a bit more pliable, and totally take the strap button off of the guitar, use whatever screwdrivers, pliers, etc. you need to get the button through the hole, then reattach the button to the guitar. Word of caution: it's easy to get things "misaligned" (aka "twisted") if you're not paying attention. Don't ask how I know this Hope this helps a little, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diverden Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Just enlarge the hole on the endpin end of the strap. The point of a sharp knife will do the trick. My Mastebilt doesn't have a front button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Rover Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thought I was having a serious case of deja vu for a moment there. Here's an almost identical thread from a few months ago, with solution: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/121714-dr-500mce-strap-attachment/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Thanks for the info. There is a lot to go through there. I appreciate it. Now I need to find a scratch remover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Has anyone ever determined if the strap button is metric or standard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Rover Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Has anyone ever determined if the strap button is metric or standard? According to RRIDER in the thread I linked to it is metric http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/121714-dr-500mce-strap-attachment/page__view__findpost__p__1658908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 On a couple of my guitars, I have lengthen the slit in the end of the strap button hole with a sharp knife. Then with a leather needle and heavy thread, I 'sew' the slit area loosely in an 'X' pattern, somewhat akin to shoe laces. Usually one 'X' will do. While the 'laces' are loose, push the strap over the button, then cinch up the laces to close the slit. For me, I want the cinched up button hole to be nigh on impossible to remove. That is where the strap resides for pretty much forever. I hardly ever remove a strap. And, I never, ever have a strap come undone on stage. If I ever want or need to remove the strap I'll just cut the laces. It is best if the hole part of the button hole is the same size as the strap button's notch so that the leather isn't all bunched up. Use a properly sized leather punch to correct the size of this hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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