Buckle Rash

[DAS44]

I never use a belt when I play, so the backs of my guitars aren't mangled.

 

Simple solution, get properly sized pants.

[Old Deadhead]

So' date=' how do you avoid buckle rash on these guitars. This is something I have always wondered. I figured I would submit my question to the masses and see what they think.

 

Should I wear a non-metal belt buckle? What about those goofy metal snaps that come on jeans?[/quote']

 

 

Only play when naked.

[IronMaidenfan]

There's a product that's sort of like a stick place mat that you can slap on the back of your guitar and easily remove after the gig. I don't remember what it was called but it was advertised by Guitar Center a couple months ago. As for me' date=' I like to add character to my guitars and a buckle rash is a great way to "relic" your guitar by yourself. [/quote']

 

Scratch pad mate... i got one. One problem though, you cant use it for at least a year after the guitar was made (well a gibson anyway) becasue of the nitro finish so i wasted my money lol

[Eracer_Team]

quickly scanned the reply's didn't see it.

 

Called Scatch Pad USA.. here's their link: http://www.scratchpadusa.com/index.html

[LPguitarman]

I always tuck my shirt in, yeah I'm an old fart. I just untuck a little in the front and wrap it under the buckle. Haven't had buckle rash in my 40 years of playing.

[jnastynebr]

I definitively have some early stage buckle rash going on. Just part of the game. And I never tuck my shirt in.

[Hall]

I dunno. I dunno. If you are making a living with your guitar, it happens. If you collect and play at home for fun, you protect it.

[mwink822]

I rarely have a tucked shirt when playing, and still have some buckle rash happening. Fact of life dude. As for losing the belt, not an option for me. I feel naked whilst not wearing a belt sort of the same as I feel naked without my watch on my left wrist.

[Blackie]

oh no damage here.........all my LP's are class encased and hermetically sealed on loan in a museum.

[deepblue]

Loose the belt.

 

Amen.

[mwink822]

There are still items on your person that can cause some 'buckle rash' without wearing a belt, to wit, buttons on shirts, buttons/snaps on jeans, the little rivet doo-dads on the pocket of your jeans, the pocket clip for the folding knife that hangs out in your pocket, keys that may be peeking out of your pocket, and the list goes on.