joeyultra Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Recently my 12 yr. old son played at a student showcase with the Jackson RR5FR that I snagged on MF's SDOTD for his birthday. Never did I realize that if you don't roll the strap up front it can and will fall off, but it never did before.:shock: I saw him recover and continue to play the majority of the song on his knee while having to change the pedal board with his hand, I anticipated the worst... but he only focused more and I think nailed it.:dude: He played with two other kids, one who was never played in front of people before and after a nervous start, they got right into the mix. They only had one rehearsal of about 45 minutes the night before. Check it out. YouTube - TheVinman99's Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Very professional, the show must go on eh, you should try the washers from Grotsch bottles, stretch it over the button once the strap is in place, they work pretty good and cost next to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Moore Tribute Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Its not the strap locks fault... the V's bottom strap lock is on the inside of the left leg, if you watch he plays in a very high position with his leg pushed into the point where the lock would be So it was gonna happen sooner or later, with my V I noticed that straight off and abandoned the straplok option... I surgest these as an alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Its not the strap locks fault... the V's bottom strap lock is on the inside of the left leg, if you watch he plays in a very high position with his leg pushed into the point where the lock would be So it was gonna happen sooner or later, with my V I noticed that straight off and abandoned the straplok option... I surgest these as an alternative That's why I like the Schaller strap-locks so much. You can push on 'em all you want and nothing's gonna happen (you have to pull the pin OUT to get it to release). Anyway I'd say the kid handled it with a great deal of aplomb. Nearly dropping an axe is enough to shake up even a seasoned vet let alone a 12 year old. Bravo! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 That's why I like the Schaller strap-locks so much. You can push on 'em all you want and nothing's gonna happen (you have to pull the pin OUT to get it to release). Anyway I'd say the kid handled it with a great deal of aplomb. Nearly dropping an axe is enough to shake up even a seasoned vet let alone a 12 year old. Bravo! Jim +1 for incorporating the word "aplomb" in a forum post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midiman56 Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 +1 for incorporating the word "aplomb" in a forum post. Proving again that I command a great deal of linguistic legerdemain and adroitness ... not to mention an A$$-LOAD of savoir faire! Jim (I'm too sexy for my thesaurus!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyultra Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Thanks for the comments. The strap actually came off the top peg. If you don't roll the strap so the design is against the guitar body, the strap hole partially flexes open and "will" come off when you move. I should have checked it before he went on-stage but I was probably more nervous than he was. Will put Schallers on this on just like the Ultra and '66 G-400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsyseven Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Yeah, a really great and professional performance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matiac Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Sounded pretty tight for a bunch of kids who only practiced under an hour. Adroid? Last time I saw that word in context was in an Old West Book by Time/Life where they talked about the Indian outlaw Ned Christie and how he "wielded his Winchester 'adroitly". Jim, you linguistic Frankenstein you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 That is pretty slick of him. I don't think I would had the presence of mind to not miss a beat if my guitar suddenly dropped, and you would have seen me stop to put the guitar back on! Kudos to the other 2 as well: for ALL of them, when the drummer gets a little lost, it is hard to recover as well, and they all do. GREAT PERFORMACE BY ALL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigneil Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 He plays very well for a 12 year old He handled the the strap failure very very well. Midiman....I have no idea what you said, but it sounded cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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