I'm so glad I noticed this part. I absolutely hate the new design Schallers I have on but haven't found an alternative that seems like it'll be brtter, until now. Guess I know what my first gear purchase next month will be...
Interested in why you dislike the new S-design... gee, on most guitar forums many fellas claim they are the GREATEST invention known to guitar man LOL! Never seen a set in person,
already know I don't like 'em. Hated the first version too, then they make them even more complicated than the original, over-engineer solutions to simple problems, which I feel are most often weak thin strap ends, and hotdog-in-a-hallway button shafts sporting short thin girly screws with hardly no bite.
Yes,
@aon the Well-Hung Pro-pins oversize jumbo strap butts solve a lot of problems, and won't create any new ones like those other gadgets often do
Simple & effective, and they look great too! I really should promote them more.
When folks get them and see how stupidly robust and (my opinion) beautiful they are it's kind of a revelation. They'll bring a refreshing change in a fellas gear life, with renewed peace of mind and stability, and I haven't seen a strap yet that didn't work with them from other brands, at least those that are made to go on strap buttons.
I've installed them on most of my guitars, though Pro-pins are not suitable for acoustics. I also have a couple of instruments with the Old School Leather Straplocks for demo purposes, and I keep one guitar as stock with little space capsules here, also for demonstration purposes.
I believe I am the only guy making these, they were common to see in stores in the late 70's early 80's.
I sell probably five dozen sets of these a year, to the vintage mindset fellas. Ok, guitar codgers.
I think mine are a bit improved, but can't compare because I lost the original set I once had many years ago when I traded them away in '89 or so attached to a Hondo LP that was possessed by mischievously evil intonation demons.
