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TVvoodoo
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Today I completed another one of the Dijon python straps, in mustardy snake print... as well this treasure, another one-of-a-kind No Prisoners theme strap...
A Pirates' Life for meeeeee
If you crave comradery and freedom while guzzling copious amounts rum on the bounding main, pursuing booty, and singing bawdy songs, this could be your strap.
"Buccaneer Crazy" is a cool one, featuring this heavy aged brass buckle up front, that's over 3" wide, an additional 10" of adjustment on the tail end,
and over 150 aged brass studs and grommets, all on a nicely padded black leather base. See it on Facebook too, plenty more pics going up on Reverb tonight.
A Pirates' Life for meeeeee
If you crave comradery and freedom while guzzling copious amounts rum on the bounding main, pursuing booty, and singing bawdy songs, this could be your strap.
"Buccaneer Crazy" is a cool one, featuring this heavy aged brass buckle up front, that's over 3" wide, an additional 10" of adjustment on the tail end,
and over 150 aged brass studs and grommets, all on a nicely padded black leather base. See it on Facebook too, plenty more pics going up on Reverb tonight.
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
"Buccaneer" got plundered rather quickly, but I just completed this one, which I started about the same time...
"High Noon" has a Sheridan style embossed top in walnut and med. brown. This belt is married to a smooth garment leather base on the upper front shoulder to down most of the back.
Feature a very cool adjustment buckle on the front, octagonal in an aged gunmetal/pewter finish with matching gunmetal grommets. This gives you about four inches of adjustment up front. But, there are another ten or so in the back ladder adjustment... beautifully matched brown industrial faux suede on the shoulder make this one super comfy - strap adjusts between about 44" min to about low-swingin' 60" on the back end.
Another unique not-to-be-repeated creation in the Well-Hung No Prisoners series: badass, ultra padded, with plenty of good black strong leather where it counts, and made to last for many a ride with your posse
"High Noon" has a Sheridan style embossed top in walnut and med. brown. This belt is married to a smooth garment leather base on the upper front shoulder to down most of the back.
Feature a very cool adjustment buckle on the front, octagonal in an aged gunmetal/pewter finish with matching gunmetal grommets. This gives you about four inches of adjustment up front. But, there are another ten or so in the back ladder adjustment... beautifully matched brown industrial faux suede on the shoulder make this one super comfy - strap adjusts between about 44" min to about low-swingin' 60" on the back end.
Another unique not-to-be-repeated creation in the Well-Hung No Prisoners series: badass, ultra padded, with plenty of good black strong leather where it counts, and made to last for many a ride with your posse
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
This morning I put together a bad little something for the Orangemen out there...
I rarely make straps wider than 3" but this is one at 3.5", and is made primarily of proper black tolex
but layered with high density foam and strong inner base materials... high quality black harness leather on the front nose
I expect it will hold up well over time. Goes up to 60" long, and sports a highly detailed orange logo/crest on the front. It's famous for
a half-nekkid woman wrapped in a Union Jack, some Pan-like centaur dude with a flute, a barrel of booze,
the scales of justice, an orange tree, a red lion, a moon, sun, hammer and the "Voice of the World" slogan.
Kinda fun, and extremely comfortable.
Also completed what I call "Vintage Hybrid #1" last night... not sure what to call it. It's a cross between
the Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) meets Stephen Stills huge 3" brass harness buckle on the front chest,
but also added in the Gilmour/Hendrix Excess of X'es lacing on the front and main body,
so if anyone is looking for late 60's-70's vintage guitar gear flavour, this one has it in spades, but is
made way better than most straps were made back then.
I added another buckle adjustment to the tail end, which helps this one to go up to 60" long as well.
It was quite the production to make, but beautiful dark brown suede leather base and off white lacing.
Three inches wide and nicely padded. Very different and cool strap.
I rarely make straps wider than 3" but this is one at 3.5", and is made primarily of proper black tolex
but layered with high density foam and strong inner base materials... high quality black harness leather on the front nose
I expect it will hold up well over time. Goes up to 60" long, and sports a highly detailed orange logo/crest on the front. It's famous for
a half-nekkid woman wrapped in a Union Jack, some Pan-like centaur dude with a flute, a barrel of booze,
the scales of justice, an orange tree, a red lion, a moon, sun, hammer and the "Voice of the World" slogan.
Kinda fun, and extremely comfortable.
Also completed what I call "Vintage Hybrid #1" last night... not sure what to call it. It's a cross between
the Glen Buxton (Alice Cooper) meets Stephen Stills huge 3" brass harness buckle on the front chest,
but also added in the Gilmour/Hendrix Excess of X'es lacing on the front and main body,
so if anyone is looking for late 60's-70's vintage guitar gear flavour, this one has it in spades, but is
made way better than most straps were made back then.
I added another buckle adjustment to the tail end, which helps this one to go up to 60" long as well.
It was quite the production to make, but beautiful dark brown suede leather base and off white lacing.
Three inches wide and nicely padded. Very different and cool strap.
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
I'm treating my mom and dad to a steak BBQ on Sunday, hoping the weather will hold. With what my pop went through this spring health-wise, (he's doing well), it's all well-deserved.
For Father's Day weekend I figured I'd offer up " Lumberjackin' " ...a testosterone infused black 'n tan plaid monster ready to work hard and tame any heavy beast of a guitar in your servitude.
Get ready to hunt down this strap, and find out you may be able to throw away the ED pills and swagger 'round the stage like you own it, just like johnny goo
Manly yes, but it's also got a soft minky feel to it, and is luxuriously padded ta boot! It's a Range Rover combination of ruggedness and luxury. Watch for it on reverb, and please post your best Dad joke in this thread if you got one!
I'll start... any of you guys ever smelled moth balls?
How did you get your nose up inside their legs?
For Father's Day weekend I figured I'd offer up " Lumberjackin' " ...a testosterone infused black 'n tan plaid monster ready to work hard and tame any heavy beast of a guitar in your servitude.
Get ready to hunt down this strap, and find out you may be able to throw away the ED pills and swagger 'round the stage like you own it, just like johnny goo
Manly yes, but it's also got a soft minky feel to it, and is luxuriously padded ta boot! It's a Range Rover combination of ruggedness and luxury. Watch for it on reverb, and please post your best Dad joke in this thread if you got one!
I'll start... any of you guys ever smelled moth balls?
How did you get your nose up inside their legs?
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Just got a shot of the Well-Hung "Anti-grav" strap in on a Vox phantom 12-ver. As you can imagine, the combo of a tiny body and massive headstock with 12 machines caused this instrument to be fully possessed from birth with unsolveble neck dive demons. No matter what he tried, (and he tried it all), nothing worked.
So, Russell wisely came to me. Along with the strap I sent a vial of Well-Hung holy water, and some specific instructions.
He says it was not pretty, there was a lot of cursing, shouting, levitation, and vomiting. But hope and faith ruled the day.
Turns out the devils inside this Phantom were none so evil or malodorous the Well-Hung Aniti-grav strap could not exorcise them back to the bowels of annoying guitar problems Hell never to emerge again! Hallelujah!
Anti-grav is so grippy, I once published a photo of it holding a strat up, by grip alone, without the back pin even attached. That's GRIPPY!
Made from recycled rubber, these also have a bit of spring in it, though I don't pad 'em, because it would defeat the purpose.
I think this was the last of the original seven I made. I can make more, probably will, but they are not a big seller. When you need one... you need one.
Happy Monday, TTR
So, Russell wisely came to me. Along with the strap I sent a vial of Well-Hung holy water, and some specific instructions.
He says it was not pretty, there was a lot of cursing, shouting, levitation, and vomiting. But hope and faith ruled the day.
Turns out the devils inside this Phantom were none so evil or malodorous the Well-Hung Aniti-grav strap could not exorcise them back to the bowels of annoying guitar problems Hell never to emerge again! Hallelujah!
Anti-grav is so grippy, I once published a photo of it holding a strat up, by grip alone, without the back pin even attached. That's GRIPPY!
Made from recycled rubber, these also have a bit of spring in it, though I don't pad 'em, because it would defeat the purpose.
I think this was the last of the original seven I made. I can make more, probably will, but they are not a big seller. When you need one... you need one.
Happy Monday, TTR
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
A sudden hot breeze assaults you, infested with a fetid aroma of decaying carcasses. Just one wayfaring experience you'll remember forever. 
"Tokzik Wazte" is a guitar strap reminiscent of a carefree holiday in rural Chernobyl, where silently desolate landscapes invite you recline, relax and enjoy all your remaining hours.
Now it reads more brown on camera, but it's actually a green. The kind of green I saw only one time before. Back around 1991 I was working as a gaffer on a film crew, shooting on-location at a city morgue, a black and white murder mystery called "Seven Bullets." It was early march, and they brought a body in, found along the river valley revealed by the spring melt. I will never forget the powerful gut-wrenching odour. The bloated corpse was peppered with large-ish circles of a particular green colour. The colour of this strap.
I distinctly recall Craft Services served us vegetarian chili at break. Ugh.
3" wide, with oval grommets and kinda poky antique brass studs in aged brass. On a strangely green/brown faux leather belt, mounted to black leather, and sewn with olive green contrasting thread. Soft olive green lining with a little grip and a LOT of comfort. Rolled edges, padded in the Well-Hung tradition. 47"-62", for low slinging rock 'n roll madness.
Do you have one of those disgustingly toxic and knarly olive green guitars now on-trend? This strap is built for it.
"Tokzik Wazte" is a guitar strap reminiscent of a carefree holiday in rural Chernobyl, where silently desolate landscapes invite you recline, relax and enjoy all your remaining hours. Now it reads more brown on camera, but it's actually a green. The kind of green I saw only one time before. Back around 1991 I was working as a gaffer on a film crew, shooting on-location at a city morgue, a black and white murder mystery called "Seven Bullets." It was early march, and they brought a body in, found along the river valley revealed by the spring melt. I will never forget the powerful gut-wrenching odour. The bloated corpse was peppered with large-ish circles of a particular green colour. The colour of this strap.
I distinctly recall Craft Services served us vegetarian chili at break. Ugh.
3" wide, with oval grommets and kinda poky antique brass studs in aged brass. On a strangely green/brown faux leather belt, mounted to black leather, and sewn with olive green contrasting thread. Soft olive green lining with a little grip and a LOT of comfort. Rolled edges, padded in the Well-Hung tradition. 47"-62", for low slinging rock 'n roll madness.
Do you have one of those disgustingly toxic and knarly olive green guitars now on-trend? This strap is built for it.
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
A fun service I get to do once in awhile is modification of big brand straps to include Well-Hungification betterments.
Forum brother had a Jimmy Page Tele, with the accurate stained glass hootenanny strap as case candy. Like so...
Does anybody know what the medal is Page is wearing? Family thing? @Sp8ctre oh Mr. Rock Trivia author-i-tay?
Customer didn't want to mod the case candy strap, but it was driving him a little crazy comfort-wise... you know... 2" wide starter pack thing. No give, no comfort, etc.
So, he looked online and found the same strap, by dunlop, billed as used by a different guitar god... and yesterday in the mail I got an actual authentic Jimi Hendrix guitar strap.
Says so right on the back of the pin tab.
Quite amazing actually, it appears to be in pristine, mint condition and cost not much over $20. The tagger noting that this was the VERY STRAP Mr. Hendrix used to record part of his planned double album at TTG studios in october 1968, in Hollywood, CA. Only select songs from this high decibel session have ever been released says the notes. WHAT A BARGAIN!! JIMI HENDRIX folks!!!
2" wide, adjustable to about 58" it features a vintagey stained glass pattern embroidered ribbon, microscopically thin padding, and a thin velveteen lining. Things that struck me were the comically heavy duty steel loop "guitar relicker" on the back end and the extraordinarily sharp-edged sliding buckle adjustment in stamped steel. Rather thin/weak thread used throughout, but the synthetic bonded leather ends are also secured with pretty decent matching white rivets. But the jury is still out on if the stuff below the white paint is leather, and there is no mention of leather in the hang tag provided with the strap, which is something that normally would be proclaimed.
not much else to say... it is indicative of the plethora of what I call "starter pack" straps available everywhere and in wide use. Simple, cheap, but absolute shoulder pounders. No give, pathetic padding, and minimal surface area for anything which would approach comfortable weight distribution (as far as I am concerned).
So, the job is to turn this into a "big boy" stage-ready strap for his JP Tele. I've done this several times, usually with straps built much the same sometimes purchased at triple the price or more... Often ordered from a fancy Euro supplier that clearly puts more imagination into great advertising copy rather than design/materials and/or workmanship to build up value in the goods. Still, at triple the price, imported, with glittery ribbon and a fancy brand name? Shoulder pounder. All those Fancy words don't seem to help one bit.
The plan is to build a nice 3" wide nicely padded leather base, roll over the edges for comfort, then mount this same ribbon on top with real good thread. Then, pad it even more where it sits on the shoulder, and add a lining. When compared to stock, within 30 seconds he will be "SMH in wonder" how he ever used the old regular type.
I gave the customer some options for leather, and last night the customer chose black, which is what I was hoping for.
Moved ahead with Well-Hungification of this starter pack strap this morning.
After disassembling, I note there was no real padding inside the stock dunlop strap, just a thin layer of some fibrous black backing material, I'm guessing this is for additional strength more than padding.
After disassembling the strap, removing the hardware and end, I mounted this ribbon to a padded 3" wide on the shoulder, 2.25" wide on the nose base of padded black garment leather with nicely rolled edges. Before assembling the additional inside padding and lining, I first secure the ribbon to the base with heavy duty upholstery thread in white.
Move it back to the bench and add additional interior padding and lining in the proprietary Well-Hung way, and secure it together with clips for sewing. I looked at some pics, while this pattern is not perfect/exact to the strap the two Jims wore. For Pagey, I see in photos the red dual bits on his strap go on the bottom, green bits on top. I oriented the ribbon that way on this custom build, noting this seems to be a minor detail Fender failed to get correct in the case candy strap on their Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster offering.
Then back to the Consew for more heavy duty upholstery thread stitching along the sides of the leather,
attachment of the 9/10 oz harness leather nose and adjustment ladder also in black leather.
Voila!
Vintage style ribbon strap converted to mega-padded 3" wide, black leather ladder back. This owner likes to sling Jimmy P low, just a bit more than where I personally like things, ... at 55". In the photo above it is set to 55", and has forward up to about 62" and backward to about 51.5" - There is a dark charcoal gray lining in heavy duty upholstery fabric.
- still have to do the nose hole, not sure if the owner wants to use locks or not. No more metal rivets, clunky metal loop, or sharp stamped steel sliding buckle. No more shoulder-pounding discomfort. A Chevette reborn as a Cadillac.
I've never had a good look at this stained glass pattern ribbon in person before, it is quite striking. Great strap!
Forum brother had a Jimmy Page Tele, with the accurate stained glass hootenanny strap as case candy. Like so...
Does anybody know what the medal is Page is wearing? Family thing? @Sp8ctre oh Mr. Rock Trivia author-i-tay?
Customer didn't want to mod the case candy strap, but it was driving him a little crazy comfort-wise... you know... 2" wide starter pack thing. No give, no comfort, etc.
So, he looked online and found the same strap, by dunlop, billed as used by a different guitar god... and yesterday in the mail I got an actual authentic Jimi Hendrix guitar strap.
Says so right on the back of the pin tab.
Quite amazing actually, it appears to be in pristine, mint condition and cost not much over $20. The tagger noting that this was the VERY STRAP Mr. Hendrix used to record part of his planned double album at TTG studios in october 1968, in Hollywood, CA. Only select songs from this high decibel session have ever been released says the notes. WHAT A BARGAIN!! JIMI HENDRIX folks!!!
2" wide, adjustable to about 58" it features a vintagey stained glass pattern embroidered ribbon, microscopically thin padding, and a thin velveteen lining. Things that struck me were the comically heavy duty steel loop "guitar relicker" on the back end and the extraordinarily sharp-edged sliding buckle adjustment in stamped steel. Rather thin/weak thread used throughout, but the synthetic bonded leather ends are also secured with pretty decent matching white rivets. But the jury is still out on if the stuff below the white paint is leather, and there is no mention of leather in the hang tag provided with the strap, which is something that normally would be proclaimed.
not much else to say... it is indicative of the plethora of what I call "starter pack" straps available everywhere and in wide use. Simple, cheap, but absolute shoulder pounders. No give, pathetic padding, and minimal surface area for anything which would approach comfortable weight distribution (as far as I am concerned).
So, the job is to turn this into a "big boy" stage-ready strap for his JP Tele. I've done this several times, usually with straps built much the same sometimes purchased at triple the price or more... Often ordered from a fancy Euro supplier that clearly puts more imagination into great advertising copy rather than design/materials and/or workmanship to build up value in the goods. Still, at triple the price, imported, with glittery ribbon and a fancy brand name? Shoulder pounder. All those Fancy words don't seem to help one bit.
The plan is to build a nice 3" wide nicely padded leather base, roll over the edges for comfort, then mount this same ribbon on top with real good thread. Then, pad it even more where it sits on the shoulder, and add a lining. When compared to stock, within 30 seconds he will be "SMH in wonder" how he ever used the old regular type.
I gave the customer some options for leather, and last night the customer chose black, which is what I was hoping for.
Moved ahead with Well-Hungification of this starter pack strap this morning.
After disassembling, I note there was no real padding inside the stock dunlop strap, just a thin layer of some fibrous black backing material, I'm guessing this is for additional strength more than padding.
After disassembling the strap, removing the hardware and end, I mounted this ribbon to a padded 3" wide on the shoulder, 2.25" wide on the nose base of padded black garment leather with nicely rolled edges. Before assembling the additional inside padding and lining, I first secure the ribbon to the base with heavy duty upholstery thread in white.
Move it back to the bench and add additional interior padding and lining in the proprietary Well-Hung way, and secure it together with clips for sewing. I looked at some pics, while this pattern is not perfect/exact to the strap the two Jims wore. For Pagey, I see in photos the red dual bits on his strap go on the bottom, green bits on top. I oriented the ribbon that way on this custom build, noting this seems to be a minor detail Fender failed to get correct in the case candy strap on their Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster offering.
Then back to the Consew for more heavy duty upholstery thread stitching along the sides of the leather,
attachment of the 9/10 oz harness leather nose and adjustment ladder also in black leather.
Voila!
Vintage style ribbon strap converted to mega-padded 3" wide, black leather ladder back. This owner likes to sling Jimmy P low, just a bit more than where I personally like things, ... at 55". In the photo above it is set to 55", and has forward up to about 62" and backward to about 51.5" - There is a dark charcoal gray lining in heavy duty upholstery fabric.
- still have to do the nose hole, not sure if the owner wants to use locks or not. No more metal rivets, clunky metal loop, or sharp stamped steel sliding buckle. No more shoulder-pounding discomfort. A Chevette reborn as a Cadillac.
I've never had a good look at this stained glass pattern ribbon in person before, it is quite striking. Great strap!
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Today working on one of the more difficult straps I make... the Shakey series...
This one is going on one of those black gold gretsch guitars... they look dark, dark blacky/brown but have gold sparkles that show up if you look close.
So I suggested gold sparkle mojotone grill and he loved the idea...
I opted for the dark, dark darkest brown leather I had here for the rest of the strap too...
it's gonna be pretty dang nice combo, I think. Can't wait to see it with the intended guitar.
With that custom job complete, also starting a new series this afternoon, material came in a couple days ago... a really luxurious soft black vinyl material
that feels awesome. Has a medieval damask pattern in it, in sort of teeny raised braille dots, on what looks like a brushed black chrome background.
Great look and texture, super interesting, while remaining badass. Still going to marry this material to heavy black leather front and back.
Thinking I might add some rivets, maybe not.
Probably call this group "Blind to the Tyranny"
Been a long day, almost Molson time I figure. Happy Friday my brothers!
This one is going on one of those black gold gretsch guitars... they look dark, dark blacky/brown but have gold sparkles that show up if you look close.
So I suggested gold sparkle mojotone grill and he loved the idea...
I opted for the dark, dark darkest brown leather I had here for the rest of the strap too...
it's gonna be pretty dang nice combo, I think. Can't wait to see it with the intended guitar.
With that custom job complete, also starting a new series this afternoon, material came in a couple days ago... a really luxurious soft black vinyl material
that feels awesome. Has a medieval damask pattern in it, in sort of teeny raised braille dots, on what looks like a brushed black chrome background.
Great look and texture, super interesting, while remaining badass. Still going to marry this material to heavy black leather front and back.
Thinking I might add some rivets, maybe not.
Probably call this group "Blind to the Tyranny"
Been a long day, almost Molson time I figure. Happy Friday my brothers!
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Today the workshop is the kitchen and deck... beautiful day for grillin'
Mixed up 2 lbs ground round, couple eggs, handful of quick oats, diced onion, minced garlic, ground pepper, sea salt some 'Shire sauce and a tablespoon of horseradish earlier... let it sit for a spell.
Will be making Dad's megapatties... toasted pretzel buns, pretty basic. However, the best news is... this afternoon I may have invented a new refreshing summer libation... my variation on a summer shandy.
Pour a chilled can/bottle of the lager of your choice, plop in three frozen cubes of unsweetened grapefruit juice. Three seems to be the right amount... to my taste anyway.
I keep frozen cubes of grapefruit juice on hand for blending greyhoundy fruit smoothies...
Any way my "Shanderella" is way refreshing...as the cubes melt, you'll find your beverage getting tart and crispier. Try it... it's a real nice diversion from the "same old" on a hot day.
It will also double the patio life of your refreshment, though I suspect that's probably not much an issue with most of you TTR hooligans
Mixed up 2 lbs ground round, couple eggs, handful of quick oats, diced onion, minced garlic, ground pepper, sea salt some 'Shire sauce and a tablespoon of horseradish earlier... let it sit for a spell.
Will be making Dad's megapatties... toasted pretzel buns, pretty basic. However, the best news is... this afternoon I may have invented a new refreshing summer libation... my variation on a summer shandy.
Pour a chilled can/bottle of the lager of your choice, plop in three frozen cubes of unsweetened grapefruit juice. Three seems to be the right amount... to my taste anyway.
I keep frozen cubes of grapefruit juice on hand for blending greyhoundy fruit smoothies...
Any way my "Shanderella" is way refreshing...as the cubes melt, you'll find your beverage getting tart and crispier. Try it... it's a real nice diversion from the "same old" on a hot day.
It will also double the patio life of your refreshment, though I suspect that's probably not much an issue with most of you TTR hooligans
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Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
I think I want this one! It is too cool. I do have another guitar coming at some point here. Sold. PM me Brad!A sudden hot breeze assaults you, infested with a fetid aroma of decaying carcasses. Just one wayfaring experience you'll remember forever. ☢ "Tokzik Wazte" ☢ is a guitar strap reminiscent of a carefree holiday in rural Chernobyl, where silently desolate landscapes invite you recline, relax and enjoy all your remaining hours.
Now it reads more brown on camera, but it's actually a green. The kind of green I saw only one time before. Back around 1991 I was working as a gaffer on a film crew, shooting on-location at a city morgue, a black and white murder mystery called "Seven Bullets." It was early march, and they brought a body in, found along the river valley revealed by the spring melt. I will never forget the powerful gut-wrenching odour. The bloated corpse was peppered with large-ish circles of a particular green colour. The colour of this strap.
I distinctly recall Craft Services served us vegetarian chili at break. Ugh.
3" wide, with oval grommets and kinda poky antique brass studs in aged brass. On a strangely green/brown faux leather belt, mounted to black leather, and sewn with olive green contrasting thread. Soft olive green lining with a little grip and a LOT of comfort. Rolled edges, padded in the Well-Hung tradition. 47"-62", for low slinging rock 'n roll madness.
Do you have one of those disgustingly toxic and knarly olive green guitars now on-trend? This strap is built for it.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Thank you @Jethro Rocker ... Tokzic Wazte is oozing your way
Today I spent an hour mucking around on my deck rigging up a misting apparatus high up from a garden hose... supposed to hit 37C here in the next few days... this is evil torture and perilous to Saskaman like -40 is to Florida man. I do have much trouble with the heat and no A/C in the house. Thankfully the basement straplab is pretty cool and comfortable
"Blind to the Tyranny" is now up, a black strap, but certainly not a plain Jane forgettable one. Made a couple of them.
Distinctly sporting a Ren Faire Medieval / Dark Ages look with a damask pattern in a gazillion little teeny black nubbies, raised up from a background that looks like brushed black chrome.
Pretty cool. 3" wide, padded, up to 60" long. good leather ends
Also today I started in on a set of 3 new Carpetbagger straps, haven't made these for a few years but was a popular line a few years ago... just gave it a rest for awhile. They have a Gothic/ Victorian tapestry look and feel, with so many complimentary colours it's hard to find a guitar they don't look pretty great on. And, while a bit flowery, they are not particularly feminine and remain one of the more comfortable series I've made. As you should know by now.... I always focus on comfort first.
Stay cool my TTR bros
Today I spent an hour mucking around on my deck rigging up a misting apparatus high up from a garden hose... supposed to hit 37C here in the next few days... this is evil torture and perilous to Saskaman like -40 is to Florida man. I do have much trouble with the heat and no A/C in the house. Thankfully the basement straplab is pretty cool and comfortable
"Blind to the Tyranny" is now up, a black strap, but certainly not a plain Jane forgettable one. Made a couple of them.
Distinctly sporting a Ren Faire Medieval / Dark Ages look with a damask pattern in a gazillion little teeny black nubbies, raised up from a background that looks like brushed black chrome.
Pretty cool. 3" wide, padded, up to 60" long. good leather ends
Also today I started in on a set of 3 new Carpetbagger straps, haven't made these for a few years but was a popular line a few years ago... just gave it a rest for awhile. They have a Gothic/ Victorian tapestry look and feel, with so many complimentary colours it's hard to find a guitar they don't look pretty great on. And, while a bit flowery, they are not particularly feminine and remain one of the more comfortable series I've made. As you should know by now.... I always focus on comfort first.
Stay cool my TTR bros
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RVA
Ambassador
What is the minimum on the "Blind to the Tyranny"? Remember to keep us vertically conservative folks in mind!!Thank you @Jethro Rocker ... Tokzic Wazte is oozing your way
Today I spent an hour mucking around on my deck rigging up a misting apparatus high up from a garden hose... supposed to hit 37C here in the next few days... this is evil torture and perilous to Saskaman like -40 is to Florida man. I do have much trouble with the heat and no A/C in the house. Thankfully the basement straplab is pretty cool and comfortable
"Blind to the Tyranny" is now up, a black strap, but certainly not a plain Jane forgettable one. Made a couple of them.
Distinctly sporting a Ren Faire Medieval / Dark Ages look with a damask pattern in a gazillion little teeny black nubbies, raised up from a background that looks like brushed black chrome.
Pretty cool. 3" wide, padded, up to 60" long. good leather ends
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TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Here's one goes as short at 43" or so, up to about 55" but it's wholly an experimental one.
A rare one for me at only 2-1/4 wide, with this crazy nasty gunmetal sheridan embossed vinyl mounted to black padded
base. Leather front and and back, chest buckle in black chrome, satin nickle buckle on the back end.
I named this one "Gunsmoke"
Under the lights, it's hard to get a photo of, with the intense flashing of the gunmetal against the dark black kind of drives a camera crazy,
Not a grippy one, there is long wearing black ostrich vinyl on the inside of this one, but it is nicely padded.
A rare one for me at only 2-1/4 wide, with this crazy nasty gunmetal sheridan embossed vinyl mounted to black padded
base. Leather front and and back, chest buckle in black chrome, satin nickle buckle on the back end.
I named this one "Gunsmoke"
Under the lights, it's hard to get a photo of, with the intense flashing of the gunmetal against the dark black kind of drives a camera crazy,
Not a grippy one, there is long wearing black ostrich vinyl on the inside of this one, but it is nicely padded.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
"Eat a Peach" is a totally 70's vintage-vibey guitar strap. A whole lot of embroidered stars and heavy black leather.
3" wide, nicely padded, grippy black suede lining.
This is gonna go awesome with your platform soles and fringed vest baby. Plus, I made it plenty long enough for great guitarman poses.
Veterans here will know that it's not an easy thing to look cool with a boring factory strap that's four inches too short .
Far OUT!
If you've understand the Occam's razor rule... sort of goes that the most simple solution/explanation is usually the most reliable.
That's why I had my own strap buttons designed for me and the Well-Hung Tribe. They are a breath of fresh air in guitar security.
I've tried many strap lock apparatuses. Never trusted any of them, and in my opinion they all look fugly. Rarely see nice
guitar porn with clanky/clunk straplocks do ya? Just saying. These don't need pop-the-weasel, screw-loosening beer gaskets, either.
Check out the lower one, which is a typical stock strap button.
3" wide, nicely padded, grippy black suede lining.
This is gonna go awesome with your platform soles and fringed vest baby. Plus, I made it plenty long enough for great guitarman poses.
Veterans here will know that it's not an easy thing to look cool with a boring factory strap that's four inches too short .
Far OUT!
If you've understand the Occam's razor rule... sort of goes that the most simple solution/explanation is usually the most reliable.
That's why I had my own strap buttons designed for me and the Well-Hung Tribe. They are a breath of fresh air in guitar security.
I've tried many strap lock apparatuses. Never trusted any of them, and in my opinion they all look fugly. Rarely see nice
guitar porn with clanky/clunk straplocks do ya? Just saying. These don't need pop-the-weasel, screw-loosening beer gaskets, either.
Check out the lower one, which is a typical stock strap button.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Young lady named Valerie asked me to outfit her with a comfy guitar strap proper for her sparkle guitar. A showy blue / silver sparkle "galaxy" fabric caught her eye... we put it on black leather, padded it in the Well-Hung way, by special request made it 2.5" wide. We present: "Valaxy"... a stunner that shoots off hot sparks of awesome in all directions
Might even eclipse the Starry Night sparkle finished Ernie Ball Musicman it's destined to sling.
Might even eclipse the Starry Night sparkle finished Ernie Ball Musicman it's destined to sling.
OP
TVvoodoo
Ambassador of The Comfortably Slung
Over the last couple of days I've been working on repurposing a highly specialized pneumatic tool, to see if I couldn't make it do something I need a lot of gettin' done, in a faster and easier manner. It involved configuring a bunch of new air compressor connections, a lot of fartin' around with regulators and moisture trap stuff. Some HSS drilling and tapping too, and despite tackling the machine shop type stuff with a only vice and a hand drill, (got no press), and some praying... it freaking works, and I don't even think it's too dangerous. Time will tell LOL! When it comes to manly shop tools, like drills and saws and such, I'm not very handy at all that, but it's amazing what some folks can do with those things
What I invented here, not sure if I'm gonna show it, maybe someday could be kind of a gamechanger in leatherwork, but there is going to be a learning curve. Later this week I will try a project with it, and see if it's all that I think in could b. If it works reliably and once I get comfortable with this gadget, it'll help mechanize some of the real tedious work, along with making a such a huge racket that'll probably drive my neighbors a little crazy. So, double win!
Oh, and this morning I found time to finish a few I had started last week.... I didn't even know of a fabric type called "burnout velvet" before last week but that's what this is. Think soft, thick and rich velvet but with pattern sort of burned into it, but where the pattern is, it's kind of like soft black leather (but not real leather). Very cool. Great texture. And the pattern is a nice fenderesque paisley as well. I don't make red straps too often, but man... these are RED, and as comfortable as they are hot and long too!
Meet the next strap in the Well-Hung Brad's Paisley series "Angry Paisley" coming to Reverb soon
What I invented here, not sure if I'm gonna show it, maybe someday could be kind of a gamechanger in leatherwork, but there is going to be a learning curve. Later this week I will try a project with it, and see if it's all that I think in could b. If it works reliably and once I get comfortable with this gadget, it'll help mechanize some of the real tedious work, along with making a such a huge racket that'll probably drive my neighbors a little crazy. So, double win!
Oh, and this morning I found time to finish a few I had started last week.... I didn't even know of a fabric type called "burnout velvet" before last week but that's what this is. Think soft, thick and rich velvet but with pattern sort of burned into it, but where the pattern is, it's kind of like soft black leather (but not real leather). Very cool. Great texture. And the pattern is a nice fenderesque paisley as well. I don't make red straps too often, but man... these are RED, and as comfortable as they are hot and long too!
Meet the next strap in the Well-Hung Brad's Paisley series "Angry Paisley" coming to Reverb soon
RVA
Ambassador
None more red. Excellent!!Over the last couple of days I've been working on repurposing a highly specialized pneumatic tool, to see if I couldn't make it do something I need a lot of gettin' done, in a faster and easier manner. It involved configuring a bunch of new air compressor connections, a lot of fartin' around with regulators and moisture trap stuff. Some HSS drilling and tapping too, and despite tackling the machine shop type stuff with a only vice and a hand drill, (got no press), and some praying... it freaking works, and I don't even think it's too dangerous. Time will tell LOL! When it comes to manly shop tools, like drills and saws and such, I'm not very handy at all that, but it's amazing what some folks can do with those things
What I invented here, not sure if I'm gonna show it, maybe someday could be kind of a gamechanger in leatherwork, but there is going to be a learning curve. Later this week I will try a project with it, and see if it's all that I think in could b. If it works reliably and once I get comfortable with this gadget, it'll help mechanize some of the real tedious work, along with making a such a huge racket that'll probably drive my neighbors a little crazy. So, double win!
Oh, and this morning I found time to finish a few I had started last week.... I didn't even know of a fabric type called "burnout velvet" before last week but that's what this is. Think soft, thick and rich velvet but with pattern sort of burned into it, but where the pattern is, it's kind of like soft black leather (but not real leather). Very cool. Great texture. And the pattern is a nice fenderesque paisley as well. I don't make red straps too often, but man... these are RED, and as comfortable as they are hot and long too!
Meet the next strap in the Well-Hung Brad's Paisley series "Angry Paisley" coming to Reverb soon