Dunlop Straplok® Traditional Strap Retainer System, Black

I’ve been using Jim Dunlop Straploks since 2020, and they’re now the first thing I install on every guitar I buy. I currently have 17 guitars, and every single one of them is fitted with these. The build quality is excellent - solid, reliable, and easy to fit. Once installed, they lock securely and give complete peace of mind when playing. I’ve never had a strap come loose or a guitar take a fall since switching to these. They look great, work flawlessly, and after years of use, they’ve proven to be incredibly durable. Quite simply, nothing else comes close.

Here's what strap locks are supposed to do: securely attach your strap to your guitar. These do that much better than Schallers and the Fender rip-offs of Schaller. I used the Schallers many years ago. They look great, but the problem is they screw onto the strap with a nut. I am very good with maintenance, check for loose parts, etc., but at one gig with my super heavy American deluxe 5 string jazz bass, the nut worked its way off the strap, and I dropped it. It was with a heavy leather strap, and I did tighten it down with pliers upon installation and I'm sure I kept it maintained. Absolutely ridiculous and inexcusable. Never again. Unless you want to inspect and retighten your strap locks at every single rehearsal and gig, forget about Schallers. They're a good company and they make great tuners, I don't fault the materials, it's simply that threaded things can work their way loose, a fatal design flaw for this type of device. Come on, its only purpose is to not allow something to come off of something else. The Dunlop strap locks fit on with a locking ring. It is impossible to remove these from the strap by accident. If you're having trouble getting the lockrings on, I have a YouTube video posted to my channel, NickWeissMusic, just search for Dunlop strap lock installation. It's kind of tough at first but with experience, it's very easy. The package instructions are correct but not very helpful. I have these on more than 10 instruments, and have never had even close to a failure in well over a decade. The package recommends periodically lubricating the mechanism inside the lock, but I have never done so, in my experience lubricants usually gunk things up more than they help for things like this. I've never had so much as a grind or squeak from the button or ball bearings in these strap locks, if I did, I'd probably just replace it. I do give the locks a little tug when I put them on to make sure they're engaged, other than that, you can forget about them, which is the way it should be. The only possible downside is that these strap locks keep the strap a little further from the instrument then using no strap locks or the Schallers do, to which I say, who cares. Well, I guess a lot of people care about that, since I see it in a lot of reviews. If using no strap lock or a poorly designed one is worth it to you, just so you can have your strap a quarter inch closer to your guitar, so be it. I have seen Ernie Ball strap locks that seem to be a little lower profile, I think they use lock rings too. Maybe try those, but I'm sticking with the flawless track record of the Dunlops.

As a guitar collector, I'm always buying these strap locks because they are the best. I actually have some that are over 20 years old and still work like new, and the finish never rusts or corrodes. Easy to install and work well to make sure your guitar strap doesn't fall off the peg. For the pro and amateur alike. Recommended.

Excelente producto.

I wanted to show a couple of pics of the Straplok installed as well as a video of how easy it is to take the strap on and off. This is very important to me because I purchased a high quality thick heavy glove leather strap that I want to use when I change from guitar to guitar. This push button locking and unlocking system is exactly what I needed. Other locks use a different method of attaching and they do lock on well once you are secure but they are tricky and cumbersome to engage and disengage. Another reason I went with the Dunlop Straplok was because of that thick and quality strap. I couldn’t get the lock to catch enough of the threads when attaching to the strap to install. With the Straplok I was able to secure the half locking washer type piece snugly. (I used a pair of regular pliers opened to the wider setting and just barely gave a gentle squeeze and the ring snapped right into place.) Finally through no fault of the product itself I needed another screw to install the part on my guitar. I contacted Dunlop direct through their website (the AmaZon company KMC music that sold the units was very helpful with that) and they sent me more screws. So great to deal with a company that not only makes great durable products but also has great customer service. You need a strap lock? Get this one. And you can match the color of your guitar’s hardware!!

Been using these since the 80's, never dropped a guitar, and they've helped keep a couple on when I've caught them on mic stands, amp corners, random boxes, other people, and a number of other things. These things work.

The straplok screw goes in right where the truss rod is placed on my Gibson SG. I had to cut about 1mm off from the screw end to make it fit in, otherwise it works great! No issues whatsoever with my Les Paul and my Telecaster. 5/5 stars there. Easy installation!

Have owned many sets of these. I have them on all of my instruments. I won't have a guitar without em.

I have them on all my guitars, love the, they have never failed me and save me from broken headstocks all the time

Molto scadenti, comprati provati ma non sono sicuri, Assolutamente non soddisfatto sopratutto dal rivenditore.... Non consiglio assolutamente il venditore in questione

J'aime beaucoup le système Dunlop Straplock, s'installe facilement, fonctionne très bien.

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