Originally Posted by: john of MTI'm inexperienced, lazy and cheap if I can get away with it (sorta like my first girlfriend in college :eek: ) and would prefer to find a system that matches those characteristics (add to the list, 'easy'; re: abv). I also much prefer to do 'nothing' to the guitar which includes replacing buttons/pins. I've looked at Schaller, Dunlop Dual Design, and Loxx and am kinda cool to all of 'em. I like what I see in Lock-It Straps but I would prefer to keep the straps I already have.

Right now I'm keen on the Dunlop Ergo strap locks. I also like the idea of using the washer from Grolsch beer bottles although I have signed a loyalty oath to Big Sky Brewing Company's Moose Drool. :D So my questions are; what else is out there, what's your opinion and what do you use?

Recommendations, please and thank you.

I lean towards Schaller's. Gotta careful with strap lock purchases. Not all screws between the guitar are the same size. Sometimes the stap lock screw is smaller than the hole in the guitar. It's an easy fix with a couple of toothpicks and a little wood glue (if you don't over do it on the glue).

My first strap locks were washers though. Worked great so long as you never needed to take the strap off.