EC and EB Straps

[DavidEid]

What's the deal with Eric Clapton's love affair with the inexpensive Ernie Ball guitar strap?

 

[ScoobySteve]

Could just be the love of simplicity and comfort. Don't fix what aint broken, as they say.

 

[GWDavis28]

Well remember that EC is a EB string user. Maybe he just likes the straps?

Glenn |B)

 

[straycat113]

Well I just saw an add of old slow hand stating five decades of using EB strings, is he supposed to be using a strap of gold encrusted with diamonds lol.

 

[peterd79]

a lot of guys use the eb straps... they're simple yet great...

 

[meanMRmustard]

I have one the standard one non leather and find it very comfortable and theyre well priced as well

 

[jamie_au]

If you look at the Joe Bonamassa Royal Albert Hall DVD he's using an expensive leather (croc skin from memory?) strap.

 

[Mikey]

I use the standard nylon straps on all of my guitars. They are durable, inexpensive, comfortable, easy to adjust and they do not distract any attention from the guitar because of their plain and simple looks.

 

[TheShreddinHand]

I use em' too. Love em'. I'm certainly not Eric Clapton but my first name is the same! Haha!

-Eric

 

[Spudmurphy]

I remember seeing EC being interviewed and in the background was his "Gear cupboard" which contained an EB clock!

 

[Adamr]

he was on jools holland on wednesday. oh and tonight on the bbc. and he was using a ernie ball strap .

 

[aleclee]

Adjustability is a big deal for me. I want finer control than many straps allow and since I use strap locks, a lot of straps are hard to adjust.

The only posh strap I've found that's sufficiently adjustable is made by Eyeland.

 

[DavidEid]

Adjustability is a big deal for me. I want finer control than many straps allow and since I use strap locks, a lot of straps are hard to adjust.

The only posh strap I've found that's sufficiently adjustable is made by Eyeland.

An Eyeland (one with the glass eye) is my main guitar strap. I do have one of the simple EBMM straps in one of the bags somewhere though. Monocase Betty straps for my basses though.

 

[Spudmurphy]

I sometimes use a plain leather strap - no buckles, no adjustment - it just has straplocks on it.

I got fed up with smacking the guitar with the buckle when I used to put it on the stand.