My son was complaining that his shoulder was hurting from the weight of his strat. Then a few days later we at the store in the automotive section and I saw these shoulder strap cushions for seat belts. About 10 inches long, nicely padded, assorted colors and less than $3. Got one for each of us. Took a couple of seconds to put on and made a world of difference.

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great idea.

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Steve Harris from Iron Maiden does something similar. He uses cushion both for the shoulder and he complained that his hair would sometimes get stuck in his strap. Some of the strapcushion he uses are made by his mum.

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dang- i paid 12 bucks for my planet waves gel strap. it does work well though.

stated using the pad from the seat belt about 7 years ago, works great.

I saw them in K-Mart... good call!

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Nice suggestion.

Thanks.

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My other guitar is a Strat.

Strap width makes a bigger difference than cushioning.. The wider area helps to distribute more evenly the weight to your body...

I use these with my ES335 and Les Paul Custom (10.5lbs)...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320511819236&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D320511819236%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

They are expensive but worth every dime.. They are the highest quality strap you will find hands down...

Never thought of it but it sounds like a great idea. But I dont stand much these days.

great tipp. thanx

cheers

I have several of these. They're quite comfortable.

http://www.levysleathers.com/product;cat,787;item,528;Padded-Leather-MSS1

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I've thought of this before but thought that it would slide around too much. I just might give it a try now. Thanks for the confirmation of it actually working.