If you are a serious guitarist, you may want to get a custom guitar strap to reflect your music. Guitar straps come in a variety of materials and styles, so try out a variety to find out what is right for you. Once you know what you like, you can specify just how you want your custom guitar strap built.
Above all, you need your custom guitar strap to be comfortable. Most straps are adjustable, including custom guitar straps. This is very important, as you may want a different length of strap at different times, or for different guitars if you play more than one. Most guitar straps can lengthen or shorten with a range of thirty five to fifty two inches. This range fits the majority of players. How wide the strap is will also make a difference. A wider strap has the benefit of better weight distribution. The benefits of a narrow strap are less weight and less distraction. You can find a wide selection of lining and padding for guitar straps as well. Not all guitar straps come with lining or padding though. Just like everything else, you should try out different linings and padding to discover what will be the most comfortable when you play.
The design and aesthetics are what most people will notice, but you still need to keep comfort as the top priority.
One of the most common materials used for cool guitar straps is leather. You can't just say leather and be done with it, however, as there are a variety of types of leather available. You can get cow hide, calf skin, buffalo, snake skin, and plenty of other different leathers. Leather can be treated in a variety of ways to create different amounts of softness and flexibility.
There are other types of materials that are used for guitar straps. Vinyl is an attractive option that is fairly similar to leather. For something radically different from the leather look, some strap makers are using the same material as used in seatbelts! You can also get guitar straps made from various fabrics such as linen furniture fabric. Fabric straps have the benefit of allowing for more colors and for patterns or designs woven directly into the custom guitar strap.
A custom guitar strap allows for your own unique aesthetics to show. With most materials, it is pretty straightforward to add an embroidered design. This may be your name, your signature, your band name, or any other writing. Abstract designs and drawings are also an option for embroidering a guitar strap. Leather guitar straps can be decorated with imprinting, embossing, and pyrography.
Getting a custom guitar strap is the sign of a serious guitar player. You will be very happy to be able to practice for a longer amount of time and still not have any shoulder pain at the end of the day.