Music Area Guitar Strap Plus-S-Grey (RB-STP GRY-S)

My 9.5 lbs guitar was becoming a literal pain in my back. I randomly came across this strap, decided to try it out, and am very glad I did. This strap is really comfortable, and the padding helps support and distribute the weight of heavy guitars.I had previously tried Levy's 2" polyester straps - love them for lighter guitars, but not enough support for a heavy one - and Levy's No 1 Stretch 2.5" strap - which came highly recommended, but wasn't any more comfortable than the 2" polyester straps, and was surprisingly of much worse construction than the cheaper 2" poly straps.This strap felt immediately different, and the guitar felt immediately lighter and more comfortable. It still doesn't make my 9.5 lbs guitar feel like my 7 lbs guitar, but it makes it feel a lot closer in weight and comfort, and I no longer dread playing my heavier guitar. I can now play for hours without discomfort.The strap looks good - dark grey and black with just the single red logo on the front. It would look even better and be more versatile if it had no logo (there's one on the underside) or if it was a black logo with white characters, but it's still an improvement over all the gaudy straps with terrible designs.It's well made, with plastic hardware that won't dent your guitar and rubber ends that are smooth on both sides and won't scratch your finish. The material it's made of looks and feels good, with a smooth and durable fabric on the top, a soft, stretchy fabric on the underside, and rubber on all the stitched ends. The strap doesn't slide as smoothly over my shirt as a polyester strap, but it doesn't grip my shirt the way nylon straps or the No 1 Stretch strap or especially leather does.The strap is long enough for my needs - I think I have it set at about 49" - but you may need measure your existing strap to make sure that the length will work for you.I do kind of wish the padded part was longer - it stops at about 2/3 of the way down my back. It's certainly long enough to do the job, but I think it might have been even more comfortable if the padded part was 4-6" longer.One downside of the thick padded strap is that I can't put the guitar away in my case with the strap still attached - the way I could with thin straps. It's a bit of an annoyance to have to take the strap off each time, but it's one I'm willing to live with for the comfort this strap offers. And for how often I've taken it off and put it back on, the ends are holding up well.

This strap is probably the best bang-for-the-buck. Very similar to Mono Betty strap that I used to have. Extremely comfortable and well-made. You won't regret.

Though this strap is comfortable, it is very short. It only adjusts from 39" to 46", almost 10 inches shorter than the description says.

I’m a skinny guy and I keep my guitars high up but this strap even at its shortest is a little long. For the average person it’d probably be fine. But due to the short adjustment distance it runs a bit long for my taste. Overall an excellent strap though! VERY comfortable and very solidly made. I have a few cases from Music Area and they’re some of my faves!

Really comfortable and inexpensive. Win,win.

Nice strap but not long enough.