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[jackal]

lol, i used to take off the strap stubs, and screw the srap right to the guitar useing the stub kinda as a washer it worked well, but then i got money and paid the 13 for the locking ones...lol

[Monster]

lol, i used to take off the strap stubs, and screw the srap right to the guitar useing the stub kinda as a washer it worked well, but then i got money and paid the 13 for the locking ones...lol

lol i used to do that back in the day....... works well..... tooo

[floydmoline]

that's basically what i do, i unscrew the post from the body, thread a washer bigger than the strap  hole on to the screw, thread the screw washer strap post assembly through the strap and screw it back in

[Monster]

another good idea floyd.. you have some great ideas tricks..... any thing you ever try go wrong...

[floydmoline]

routing my old stratocaster pickguard for a pair of humbuckers with a dremel tool, wasn't a very good idea, i destroyed the pickgaurd and had to buy an aftermarket one heh

[Brian Krashpad]

i used to use coffee can lids for straplocks, but they never really worked that well and looked like crap lol

Yeah, I would think that the plastic is too thin and bendy on most coffee can lids.

Credit cards and similar thickness ID-type stiff plastic cards work well though.  You can make emergency picks out of credit cards too.

[characterzero]

I personally don't have strap locks, just because I've never had problems with my strap falling.  One of my friends also uses washers though, and they work great as an effective inexpensive straplock*

*(I'll post this in the tips and tricks thread too if it hasn't been mentioned)

[JulieT]

I have always used regular straps on my acoustic. Never have had a problem with them.

[Brian Krashpad]

I have always used regular straps on my acoustic. Never have had a problem with them.

Acoustics tend to be lighter than many electrics.  Plus electric players tend to move around a lot more with their guitars, which is where straps can get problematic.