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Easiest solution.I wear my buckle on the left side of my pants above the left front pocket.
Your guitars can't get buckle rash if they never touch your buckle.
Should I say yes! I don't like to disappoint eitherAre you on Only Fans?
I just tried that. And it does not work. ???This is exactly what I also do.
I just tried that. And it does not work. ???
Start threading your belt from the side, not from the front.I just tried that. And it does not work. ???
[..] Some players actually tuck a microfiber cloth into their pants to cover the clothing where the guitar touches the body. [..]
There's stuff like this, but I have NO IDEA whether it will leave goo on your guitar or not. I have no experience with it, and don't know anyone who's used it. It's definitely not recommended for nitro.
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So, not just off to one side, you're saying put it all the way around on the side?Start threading your belt from the side, not from the front.
One or two loops off of center.
Do you leave it on the guitars when you're not doing a show, more or less permanently, or do you remove it after a show?I have used this product, and still do to this day. This has been an absolute guitar-saver over the years for me. I've used it on both the poly finishes and the newer CAB finish with no adverse effects.
However, one time I purchased some wood backplates for one of my guitars. I installed them and had a show that weekend or something and used the Backguard like I usually do. I don't think the finish on the backplates had cured enough and the Backguard lifted some of the finish off the wood back plates. No damage was done to the guitar at all, just the back plates.
Since using the Backguard, my guitars have had zero buckle-rash, dents, or dings when it's been applied.
Personally, I can't recommend this product enough.
I will say, with anything you try, try in small applications first...adhere it to a small, inconspicuous spot and see if there is any adverse reaction. Again, with this specific product, I have experienced no adverse reactions.
Do you leave it on the guitars when you're not doing a show, more or less permanently, or do you remove it after a show?
I'm curious as to how you'd recommend using it.
Just slide the belt all the way to the neck side hip after it's buckled. The body of the guitar doesn't come close to it.So, not just off to one side, you're saying put it all the way around on the side?
Yup. The buckle is on your hip.So, not just off to one side, you're saying put it all the way around on the side?
This seems to make the most sense to me, and if you grab your Jazz Bass you can use a basspiece.It seems to me that a properly re-designed codpiece could be the solution to so many guitarists problems. And not just the one related to buckle rash.
I'm not compensating for something...YOU are!
I was never asked…I like the idea of wearing the buckle to the side better.
Why didn’t you guys give up this belt trick a decade ago?