One of the most useful features found on the Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster are the Fender strap locks. These feature locking strap buttons and locks that attach to your guitar strap. If you’ve ever had the unfortunate experience of your guitar falling off it’s strap and crashing to the floor, then you already know the value of a locking guitar strap system. My beautiful Jeff Beck Custom Stratocaster has a nasty piece of body rash on it. It got that body rash from falling off it’s strap. My beautiful guitar came crashing down and landed on the cast iron base of my microphone stand. I learned a valuable lesson that day and immediately purchased a set of locking strap buttons for my Strat.

How To Use

The American Deluxe Stratocaster comes standard with Fender strap locks and buttons. These fine strap locks are made by Schaller. They are very easy to install on any guitar strap you would like to use with your Stratocaster. You simply insert the strap lock through the holes on your guitar strap, put the washer on the strap lock, and tighten down the nut to secure the strap lock to your guitar strap. The lock clicks into place on the strap lock button that Fender already installed on your Stratocaster. It just doesn’t get any easier to install and use a strap locking system.

Fender Strap Lock Maintenance

The Fender strap locks are very secure. I’ve never had a guitar fall off of the strap since I’ve been using them. I have them installed on all of my guitars. I have even installed the Fender Strap Locks on my Gibson Les Paul guitars. It makes it easy to switch guitars onstage when all the guitars have the same locking strap buttons on them. I do recommend checking the nut for tightness every other gig or so. They do sometimes loosen up and you’ll also want to check the strap button on the guitar itself from time to time to make sure it’s not coming unscrewed. I add a little Big Bends Nut Sauce to the buttons to make sure the strap lock moves smoothly when the guitar is hanging from the strap.

Fender Strap Locks hold your guitar securely, so you can play with confidence and swing it around onstage without worry!