TOJ - updates on the debacle, complaints, news about other ventures, whatever.

Originally Posted by impolyt_one

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how many of you dudes play the guitar?

Why do you ask? You making a TOJ guitar strap?

Originally Posted by Krish the Fish

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I tried my best, but is the leaf green in that pic? That was the color I was most interested in, to see how saturated the green was.

ah forgot, there is no green in that pic, that is the blue. The green looks like a tree leaf in the summertime.

Originally Posted by rky

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Why do you ask? You making a TOJ guitar strap?

maybe

I play.

Thinking of making a buckleless all-leather strap like a classic Levy's, but a bit narrower... in Italian bridle leather or something like that. Saw Eric Clapton the other day and he had a nice natural leather strap with a bit of patina on it and it dawned on me that I could make straps. also, here is a pic of the Seabag I took on a chair (sans rope), another view:

Is that brown? Looks black? would honestly prefer some cool belts to guitar straps

The issue between belts and guitar straps is that guitar straps need no hardware (most guitarists I know, myself included, use strap locks; or they just use the strap buttons on the body) whereas belts would need a buckle, keeper, etc. Which would make it more difficult for Drew & Co. to manufacture belts. I obviously have no inside information, so I can't say either way whether it will happen, but that's where I see the advantage of guitar straps over belts.

<-- plays guitar, but also prefers skinny guitar straps (with adjustment buckle and shoulder pad)

We're gonna make some belts sometime. We have the resources to make the thick 10oz+ bridle leather belts but frankly there are already a lot of those out there and I've never found that look attractive, that may be because I'm not the biggest guy and a 10oz 2.5" wide belt with huge buckle frankly looks silly on my size 28 jeans, as I imagine it does for a lot of dudes. A case of overkill there. I prefer smaller, minimal belts myself, in soft leather that doesn't kill you when you sit down, so that is what I'll be going for.

As for guitar straps, just a fun thing I thought of and I don't even know how much they'd cost to make so it's not set in stone, but I play guitar and Charly does too, and some friends do as well, so it was gonna be a fun project.
I also figured in having an optional pocket on the backside for holding a wireless box in case people were serious performers, etc. I prefer no buckles because I usually end up nicking the corners of my guitars with those things, and you have tone careful about casing/bagging the guitars with straps like that, so I've always preferred the all-leather straps myself.

^ All leather would be cool, but it def needs a shoulder pad. I'm a bass player mostly, the weight + thin straps kill my shoulder.

imagine toj leather straps used by bad-ass rock bands.

Fishtail came in 2hrs ago... Totally worth the wait, this thing is dope!

5'7" 135lb. Size S.







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First thoughts:
Fox fur is removable, not that you would want to take it off. Very warm, pockets are nice and big (and lined). I can only get the hood to "stay up" properly if the top buttons are done. Going to test this out in some Canadian winter!

Originally Posted by impolyt_one

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We're gonna make some belts sometime. We have the resources to make the thick 10oz+ bridle leather belts but frankly there are already a lot of those out there and I've never found that look attractive, that may be because I'm not the biggest guy and a 10oz 2.5" wide belt with huge buckle frankly looks silly on my size 28 jeans, as I imagine it does for a lot of dudes. A case of overkill there.
I prefer smaller, minimal belts myself, in soft leather that doesn't kill you when you sit down, so that is what I'll be going for.

As for guitar straps, just a fun thing I thought of and I don't even know how much they'd cost to make so it's not set in stone, but I play guitar and Charly does too, and some friends do as well, so it was gonna be a fun project.
I also figured in having an optional pocket on the backside for holding a wireless box in case people were serious performers, etc. I prefer no buckles because I usually end up nicking the corners of my guitars with those things, and you have tone careful about casing/bagging the guitars with straps like that, so I've always preferred the all-leather straps myself.

that's exactly the kind of belt i'm looking for.

1.25-1.5" wide in black and medium brown, maybe also a natural color. dress belt.
simple hardware, high quality.

do it!

^^ looks dope, wish I had need for a jacket that warm.

Originally Posted by drum

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^^ looks dope, wish I had need for a jacket that warm.
No you don't.