Any gigging guitarist's nightmare is to have his precious axe drop onto the stage and this one is no exception.  And so when I saw this product I decided to give it a try and boy am I glad I did!  This strap fits over the large strap buttons on my PRS and the intelligent design ensures that the only way this strap is coming off is when I decide to do so.  It's very easy to put on and to take off you just need to hit the release before turning the wheel which ensures it's virtually impossible to come off on stage by its own.  I like the design as well and I found it very comfortable to use.  Great idea and very useful.

Updated 5 Nov 2012:

There are some negatives though which I recently discovered after a 2-hour gig; the plastic part that helps with changing the strap length is fragile and actually broke while I was on stage!  While I didn't notice it until I left the stage it was disappointing as I didn't even move around much and so I don't know how it could break so easily.  Also, when I took the strap off later I noticed that at the tail end the strap actually scuffed the guitar body quite badly.  There is a part of the connecting end of the strap that is not rubber and that part (the hard plastic circle) actually did most of the damage as it rubbed against the guitar surface.  A solution would be to make the inner part of the circle rubberised as well or to make the connecting plastic ends less thick so that they don't come into such close contact with the guitar body.  Planet Waves would suggest using their longer pins but that defeats the purpose as the only reason I'm getting this and not one of their competitors' versions is because I don't want to drill or to remove my existing pins; in fact, even with the longer pins the scuffing may still occur over time although perhaps less drastically.

Fortunately I'm not too fussed about my guitar body being scuffed through use as I personally feel a guitar that shows some wear after years of gigging adds character but I'm sure not every guitarist will feel this way and so my advice is to only use this on stage on a guitar that you don't mind getting some wear and not on your prized collector's items.  I have superglued the broken plastic but it doesn't hold and breaks again the moment I put the strap on my shoulder and I have attached the softer surface of the Velcro cloth stickers that I bought for my effects rack on the rubber portions of both ends of the strap to see if this will minimise any further scratching damage to my guitar.  So far the velcro seems to help with the scratching.

To summarise, it really does its main function well in that there was no chance of the strap coming off and my guitar crashing to the stage; as least it does that part very well but too bad it breaks easily at the strap length adjuster and scratches the tail end of the guitar body.

Thank God I decided not to use my treasured Gibson Nighthawk Standard for the gig!
Any gigging guitarist's nightmare is to have his precious axe drop onto the stage and this one is no exception. And so when I saw this product I decided to give it a try and boy am I glad I did! This strap fits over the large strap buttons on my PRS and the intelligent design ensures that the only way this strap is coming off is when I decide to do so. It's very easy to put on and to take off you just need to hit the release before turning the wheel which ensures it's virtually impossible to come off on stage by its own. I like the design as well and I found it very comfortable to use. Great idea and very useful. Updated 5 Nov 2012:

There are some negatives though which I recently discovered after a 2-hour gig; the plastic part that helps with changing the strap length is fragile and actually broke while I was on stage! While I didn't notice it until I left the stage it was disappointing as I didn't even move around much and so I don't know how it could break so easily. Also, when I took the strap off later I noticed that at the tail end the strap actually scuffed the guitar body quite badly. There is a part of the connecting end of the strap that is not rubber and that part (the hard plastic circle) actually did most of the damage as it rubbed against the guitar surface. A solution would be to make the inner part of the circle rubberised as well or to make the connecting plastic ends less thick so that they don't come into such close contact with the guitar body. Planet Waves would suggest using their longer pins but that defeats the purpose as the only reason I'm getting this and not one of their competitors' versions is because I don't want to drill or to remove my existing pins; in fact, even with the longer pins the scuffing may still occur over time although perhaps less drastically. Fortunately I'm not too fussed about my guitar body being scuffed through use as I personally feel a guitar that shows some wear after years of gigging adds character but I'm sure not every guitarist will feel this way and so my advice is to only use this on stage on a guitar that you don't mind getting some wear and not on your prized collector's items. I have superglued the broken plastic but it doesn't hold and breaks again the moment I put the strap on my shoulder and I have attached the softer surface of the Velcro cloth stickers that I bought for my effects rack on the rubber portions of both ends of the strap to see if this will minimise any further scratching damage to my guitar. So far the velcro seems to help with the scratching. To summarise, it really does its main function well in that there was no chance of the strap coming off and my guitar crashing to the stage; as least it does that part very well but too bad it breaks easily at the strap length adjuster and scratches the tail end of the guitar body. Thank God I decided not to use my treasured Gibson Nighthawk Standard for the gig!