Audience reaction is OK round here, but they all know me. :-) I've been asked about it a few times in other places, but not that often. Compared to playing the accordian or banjo, attaching a couple of bootlaces to a guitar strap is positively normal! ;-)

As with a normal guitar strap, you'll tweak it a bit at home to find a comfortable position, and the extra adjustment means that it may take longer to find your ideal position. But then you just leave it as-is, same as you leave your normal guitar strap set to the right length. Putting it on is just as quick as putting on a normal strap, you just have to thread the "loop" over your head. If you're thin, you can do it without taking the strap off the guitar; if you're a bit porky, you may need to remove the strap from the end-button, thread the loop over your head and then put the strap back on the end-button. Same as a normal strap really.

If you're after a more comfortable setup and you've got a couple of hours to spare, it's well worth giving this a go. Let's face it, the bits are not exactly expensive (you can even skip the slide toggle and use half a clothes peg instead of a tube for a first quick try), and assembly is easy for anyone with opposable thumbs and more than one finger per hand.

The Slider strap looks a neat idea, but it's got to take some time putting that on. If my bootlace setup is serious bondage, god knows what the Slider is! ;-)

Graham.