New product features a patented swivel that keep straps forever untangled.
Sidewinder Straps has introduced what the company touts is the first twist-proof guitar strap.
According to Sidewinder, the key to the new product is a unique patented swivel that gives the straps a “twist-free, self-correcting characteristic.”
Sidewinder Straps are constructed of leather and durable textiles, and feature no metal in order to avoid damaging guitar finishes.
The strap width is two inches, with a fully adjustable length of 35 to 61 inches. The colors offered are black, brown and a variety of patterned weaves. Sidewinder also offers Strap Adaptors, which will link to an existing guitar strap, allowing it to stay tangle-free.
Sidewinder Guitar Straps are available starting at $42, with Strap Adaptors offered for $25.
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.
