Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap
Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap
Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap
Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap
Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap

Straight Up - Tobacco Leather Guitar Strap

Sale price$ 129.00
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Straight Up

It’s about more than just substance over style.

To me, substance is style. And I need mine straight up. I want to see and feel the proverbial natural wood grain, not have those precious imperfections buried under some glossy varnish or slick paint job.

Sure, I can appreciate Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, but too many misguided people have since taken those walls and built a prison around the essence of music with one big, overproduced, sterile Pro Tools assembly line.

In my book, lifeless digital perfection has become the greatest imperfection, with hype and all the sonic trends du jour just more planned obsolescence. The expiration dates keep coming faster and faster.

Hey, don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to climb on a high horse or tell anyone else how to live. I’ll leave that gig to the marketing executives. But, for my money, it’s the paths away from all the frills and ringtones that are worth traveling. In what I put out and take in, I’m after timeless quality.

Give me core components. Give me raw analog purity. Give me roots music. Give me something that skilled, dedicated human hands labored over and real sweat poured down on, whether a well-crafted tune or a custom-made guitar. Give me Wilco. Give me Keith Richards — on his acoustic. Give me Frank Sinatra in a small room with one mic, warm acoustics, and a little cigarette smoke.

Style is what you can do with less anyway. Anyone can put on a $5000 Armani suit. But look at James Dean in jeans and a plain white t-shirt. If you want to hear straight up style, well, no one with a top-of-the-line Strat and all the effects pedals in the world has yet to surpass what some of the original blues players could transmit through a busted, homemade, out-of-tune guitar.

That’s why we’re still listening to their scratchy recordings and probably always will be — there’s soul in simplicity and enduring power in the authentic.

And newsflash: there’s no ham in Spam and no humanity in Auto-Tune, folks.

That’s why I close my eyes to the packaging, to all the gimmicks and hollow obsessions with appearances, and just tune into sublime unprocessed sounds ringing true.

Straight up — no chaser.

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Steve Ojeda
Beautiful Tobacco Leather Strap

I was looking for a new leather bass guitar strap for my new Ernie Ball Stingray Bass guitar and came across the Anthology Gear station. I immediately fell in love with the Tobacco color leather strap and decided to order one right away.
The strap came several days later and it was even more gorgeous in person. The leather is of a very high quality and the patina is perfect. The color goes perfectly with the roasted maple neck of the bass guitar and is very eye catching. I've received many compliments on it.
Thank you AG for making such a great product. The customer service was top notch and the packaging was a very nice touch. I would definitely buy another strap and recommend their products to fellow musicians looking for quality leather goods.

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Hillary
Beautiful!

I got this as a gift to pair with my husband's new Les Paul guitar and it is beautiful! He says it is super comfortable and the craftsmanship on it is fantastic. I imagine it will last forever. Would highly recommend!

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Eric Bradley
Very pleased customer

Happy to have found "Anthology Gear" after doing the internet search for a decent guitar strap.I'm a returning customer and they've exceeded my expectations every time. Excellent quality from a company that obviously cares about customer service.

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John Phinney
The Best!!!

I have been playing a Les Paul for over 30 years... and as you may know... it is not a light guitar... A close friend bought me an Anthology Guitar strap for my 60th birthday... and what a difference it made!
So I recently bought 2 more because I have several Les Pauls and I wanted the quality and feel of the Anthology strap...
They distribute the weight very well and feel so comfortable...
I bought one of them for my Strat... which is not a heavy guitar because the comfort can't be beat!
I highly recommend any of these high end straps....

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Gary
Choice Gear

Quality materials and craftsmanship meant to last.
I spent a great deal of time searching for the look and feel for each guitar strap that must deliver a comfortable connection to the instrument that I trust it to securely hold without a second thought. When you find something that works, you keep coming back.
I have six Anthology straps to date.