i met with jefisipbata lunch time kanina and i bought the black sharkskin strap. i plan to use it for my 2 pointy guitars (see my sig). the V weight 9+ lbs, the ice-plorer hybrid weighs 10+ lbs or more pa ata. both guitars have their straps buttons placed dun sa may neck joint. sa mga may guitars na ganito ang placement ng strap buttons, alam nating lahat na may tendency to dive a bit forward yung guitar. and since heavy guitars sila pareho, with my old fender strap, lalo malaki yung tendency nito. after trying out the MONO strap, nabawasan yung dive forward. and the thicker width of the strap provided additional comfort sa left shoulder ko. so far so good!!
i'll post another review after our gig this fri. tignan ko kung may difference pag live playing na, yung malikot na ko kaka-headbang. nasanay na kasi ako mag-adapt na i-pilit mag-angle ng guitar para maiwasan yung pag-dive forward when i play leads. we'll see kung dadali ang buhay ko.
btw, the holes on the strap where the strap buttons go... sobrang tibay!!! anaknang, hirap na hirap akong ilagay yung dunlop straplock sa butas. umiinit na ulo ko kanina hindi ko mailagay ng maayos. well, positive thing siya sa totoo lang, kasi alam ko hindi bibigay yung butas ng guitar strap sa sobrang tigas at tibay hehehe!