How to Put a Strap on a Seagull Guitar

Although a guitar player doesn't need a strap to play while sitting, it is necessary when playing while standing up, as in during a show. Many guitars have two strap buttons installed---one for each end of the strap---but Seagull S6 Entourage Review have only the strap button, called the end pin, at the base, and none at the heel. There are two ways to install a strap: by tying one to the guitar's neck or by installing a strap button to the guitar's heel--which is a process that requires caution, so you don't damage your guitar.

1. Slip a strong string (like a shoelace or leather tie) through one of the guitar strap's button holes (if there are no strings already strung through).

2. Tie the string to the guitar's headstock with a strong knot, under the strings and between the nut and the first set of tuners.

3. Test your knot with a tug.

4. Attach the other end of the strap to the end pin at the guitar's base, making sure the rounded part of the strap buckle is on the outside of the strap, facing the correct way.

5. With a marker, pen or pencil, mark the side or bottom of the heel, halfway between the back of the guitar and the neck, where the button or final strap placement won't interfere with your playing.

6. Carefully drill straight into the heel.

7. Carefully screw the strap button into the heel.

8. Attach the strap to the guitar's base, making sure the strap button comes all the way through the button hole so the strap won't slip off.

9. Attach the strap to guitar's heel, again making sure the strap button comes all the way through the strap's button hole so the strap won't slip off.

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