“The surest way to keep straps straight”: Joe Satriani and D’Addario have designed a $20 guitar strap that could completely eliminate the dreaded twisted strap problem

D’Addario has debuted the Auto Lock Swivel Strap – a neat new twist on the humble guitar strap that might just have solved one of the most frustrating aspects of playing standing up.

It’s the stuff of nightmares: you’re playing a show, the crowd are eating out the palm of your hand and, as you go to rip a legendary solo, you notice your guitar strap is twisted all out of position. 

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