How to Repair a Stripped Strap Button in Less Than 2 Minutes 

I wish my relationship was this easy to repair, but im getting much more joy from my guitar!!!

Dude, I wish I'd watched this before I dumped a load of glue in the hole!

I'm here in my shed, with my broken lambroghini

Holyyshittt, it actually worksss, THANKK KYOUUU ^^

I had the same problem and was thinking along the lines of "if I only had a small piece of wood to put in there". I am so dumb, I never thought of using a toothpick :-P

The strap button fell out of my dad's guitar while I was playing. Thought I was going to get in big trouble, but now he'll never know ;)

awesome i JUST bought a beautiful PRS off marketplace for $600 about 20 minutes ago and this was the only issue was considering taking it to a luthier because it's my first nice guitar but i'll try this first

You really can find a fix for almost anything on RU-vid 🙆🏽‍♀️ thanks a heap man. Will try this out 🙌🏽👌🏾

still working 06/20/2021

Dude thank you so much for this! I just bought the guitar like a month ago and it has already gotten loose. Just tried your method and it worked perfectly. Cheers!

I WAS LIKE SO CLOSE TO HAVING A MELTDOWN THAT MY BASS BROKE TY SO MUCH I FIXED IT

My wood shop teacher taught us this in junior high. I used it when I replaced the hardware on the cabinets under my bathroom sink. Great tip you gave. I did that to my cabinets a couple years ago and the handles are still as tight today as the day I put them on.

Thank you so much! I got my first guitar, an Epi Les Paul and I was so excited but I soon realized the top strap button was loose which really bummed me out. Then I did what you showed (but with a sliver of a pencil I’d broke) to jam the hole and get a tight screw hold. Works like a charm 👌 much appreciated

So what do I do if the screw head itself is stripped

Thanks for saving me 50 bucks!

Didn't have a toothpick. Used some beat up drum stick shavings and had the same effect! Thanks for this tip

You should probably not break the toothpick like that if the holes are not countersunk or you will chip the finish around the holes. Also I’ve done this multiple times and it’s a good idea to actually glue those toothpickups inside with some drops of super glue, it makes for a more stable and long-lasting fix.

I can't thank you enough for this. My Gretch had a loose strap button and for the longest time I didn't know what I could do about it but I didn't want to do anything that I would regret. So fortunately for me I came across this video. I tried it out and of course it worked. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

Man, my 5 string bass was outta action for months because I didn't know how to repair my strap button fixing. I grabbed my bass, grabbed a toothpick and a screwdriver and within minutes it was sorted. I was seconds away from buying wood filler! 😆 Thank you so much! 😀

I used a q-tip stick and it worked great too

Thank you, Kennis! Just solved the issue for under $2 instead of the $20 I thought I would need to spend. 💙

Thanks my dude! I just bought a fender Strat without strap button. The guy who sold it to me said “he’d lost” them. I bought strap locks today and was real pissed when the bottom button was completely loose. But then again your video saved my day! 🎸

A big thumbs up , and thanks to you. I didn't have any tooth picks, so I widdled down a bamboo skewer. It worked beautifully. Thanks again👍.

Fixing a stripped screw by sticking a toothpick into it might just be the dumbest sounding thing I have ever elected to try. Worked like a charm, thanks!

You saved my day dude, I'm in the exact same situation, thanks.

Worked wonders for my jazz bass! I only wish I hadn't used glue before because the paint was ruined but the button seems to cover that spot nicely.

This happened to me a couple weeks ago and I have been putting it off because I thought it would be difficult to fix. Feeling silly now 🤣

Thank you so much man!! I was so scared.. It worked like a charm!

Thank you! Just got a guitar with this problem, so now it's time to fix it!

Love your videos! Was wondering will you ever be making a part 2 or 102 of Music Theory. Like intervals, chords an etc.

THAT WAS HELPFUL. I'm the guy who used a larger screw. Also the guy who stuffed a bunch of wood filler glue in the hole. Haha

Worked perfectly! Thanks!

Thank you so much, You save my bass !!

My strap keeps breaking my button idk why

Worked perfectly! Thanks so much!

I have this problem too. Im not searching a lifelong repair but can somebody assure me that this repair is really affective?

Thank you so much! been putting glue over a year n not solving my problem. now my guitar will not running away from me again while playing

I'm curious, For anybody who's done this repair on an electric guitar or bass guitar, had it stood the test of time?

You are a life saver. I was sure I ruined my son's bass guitar. I was told by his instructor that I should install straploc bottons on his guitar/strap. Seemed easy enough until I took the existing buttons off of his bass. I knew something was wrong when I looked at how thick the screws were for the old buttons compared to the straploc screws. No way the screws where going to be able to tighten up. I used two tooth picks per hole with a little glue on each tooth pick. It was the perfect fix. Glad I found your video.

What about acrylic guitars?

Bought a barely used thunderbird and it did this, will this fix it good enough for a couple of months?

who'd have thought you can Google 'fender strat guitar strap hole too big' and get this? isn't the internet great? thanks

Just used this method, added a dab of wood glue. We’ll see how it holds! Fingers crossed!

This worked great. In my case, the hole was not too stripped so an entire toothpick was too thick. A sliver of one - about half the full width - worked perfectly.

Thanks God I got into your video before trying to screw a bigger button. Did that toothpick thingy, worked like a charm. Kudos to you sir!

hey that worked back in business ty !

Great video, some wood glue wouldn't hurt!

Great tip, Kennis! I've even used tooth picks for filling bridge/stop bar holes in an old Epiphone I was changing the hardware on.

Not saying this is better than porn, but pretty close. TY.

My mom fucked up my guitar because she wanted to take a photo of it 😡

Dude I put this off for months, lol. Thank you

Just what I was looking for, thanks!

thank you so much sir.

The screws fell off all my guitars thabks to me having a locking strap

Thats amazing im doing this tonight, thank you!

Brilliant video mate. It worked a treat.

Muchas gracias por este gran consejo.

thanks bro so much!!!

Thanks. I had always known about this but had erroneously attributed it to hack-jobs. Wrong! I did it and it’s fixed.

Just did it, lets see if it works. Im scared of dropping the guitar

Such a great way to do this. Cheap and easy. Thanks for the video!

Thank you!!! You just saved me a lot of trouble. I read in the comments someone used a Q-tip so I tried it (thinking I didn’t have toothpicks at home) and it was too thick and as I pushed in it only pushed the Q tip deeper so I was screwed for a bit. Thought I was gonna have to play my gigs sitting down this weekend but I ended up finding tooth picks, so I put super glue on the tip of it, stabbed the stuck Q tip hard and left it there to dry, then pulled it out and it came right off. Then I finally proceeded to do your method with a toothpick. Moral of the story ONLY use toothpicks haha.

thank you kennis russell

Thanks boss. This was a quick fix

Unfortunately, my superglue overflowed to the body. Any tips on how to remove it? I got my main concern resolved which is repairing the strap button. :)

God bless your for this

incredible thank u

thank you so much for this

Great fix, had my hefty Les Paul fall off of me on stage, luckily I caught it but the screw just up and slipped right out of the dang hole. Giving this toothpick fix a try and it seems to be sturdy enough. Thanks!

Now.. It's my turn to tell the tale...

Worked like a charm

Thank you so much!

Dude you are a god in my eyes ty

You’re a hero

My 1-week old Epiphone Les Paul Standard had the screw of the strap stripped out because of those damn Dunlop plastic strap locks pulling pressure. I recommend using two pieces of toothpicks and some wood glue and let it dry for 24 hours or more. If there's no glue there's a chance that it'll slide off again.

I think it would be a good idea to use some side cutters to cut the toothpick cleanly and a drop or so of Superglue on the screw or in the hole. 👍☮️🌞

thank you!

Ahhh this is a great idea!!

tnx a lot man

Genius.

Thank you!

omg.... have been putting off fixing my strat for literally years until it finally stripped all the way out.... all I needed was a toothpick. Now I'm a luthier.

Thanks, just fixed my strat in 2 mins (didn't have a toothpick, but a couple of splinters from a log did the trick!)

I used a wooden Skewer fits perfectly snug in hole that’s what she said

Thank you!!!

Thank you

You are a genius.

Thank youuuuu!!!!

My Fender P bass "Philomena" thanks you , she's a looker. It worked great and no possible damage done. perfect.

Such a simple solution with a great outcome! Just fixed my Gibson this way! Thanx for sharing!

That's tight. Thank you. Problem solved. Have a blessed day sir.

Do you need glue?

Lifesaver

This worked perfect. I saw this post on some website and it required power tools and chemicals and pretty much like 10 items. Figured there was an easier way. I only use this guitar sometimes anyways

Can anyone help me? My guitar strap button is Screw Mount endpin and that strap button is to short for my guitar strap! Plz if you read this reply in help! Plz I just need a button that is longer for my strap to fit in. Plz help I beg you!

OMG that was so easy an worked perfectly with my Turner Renaissance Guitar!! Tnx s much!

Really!! I c a n n o t thank you enough for this RU-vid help video!! God bless you!! : )

SUPERSTAR. :) Thanks very much, sir. Saved my PRS!

That worked fantastic on my Schecter bass. Thanks!

Hey kennis your trick worked well just had the exact problem but on the bottom strap holder and the toothpick trick worked amazing the strap holder is nice and tight and it didn't cost me $50 thank you for sharing your little secret rock on kennis🤟