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IVU CREATOR Smart 3-in-1 Strap Blocks

Four blocks that clip over a strap button to stop the strap coming off, with no drilling and no hardware changed — plus a channel that anchors the lead and a holder with four non-slip picks in two gauges.

IVU CREATOR strap blocks with cable hook and non-slip picks

IVU CREATOR Smart 3-in-1 Strap Blocks

Four blocks that clip over a strap button to stop the strap coming off, with no drilling and no hardware changed — plus a channel that anchors the lead and a holder with four non-slip picks in two gauges.

What it does
Blocks that slip over an existing strap and button to stop the strap releasing, stated to protect against accidental drops and slips. The only strap locks on this shelf, and the product answer to this shelf’s own question about them (maker’s bullet)
Modification
None. Stated to need no permanent modification, so vintage and valuable instruments keep their original buttons — which is the difference from traditional locks, where the button itself is replaced
Quantity
Two pairs, four pieces — enough for two instruments (maker’s bullet)
Cable hook
A channel that anchors the lead to the lower block, stated to keep the cable plugged in and tidy underfoot. The only cable anchor on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Pick holder
The upper block can hold picks (maker’s bullet)
Picks included
Four non-slip picks — two at 0.71 mm (0.03 in) and two at 0.96 mm (0.04 in). One of three listings on this shelf to publish a millimeter figure (maker’s bullet)
Fitting
Stated to clip onto the strap button, reusable across instruments (maker’s bullet)
Material
IVU CREATOR puts nothing in writing on this — no polymer, no metal, for a part whose whole job is not to fail
Manufacturer reference
IVU CREATOR publishes none. The listing carries no maker’s code at all, only the Amazon reference below
Recorded size
115 × 85 × 15 mm (4.53 × 3.35 × 0.59 in) in the product record, for four pieces
Weight
18 g (0.6 oz) in the product record — the lightest figure recorded on this shelf
Amazon reference
B0B12GXLQR
EAN
0767235257844
  • Strap locks that change nothing on the instrument: no drilling, no replaced button
  • A cable anchor on the lower block, which nothing else on this shelf offers
  • No material published, on a part whose only job is to not let go

Best for: A guitar played standing, or any instrument whose original buttons should stay original.

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Specifications

What it does
Blocks that slip over an existing strap and button to stop the strap releasing, stated to protect against accidental drops and slips. The only strap locks on this shelf, and the product answer to this shelf’s own question about them (maker’s bullet)
Modification
None. Stated to need no permanent modification, so vintage and valuable instruments keep their original buttons — which is the difference from traditional locks, where the button itself is replaced
Quantity
Two pairs, four pieces — enough for two instruments (maker’s bullet)
Cable hook
A channel that anchors the lead to the lower block, stated to keep the cable plugged in and tidy underfoot. The only cable anchor on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Pick holder
The upper block can hold picks (maker’s bullet)
Picks included
Four non-slip picks — two at 0.71 mm (0.03 in) and two at 0.96 mm (0.04 in). One of three listings on this shelf to publish a millimeter figure (maker’s bullet)
Fitting
Stated to clip onto the strap button, reusable across instruments (maker’s bullet)
Material
IVU CREATOR puts nothing in writing on this — no polymer, no metal, for a part whose whole job is not to fail
Manufacturer reference
IVU CREATOR publishes none. The listing carries no maker’s code at all, only the Amazon reference below
Recorded size
115 × 85 × 15 mm (4.53 × 3.35 × 0.59 in) in the product record, for four pieces
Weight
18 g (0.6 oz) in the product record — the lightest figure recorded on this shelf
Amazon reference
B0B12GXLQR
EAN
0767235257844

Four blocks, two pairs. They slip over the strap and the button you already have. A channel that anchors the lead. A pick holder. Four non-slip picks, two at 0.71 mm and two at 0.96 mm.

This shelf asks whether strap locks are worth fitting and answers yes in its own words — they stop the strap leaving the button, which is the commonest way an instrument ends up on the floor. This is the only strap lock on the shelf, so it is the product form of that answer.

What makes it different from the usual answer is that nothing is modified. Conventional strap locks replace the button: a screw out of the body, a new part in, and a hole that is now the wrong size for the original. On a vintage electric or anything with resale value that is a modification most owners will not make, which is why a great many instruments that should have locks do not have them. A block that clips over the existing button and comes off again sidesteps the whole question, and four pieces covers two instruments rather than one.

The cable channel is the second idea in the same part, and it is a good one. A jack lead hanging out of a guitar is pulled by its own weight and by everything that walks past, and the two outcomes are unplugging mid-song and a strain relief that fails. Anchoring the lead to the lower block puts that pull into the strap instead of the socket — which is what gaffer tape round a strap does on most stages. Nothing else on this shelf anchors a cable, and another page on this site makes the companion point: cables die where they enter the connector.

The four picks are a genuine inclusion rather than a token, and their gauges are published: 0.71 and 0.96 mm (0.04 in), two of each. Three listings on this shelf publish millimeters; this is one.

Two things are not published, and the first is uncomfortable. No material — no polymer, no metal — for a part whose entire function is not to let go. And no manufacturer reference of any kind, which makes matching a replacement a matter of luck. There was also no live offer when this page was built, so there is no price here to set against anything.

The product record gives 18 g (0.6 oz) for four pieces, in a pack of 115 × 85 × 15 mm (4.53 × 3.35 × 0.59 in) — the lightest figure on this shelf.

Availability

Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

The questions players ask

Are strap locks worth fitting?

This shelf already answers that in its own words: they stop the strap coming off the button, which is the most common cause of a dropped instrument, and they cost very little against a repair. What this product adds is the way it does it. Traditional strap locks replace the button — a screw out of the body and a new part in, which on a vintage or expensive instrument is a modification nobody wants to make. These clip over the button and the strap you already have, and come off again. It is the only strap lock on this shelf, and the only one on it that leaves the instrument untouched.

What is the cable hook for?

Keeping the lead plugged in and off the floor. A jack lead hanging straight out of a guitar is pulled by its own weight and by anything that walks past, and the two results are a cable that unplugs mid-song and a strain-relief boot that eventually fails. A channel on the lower block anchors the lead to the strap so the pull goes into the strap rather than the socket — which is what gaffer tape round a strap achieves on most stages. Nothing else on this shelf anchors a cable. Another page on this site makes the related point: cables die where they enter the connector.

Instruments it is stated to fit

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  • Martin guitar starter pack with capo, clip-on tuner, strap and colored picks

    MARTIN 18PROMO0002

    A capo, a chromatic clip-on tuner with pitch calibration, a two-inch nylon pickholder strap and six medium-gauge picks in six colors. The better-specified tuner on this shelf, and the narrower pick selection.

    Tuner
    Clip-on, chromatic, with a high-definition screen and pitch calibration, stated for guitar, bass, ukulele and violin. Battery included. The only tuner on this shelf that publishes either chromatic operation or calibration (maker’s bullet)
    Capo
    Stated one-handed operation, consistent fretting, and an adjustable fit for almost any neck profile (maker’s bullet)
    Strap
    Black nylon with leather ends and a built-in pick holder. 2 in wide, adjustable 40 to 60 in (maker’s bullet)
    Picks
    Six celluloid picks, medium gauge, rounded tip, in black, red, green, white, blue and purple. One gauge for all six — where another box on this shelf supplies four gauges (maker’s bullet)
    Pick gauge in millimeters
    MARTIN puts nothing in writing on this. *Medium* is stated and no figure is given; one box on this shelf publishes 0.46, 0.71, 0.96 and 1.2 mm (0.05 in)
    Capo clamping range
    MARTIN puts nothing in writing on this. Neither of the two capos on this shelf publishes a neck thickness or a clamping range, and *almost any neck profile* is the maker’s wording
    Tuner accuracy
    MARTIN puts nothing in writing on this — chromatic operation and calibration are stated, a cent figure is not
    Recorded size
    229 × 203 × 152 mm (9.02 × 7.99 × 5.98 in) in the product record
    Manufacturer reference
    18PROMO0002
    Weight
    320 g (11.3 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0DFQHYFFJ
    EAN
    0729789679527
    • A chromatic tuner with pitch calibration, which no other tuner on this shelf publishes
    • Leather ends on the strap, which is one of two straps here to state them
    • Six picks in one gauge, where the shelf’s own reasoning says to try both ends of the range

    Best for: A player who wants the tuner to be the good part of the bundle, and has already chosen a pick.

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  • Pick-a-Palooza pack of ten plastic strips for making guitar picks

    Pick-A-Palooza PC10845-01

    Ten sheets of pick plastic, six inches by one and a half, stated to yield fifty picks. It is raw material for a pick punch, and the punch is a separate purchase.

    What it is
    Ten plastic strips, each 6 × 1.5 in, for use with a pick punch. It is not picks, and the punch is not in the box (maker’s bullet)
    Yield
    Stated to make 50 picks — which at $11.95 is 24 cents each (maker’s bullet)
    Tool required
    A pick punch, stated as the Pick-a-Palooza punch or any other. The only product on this shelf that needs a tool you must already own (maker’s bullet)
    Stated alternative
    The maker positions the strips against cutting up gift cards and credit cards (maker’s bullet)
    Thickness
    Pick-A-Palooza puts nothing in writing on this — no gauge in millimeters, and no indication that the ten strips differ from one another. Three listings on this shelf publish millimeter figures
    Material
    Described as plastic, stated to make real quality picks. No polymer is named, where the two pick packs on this shelf name five materials each
    Recorded size
    152 × 38 × 3 mm (5.98 × 1.50 × 0.12 in) in the product record, which matches the stated 6 × 1.5 in
    Manufacturer reference
    PC10845-01
    Weight
    Not in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0CBQCKSN4
    EAN
    0850030891334
    • Fifty picks for $11.95 is 24 cents each, against the shelf’s packs of twelve
    • A punched pick is the shape and thickness you cut, not the one a brand chose
    • It is not picks: without a pick punch this is ten sheets of plastic

    Best for: Someone who already owns a pick punch and has run out of things worth cutting up.

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  • Stage Rocker gift box with turquoise jacquard strap, picks, capo and clip-on tuner

    Stage Rocker SRGAAP-05-JP

    Five pieces in one box, and the only one on this shelf that publishes a gauge for every pick it contains: eight celluloid picks at 0.46, 0.71, 0.96 and 1.2 mm (0.05 in), two of each, with a woven strap, a spring capo, a clip-on tuner and a cloth.

    Picks
    Eight celluloid picks in four gauges — 0.46, 0.71, 0.96 and 1.2 mm (0.05 in), two of each. The only listing on this shelf that publishes a millimeter figure for every pick in the box (maker’s bullet)
    Strap
    Jacquard woven, embroidered, with a pick holder. 1.9 in wide, adjustable 35 to 60 in. Stated to allow free movement without catching on clothing (maker’s bullet)
    Capo
    A strong spring capo, stated for acoustic and electric guitars, ukuleles, basses and violins. Two of the eight items on this shelf include a capo (maker’s bullet)
    Tuner
    A clip-on tuner with the battery included, stated for guitar, bass, ukulele and violin (maker’s bullet)
    Cloth
    A microfibre cleaning cloth. The only cloth on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
    Capo clamping range
    Stage Rocker puts nothing in writing on this. Neither of the two capos on this shelf publishes a neck thickness or a clamping range
    Tuner precision
    Stage Rocker puts nothing in writing on this — no cent accuracy, no calibration range. The other tuner on this shelf states chromatic operation and pitch calibration
    Strap width
    1.9 in — the narrowest of the four straps on this shelf, where the other three state 2 in. The difference is 2.5 mm (0.10 in)
    Manufacturer reference
    SRGAAP-05-JP
    Weight
    Not in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0BZV95MRP
    EAN
    4718981497615
    • Four published gauges, two of each: it answers the shelf’s own thin-against-stiff question in one box
    • Five pieces for $23.25, where the other box on this shelf is $39.99 for four
    • Nothing published about the capo’s clamping range or the tuner’s accuracy

    Best for: A first guitar that arrived with nothing — or a present for someone who owns only the instrument.

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Elsewhere in the cupboard

  • Korg Pitchclip PC-2 clip-on tuner attached to a guitar headstock

    Korg Pitchclip PC-2

    Korg’s compact clip-on tuner. It clamps to the headstock and reads string vibration through the wood, which makes it immune to the noise of a room full of other people tuning.

    Type
    Clip-on, vibration sensing
    Mount
    Headstock clamp
    Brand
    Korg — a tuning reference brand
    Amazon reference
    B07DZRSV54 (identical on 5 markets)
    EAN
    4959112179103
    • Works in a noisy room, which no microphone-based tuner does
    • Korg has been making tuners longer than most of this catalog’s brands have existed
    • A clip-on cannot tune a wind instrument or a voice — there is nothing to clip it to

    Best for: Guitar and bass, especially anywhere other people are also tuning.

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  • LEKATO MIDI to USB-C interface cable with status lights

    LEKATO LUM-03

    MIDI in and out on one end, USB-C on the other, over six and a half feet — the only MIDI cable here that publishes its length, with lights that say which color means what.

    Connection
    5-pin MIDI in and out to USB-C, with a built-in driver for direct connection (maker’s bullet)
    Length
    6.5 ft — the only MIDI cable on this shelf that publishes a length (from the title)
    Channels
    Up to 16 input and 16 output channels (maker’s bullet)
    Indicators
    Red for power, blue for signal transfer and connection — the only listing on this shelf that says which color means what (maker’s bullet)
    Conductor
    Soft bare copper, with stated resistance to electromagnetic interference (maker’s bullet)
    Driver
    None required — stated plug and play on Windows 7, 8, 10 and macOS (maker’s bullet)
    Published caution
    In the maker’s own words: some older or vintage synthesizers may require specific driver settings or proprietary interfaces, and may not be recognized. The only MIDI listing on this shelf to publish a limit of its own (maker’s bullet)
    Stated devices
    Electronic keyboards, digital pianos, synthesizers and drum pads, to Mac, Windows PC or iPad (maker’s bullet)
    Manufacturer reference
    LUM-03
    Weight
    100 g (3.5 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B09KZ3X59K
    EAN
    0793811894240
    • USB-C at the computer end, which is the only socket on a good many current laptops
    • The only MIDI cable here with a published length, and 6.5 ft reaches a stand across a desk
    • Twice the price of the USB-A MIDI cable on this shelf for the same 16 channels

    Best for: A current laptop with USB-C sockets and a keyboard whose only MIDI connection is 5-pin DIN.

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  • Liquid Stands dual-tier keyboard stand with wheels and second tier

    Liquid Stands KIT-MS1078-MS1118

    The MS1078 with wheels and a second tier: 250 lb on the base and a separately published 60 lb on the top, with the tier adjusting from 19.5 to 35.5 inches wide and stated to fit 1.25-inch square tubing.

    Contents
    MS1078 Z-frame, MS1118 second tier and wheels — published as one reference, KIT-MS1078-MS1118
    Base rating
    250 lb stated (maker’s bullet)
    Tier rating
    60 lb stated, separately. The only second-tier capacity published on this shelf, and the only listing here that rates two surfaces (maker’s bullet)
    Tier adjustment
    Width 19.5 to 35.5 in in 2 in increments, height 22.5 to 35.5 in in 1.5 in increments, with adjustable angle (maker’s bullet)
    Tube section
    Stated to fit any keyboard stand with 1.25 in square tubing, including this maker’s MS1078, MS1080, MS1084 and MS1085. The only tube section published on this shelf, and the figure that decides whether a tier will mount (maker’s bullet)
    Wheels
    Yes. Three of the twelve stands on this shelf have wheels (from the title)
    Retention
    Anchoring straps, adjustable feet, anti-skid foam pads and a headphone hook (maker’s bullet)
    Stated additions
    The tier is stated to take a keyboard, a synth or a laptop, or attachments for a microphone, monitors or a tablet (maker’s bullet)
    Manufacturer reference
    KIT-MS1078-MS1118
    Weight
    13,812 g (487.2 oz) in the product record — the heaviest figure on this shelf, for a stand, a tier and a set of wheels together
    Amazon reference
    B0DBZM6N9X
    EAN
    0850053407383
    • Two surfaces with two published ratings, where no other stand here rates more than one
    • Publishes the 1.25 in tube section, which is the figure that decides what a tier will fit
    • The tier is rated 60 lb, so a second weighted 88-key piano does not belong on it

    Best for: Two keyboards, or a keyboard and a laptop, on one footprint that rolls.

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All picks & straps

Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.