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The Rock Lock helps protect your guitar from thieving hands

The Rock Lock helps protect your guitar from thieving hands
The Rock Lock loops a steel cable through any solid fixture or heavy equipment and then secures a guitar to it courtesy of a locking mechanism around the neck
The Rock Lock loops a steel cable through any solid fixture or heavy equipment and then secures a guitar to it courtesy of a locking mechanism around the neck
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The Rock Lock loops a steel cable through any solid fixture or heavy equipment and then secures a guitar to it courtesy of a locking mechanism around the neck
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The Rock Lock loops a steel cable through any solid fixture or heavy equipment and then secures a guitar to it courtesy of a locking mechanism around the neck
The capo-shaped Rock Lock fits around the neck of almost any standard six-string guitar
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The capo-shaped Rock Lock fits around the neck of almost any standard six-string guitar
The capo-shaped Rock Lock fits around the neck of almost any standard six-string guitar
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The capo-shaped Rock Lock fits around the neck of almost any standard six-string guitar
At bar or club gigs, the Rock Lock can be secured to a heavy amplifier to discourage fans from making off with your prized guitar
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At bar or club gigs, the Rock Lock can be secured to a heavy amplifier to discourage fans from making off with your prized guitar
A fixed structure would no doubt afford better protection but securing the Rock Lock's heavy duty steel cable to a heavy amplifier would no doubt deter would-be thieves from making off with your prized guitar
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A fixed structure would no doubt afford better protection but securing the Rock Lock's heavy duty steel cable to a heavy amplifier would no doubt deter would-be thieves from making off with your prized guitar
Find a snug position on the neck, lock in position and then wander off to join the after show party
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Find a snug position on the neck, lock in position and then wander off to join the after show party
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For a good number of years now my trusty Kensington lock has helped give me peace of mind when out and about with the laptop. Now Chris Goulet has created a similar safety mechanism for a guitar – the Rock Lock. Any musician worried about a prized 1959 Fender Strat walking off at a gig or party can loop the heavy duty steel wire around any fixed structure or heavy equipment and lock the other end around the neck of the guitar and then go enjoy the after show party.

Goulet says that the idea for Rock Lock came to him after his roommate borrowed his guitar without permission. Surprised to learn that there wasn't already a product available to help prevent theft at bar and club gigs, from rehearsal rooms, at trade shows or in shared accommodation, he sketched a few ideas of his own during an entrepreneurial class at business school and went on to develop the product.

At bar or club gigs, the Rock Lock can be secured to a heavy amplifier to discourage fans from making off with your prized guitar
At bar or club gigs, the Rock Lock can be secured to a heavy amplifier to discourage fans from making off with your prized guitar

The Rock Lock has been designed to fit most six stringed guitars so won't work on that Rickenbacker 4001 bass or Martin D12-35 12-string acoustic. The locking mechanism is shaped like a solid capo and is contained within housing made using cutting edge metal replacement technology and nitro-cellulose safe over mold.

This is the part that fits over the neck of the guitar but not before the heavy duty braided steel cable is looped through a convenient fixed structure or nearby heavy equipment. The oval-shaped "Rock" end of the cable is then loaded into the "Lock" and the jaws closed over a snug area of the neck. Job done.

Rock Lock is available for pre-order for US$49.99, will be shipped with a couple of keys and comes with a year's full warranty.

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