The Rock Lock

Every once in a while a product comes along that is at the same time inherently simple in concept and completely brilliant. Products like these have always lingered in the “wouldn’t it be cool if…” parts of our subconscious, but for one reason or another never poked its way through to the “hey, we should build this” part of our brains.

How many times have you just finished your set at a gig and worried about your guitar? As much of a hassle as it is to unplug it, put it back in your case, and then cautiously glance over at it every ten seconds while relaxing with your beer, you had no choice. The last thing you wanted was someone picking it up and playing it without permission, or even worse to have some drunk jerkoff knock it over or spill beer on it. I’m sure I’m not the only one that has had to babysit his guitar in between playing because he doesn’t want anyone touching or stealing his precious axe.

We can all now rest a little bit easier, as The Rock Lock has come to along to save us (and our guitars) from the backseat of someone else’s car.

The Rock Lock, up close

It’s been a long time since the guitar world has seen such an ingenious product. Perhaps an argument can be made for the Polytune or the Morpheus Droptune, but to me these products seemed inevitable. As great as they are, they seem to be much of a no-brainer. It’s not hard to see that these products would eventually come out. The Rock Lock, however, should have been invented a long time ago.

In essence, The Rock Lock is a cable and lock system that attaches to your guitar and something preferably large and immovable (though your amp will suffice). When you have to leave your guitar unattended for a period of time, you simply attach one end of The Rock Lock to your amp, table, or your drummer’s leg (if he’s into that kind of stuff) and the other end onto the neck of your guitar. As stated by The Rock Lock’s creator – Chris:

The Rock Lock was created to provide serious guitarists with an opportunity to secure their instruments and eliminate the possibility of losing a great guitar to theft.

I have to say, it’s such a great product idea I wish it had come out 20 years ago.

The Rock Lock retails for $49.99 and you can pre-order it from their website. I am confident that this product will be a huge success and will find its way into the music stores in time. It’s just too important of a product to not be a required gigging accessory.

Kudos to Chris and The Rock Lock team!