Got this for my Les Paul as I am aware that stained (usually black) leather ends can discolor guitars with a nitrocellulose finish. Suede is a bit safer, which is why I suspect Gibson uses it on many of their own leather strap interiors.
The strap looks good and the only issue I had was that its it has a very heavy treated leather smell out of the bag (whatever they threated the leather with) which is a smell I love, but still makes me remove it from the guitar when I don't really need it. I will let it breathe a few weeks so most of it hopefully leaches out and doesn't affect the guitar.
Overall a very nice strap for the price and for most guitars it would be perfect.