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12-03-2010, 12:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Philadelphia | | | Stands vs Hangers: Am I just paranoid?
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I have this unshakable feeling that wall-hangers that hold a bass up by its head somehow strain the neck of the instrument and are inherently destructive and unstable...does that mean I'm crazy? |
12-03-2010, 12:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tuscaloosa , Alabama | | | I felt that way until I kicked my first bass over walking by the stand. If the weight of the bass alone can damage the neck it would never hold up under string tension. Each string has about twice as many pounds of tension as your bass weighs. I love hangers and swear by them for my home. They also open up floor space.
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12-03-2010, 12:37 PM
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I agree with Big B. I use hanging guitar stands and have never had a problem. Too many times I've seen an instrument slip off "cradle stand".
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12-03-2010, 12:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA | | | Accidentally knocking over my Ibanez (fortunately a cheap one) proved to me that stands may not be so safe as I thought, either. Now I can't even get it in tune and haven't even bothered with it for years. |
12-03-2010, 12:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | Hangers only for me.
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12-03-2010, 12:47 PM
| | | | Yeah, your crazy. Equipment should be able to take a beating. After I've dropped my amp and wrecked my car with my gear in it, I know this stuff will last. |
12-03-2010, 12:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Canada | | I like my wall hanger  its out of the way and I feel safe its there. The one in the floor stand I've knocked over a few times or caught my foot on the cord.
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12-03-2010, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ffutterman ...does that mean I'm crazy? | yes 
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12-03-2010, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Houston, TX | | | Plus, wall hangers LOOK cool, they effectively turn your bass into art.
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12-03-2010, 02:35 PM
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12-03-2010, 02:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Euless Texas | | | I use the Hercules Bass stands for my basses, they are like a hanger. So Hangers!
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12-03-2010, 02:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, CA | | | that's silly. Hangers are fine. Stands are fine when playing or at a gig - but hangers are best.
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12-03-2010, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ffutterman I have this unshakable feeling that wall-hangers that hold a bass up by its head somehow strain the neck of the instrument and are inherently destructive and unstable...does that mean I'm crazy? | Nah.
And it's also important to only change one string at a time, and keep pressure on the neck while you do it so the neck doesn't flop around. And remember that only a pro can set intonation. Also, never use stainless rounds on a fretless. 
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12-03-2010, 04:04 PM
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