hanging bass on wall hook

[madasahatter]

How is storing basses on wall hangers better for the bass than using the floor guitar stands?

The cons of floor stands. Wall hanger generally don't have these issues.
1. They take up much needed floor space for other things.
2. They're more in the way and easier to bump into knocking your bass to the floor.
3. Depending on the design some are unstable.
4. Related to #4, offset or differently shaped instruments don't fit well on them and will be unstable or slide off.
5. In stands that cradle the neck, the pressure from gravity & the bass leaning can warp the neck especially in high humidity. I've had this happen to lumber stored leaning against a wall.
6. I've seen many instances where the rubber padding has eaten through the finish & paint all the way down to bare wood, even with modern finishes.

 

[jdh3000]

Is there anything about hanging a bass on wall hanging hardware where it hangs from the head that would damage a bass or cause it to be out of tune,etc.? In the manual that came with my bass, it said that hanging it from the head could maybe bend the truss rod or intonation or something that would affect the sound. Im not even sure if this is what the manual is referring to, but I see basses of all kinds hanging in guitar center and you would think if it was harmful or even if it would cause the need for adjustments and make it sound bad, they wouldn't do that. I've used one of these hooks before on another bass, and it didn't seem to cause problems. So i dont know if thats just in the manual because maybe they use it to void the warranty, or they are just extra careful or what. Has anyone heard of this? If it matters, the bass is a brand new Rickenbacker.

My roommate had this hook and she installed it and hung the bass on it, and she was all proud about it, and I was just wondering if thats not a good idea.

Doesn't hurt them anymore than on a stand.

I have a couple made for instruments and some from a hardware store made for shovels and other lawn equipment.

They're cheap, work fine, just don't swivel, but if you angle them right, they do the job.

You can stretch a rubber or foam covering over them, or a little duct tape if they are the rough kind.

Check the fit before boring a hole, the are narrow so a wide neck may not fit.

I'll admit I'm a little more for rigging with diy hacks than most, but I've seen no problems with it.

 

[scott sinner]

Some times this can happen....
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Wow never had it that bad but I have had the necks stretch out a little and had to redo the intonation.



Just kidding. No. Absolutely fine. The strings add vastly more tension than hanging them does. The only ones that I wouldn't hang by the headstock are headless basses.

 

[bigcupholder]

Some times this can happen....
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Yes but with proper technique even the smallest hands could learn to play it.

The B string would be so clear.

I'm out of talkbass clichés

 

[marchone]

World class museums and auction houses routinely display wall-hung guitars. So there’s that.

 

[nickpc]

Some times this can happen....
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Those super-duper-massively-extra-extra-extra-XL-long scales are really hard to find strings for.

 

[Flamingo21]

I have a couple made for instruments and some from a hardware store made for shovels and other lawn equipment.
They're cheap, work fine, just don't swivel, but if you angle them right, they do the job.

Nice! I didn't know those existed.

I'll admit I'm a little more for rigging with diy hacks than most, but I've seen no problems with it.

I'm all with you on this.

 

[Geri O]

Okay, I'll respond here, then I'm done. Hang yer basses from a telephone pole, that's yer business.

"The cons of floor stands. Wall hanger generally don't have these issues.
1. They take up much needed floor space for other things. I have the space. It's called an office/studio purposely built for such activities
2. They're more in the way and easier to bump into knocking your bass to the floor. I watch where I walk and my stands aren't in the middle of the floor
3. Depending on the design some are unstable. Don't buy crappy-made stands. And make sure those wall-hangers are properly installed to the wall.
4. Related to #4, offset or differently shaped instruments don't fit well on them and will be unstable or slide off. I don't own any such instrument.
5. In stands that cradle the neck, the pressure from gravity & the bass leaning can warp the neck especially in high humidity. I've had this happen to lumber stored leaning against a wall. I can see this on an unreinforced 10ft 2x4. Not a properly constructed truss rod-reinforced guitar or bass neck not over what, 30 inches long. That's a stretch, as it were.
6. I've seen many instances where the rubber padding has eaten through the finish & paint all the way down to bare wood, even with modern finishes." Did you notice in some other comments here about being aware of the padding used on ANY stand or hanger and how it could react to the finish on a bass neck?"

Here's my reasons against wall hangers......

I don't like 'em.

That's all anyone needs to know...

I should avoid this completely-predictable-outcome topic. But when I say that to someone else, I'm told "Hey, this is TalkBass, this is what we do". (or I get a warning.....)

Fair enough......

 

[Aloe]

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finally some 48-fret necks for the cases when 20 isn't enough.

 

[Ric5]

I like wall hangers a lot

I also like floor stands

 

[No Malarky]

I am not against wall hangers. They are just not for me. All of my instruments have quality cases and that is where they live.

They come out to play, and then they go home.

 

[Fishheadjoe]

13 years ago when I moved into this house, I used these anchors to mount my holders.
E-Z Ancor® E-Z Ancor® Twist N Lock #8 Self-Drilling Nylon Drywall Anchors Screws, Heavy Duty, 20pcs
13 years later, they are still holding strong and I have not had one bass fall. I like displaying them as to me and my wife, they look 1000 times better than a pic of dogs playing poker.
Fishheadjoe

 

[groovepump]

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Yeah, very upsetting. This happened to my DB last year.

 

[Killing Floor]

Do it.

 

[Killing Floor]

Fender HQ. Any further questions?

 

[G.Bisson]

I'm against the use of wall hangers... only because my music room has brick & mortar walls that I'm not willing to permanently disfigure boring holes into. Floor stands for me. And I wrap the rubber pads in cotton rags to protect the finish.
Another thought; a bass that's knocked off a floor stand will fall a shorter distance than a bass that's knocked off a wall hanger. I've actually had a wall mounted display fall onto a floor mounted bass. Bass hitting the floor caused no damage. Wall display hitting the bass broke off a tuning peg.

 

[marchone]

I have two mounted wall hangers I don't use anymore but I did. They're fine. Now I have my only three basses on a floor stand in a corner of my den.

If I acquire another bass or two the hangers are already there.

 

[Max Bogosity]

A bass weighs 10 pounds, give or take. Your strings put 150 pounds (give or take) of force on the neck.

Also, while hanging from the headstock the weight of the body loads the neck in tension, the opposite direction to the load imposed by the strings. So when you add the two loads together, the total stress actually goes *down* by a small amount.

 

[el murdoque]

There are between 150 and 200lbs string tension on a bass that weighs less than 10lbs.

 

[Hounddog409]

Is there anything about hanging a bass on wall hanging hardware where it hangs from the head that would damage a bass or cause it to be out of tune,etc.? In the manual that came with my bass, it said that hanging it from the head could maybe bend the truss rod or intonation or something that would affect the sound. Im not even sure if this is what the manual is referring to, but I see basses of all kinds hanging in guitar center and you would think if it was harmful or even if it would cause the need for adjustments and make it sound bad, they wouldn't do that. I've used one of these hooks before on another bass, and it didn't seem to cause problems. So i dont know if thats just in the manual because maybe they use it to void the warranty, or they are just extra careful or what. Has anyone heard of this? If it matters, the bass is a brand new Rickenbacker.

My roommate had this hook and she installed it and hung the bass on it, and she was all proud about it, and I was just wondering if thats not a good idea.

Been to a music store lately?