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hanging your basses on the wall?
- Thread starter burritosdaily
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I think that as long as you don't have any humidity issues in that particular room you're hanging your bass, you're good to go. Make sure to wipe it often, because IT WILL collect dust.
A potential problem w/ some of the cushioned hangers is that the cushioning material Sometimes can eat into Some finishes (hanger rash..).
Now I play it safe and get some cotton gloves, cut off the fingers then slide them over the hanger arms.
Adds a bit of cushioning to the non-cushioned arms, as well.
Now I play it safe and get some cotton gloves, cut off the fingers then slide them over the hanger arms.
Adds a bit of cushioning to the non-cushioned arms, as well.
Good tip! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
I recall buying a used bass many years ago that had a maple neck with 2 black stains under the headstock where the pigment of the hanger had leeched into the nitro finish. Yuck. The good thing was, i talked the seller down $75 (about 20% of his asking price) due to the hanger stains.
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I know I'm late to join in this thread but: PLEASE DONT HANG IT ON THE WALL! The neck on my warwick has warped in a weird way and I can't find anyone who can guarantee they can fix it ($2500 down the drain). After about 3 years of hanging it and sometimes not hanging it exactly straight the neck has twisted sideways, so the action is low on the first 6 frets of the G string, high on the first 8 of the E and A strings, and similar down towards the body.
Nitro finishes are sensitive to the neoprene cushions on most hangers. I scored some fuzzy hanger covers to use with Gibsons. Otherwise, never been a problem.
On average, a set of bass strings exerts around 175 pounds of force on the neck.
On average, electric basses weigh about 9 pounds.
I've hung my (many) basses on the wall for about 15 years and never had an issue with any of them as a result of it.
With all due respect qfbass, I've seen a number of warped Warwick necks that weren't hung on a wall. Is it possible that the two are unrelated?
I used a bunch of single, home-made hangers for a long time and switched to the StringSwing rail system previously mentioned about 3 years ago with great success.
I've got a lot of instruments on one 8-foot section, so I put two #8 screws in each stud instead of the one #6 that the manufacturer recommended and it seems very, very solid. I've been watching the paint line against the wall to see if it's moving and it hasn't budged at all in 3 years. StringSwing makes a really nice product.
On average, electric basses weigh about 9 pounds.
I've hung my (many) basses on the wall for about 15 years and never had an issue with any of them as a result of it.
With all due respect qfbass, I've seen a number of warped Warwick necks that weren't hung on a wall. Is it possible that the two are unrelated?
I used a bunch of single, home-made hangers for a long time and switched to the StringSwing rail system previously mentioned about 3 years ago with great success.
I've got a lot of instruments on one 8-foot section, so I put two #8 screws in each stud instead of the one #6 that the manufacturer recommended and it seems very, very solid. I've been watching the paint line against the wall to see if it's moving and it hasn't budged at all in 3 years. StringSwing makes a really nice product.
- Jan 28, 2009
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I've posted this before...
I've used wall hangers for years, still do. If at all possible, mount them into studs or a solid board/rail mounting sysytem.
It is possible to mount them into sheetrock, but by all means, get the biggest/best mounting screws that you can find.
This is my doubleneck bass. Built around 2000, it has been a showpiece for my shop. It was hung on a horizontal instrument hanger (two piece) in my old retail store with no problems at all (I used the previously described biggest/best mounting screws & butterflys (for hollow walls):
Then I moved to a larger building. The night before we officially opened, everyone was in a hurry to get everything ready, this included mounting the wall hangers & hanging the instruments. A close friend that was helping install this particular hanger with what he thought was the correct screws. He was wrong. I went to get everyone pizza & this is what I found when I returned:
Wall hangers are great. Just make sure that they are installed correctly.
Moonshine
I've used wall hangers for years, still do. If at all possible, mount them into studs or a solid board/rail mounting sysytem.
It is possible to mount them into sheetrock, but by all means, get the biggest/best mounting screws that you can find.
This is my doubleneck bass. Built around 2000, it has been a showpiece for my shop. It was hung on a horizontal instrument hanger (two piece) in my old retail store with no problems at all (I used the previously described biggest/best mounting screws & butterflys (for hollow walls):
Then I moved to a larger building. The night before we officially opened, everyone was in a hurry to get everything ready, this included mounting the wall hangers & hanging the instruments. A close friend that was helping install this particular hanger with what he thought was the correct screws. He was wrong. I went to get everyone pizza & this is what I found when I returned:
Wall hangers are great. Just make sure that they are installed correctly.
Moonshine
be VERY careful and sure.
I had what seemed a real solid one, multiple anchors etc. I had a Godin Multitac guitar on it which is a solid-body nylon 6 string w/preamp & midi pups/interface - it's a small guitar but heavy - maybe 9.5lbs - close to a LP anyway
it hung there just fine for a few years - no signs of anchors weakening or any movement but one night - crash - didn't even know what it was until I went downstairs to find it on the ground
worst part is they tend to fall straight down butt end first - pretty violent
it happened 2 yrs ago and I still can't bring myself to fully evaluate the damage but it's severe - seems to work & play okay but a $1400 guitar is likely worth half that now
I had what seemed a real solid one, multiple anchors etc. I had a Godin Multitac guitar on it which is a solid-body nylon 6 string w/preamp & midi pups/interface - it's a small guitar but heavy - maybe 9.5lbs - close to a LP anyway
it hung there just fine for a few years - no signs of anchors weakening or any movement but one night - crash - didn't even know what it was until I went downstairs to find it on the ground
worst part is they tend to fall straight down butt end first - pretty violent
it happened 2 yrs ago and I still can't bring myself to fully evaluate the damage but it's severe - seems to work & play okay but a $1400 guitar is likely worth half that now
I made my own out of large tool hooks and some spare trim. If a stud wasnt conveniently located I use EZ anchors.
I have eight of them in my bedroom and their all full. Time to make some more.
I ended up paying about $4 a piece for mine after it was all said and done.
I have eight of them in my bedroom and their all full. Time to make some more.
I ended up paying about $4 a piece for mine after it was all said and done.
I caught a deal and a half on pegboard style hangers so I build a little bit of wall to mount them.
My Bee's neck is too wide for the hangers so I had to pick up this for it.
I added a couple extra studs in that wall section.
My Bee's neck is too wide for the hangers so I had to pick up this for it.
I added a couple extra studs in that wall section.
if you hang a bass on the wall then won't the tension of the string stop any pulling on the neck. it almost like the neck is always under tension due to the string tension. maybe hanging a bass without strings would be more of a problem!!!
