Wall Hanger

Mine have been hanging for several years now -- electrics, acoustics, bass -- no problems. The only danger to the headstock I can imagine would be from mounting the hanger too close to the ceiling -- lift and whack!

I don't know about any damage from them but a guitar wall hanger has helped me. How? My guitar is hanging on my wall in the computer room. Right when I walk in the room it's staring straight at me and already plugged up with a cord so it makes me want to play more. When I used to have it on as stand it was behind the door and I didn't see the guitar as much.

Also, I'd like to say I love “Off-The-Wall” guitar hangers. Yea, they're a little more expensive ($20) than others, but it has 3 screws instead of two and that means it won't fall off the wall. Further, they're really pretty.

Check it out:

http://www.zzounds.com/cat--3260

They also sell them at Sam Ash…

Here's a second for Off-the-Wall brand hangers -- my fave as well.

Now you know if Greg likes 'em, they gotta be good! :D

You'll hear pro's and con's on the subject. Along with opinions on hanging expensive collector guitars like that. It comes down to being your decision. The main guitars I use everyday don't get a chance to get any hang time.

Joe

With aucostics over time hanging it from a wall is supposed to be bad for the neck. If know my guitar history correctly, Charles Kaman used to hang his Martin on the wall, but that would lead to cracked backs and warped necks. That was part of what lead him to design Ovation guitars, along with his patened Kaman bar that resistes neck warping from weather and hanging.

Yet when you walk into any music store they have aucostic guitars hanging on the wall, so mabye its just a Martin thing, or mabye it just takes years before problems start.

For electrics, though, You're fine. If SRV can ride on his guitar like a surfboard, I'm sure you can hang yours on your wall.
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With aucostics over time hanging it from a wall is supposed to be bad for the neck. If know my guitar history correctly, Charles Kaman used to hang his Martin on the wall, but that would lead to cracked backs and warped necks. That was part of what lead him to design Ovation guitars, along with his patened Kaman bar that resistes neck warping from weather and hanging.

Yet when you walk into any music store they have aucostic guitars hanging on the wall, so mabye its just a Martin thing, or mabye it just takes years before problems start.

For electrics, though, You're fine. If SRV can ride on his guitar like a surfboard, I'm sure you can hang yours on your wall.
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Cracked back sounds like a humidity issue -- hanging guitars are at the mercy of room humidity.

Also, why would an acoustic's neck warp, but not an electric's neck if hung? After all, lots of electrics have mahogany necks too. The "hanging warps necks" argument sounds like a close relative of the "leaving the strings off warps necks" story.

With aucostics over time hanging it from a wall is supposed to be bad for the neck. If know my guitar history correctly, Charles Kaman used to hang his Martin on the wall, but that would lead to cracked backs and warped necks. That was part of what lead him to design Ovation guitars, along with his patened Kaman bar that resistes neck warping from weather and hanging.

Sounds to me like he was hanging them next to the wood burning stove. He didn't by any chance also say that hanging acoustics from the wall made the insides of his legs red and blotchy, did he?

I went back and re-read the article and it appears that it was more the changing conditions that having your guitar out all the time entailed.

$20 dollars for one ! wow, thats horrendous for a cheapscate like me... i got some scrap would i found and made one with a couple of screws attatching the arms, and two juicy screws to go into the wall... works like a dream :D

For my shitey old electric that i use, i have no problem with hanging it up on the wall... when i get my new baby though i might kind of keep it in a sealed air tight container.. lol

( mine hangs up above my amp as well, in my room, so i just yank it off the wall and i'm away :D )