| Author | Message | ||
| darkstar01
Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 304 Registered: 6-2005 |
Anybody have any experience with hanging your guitars/basses? I just moved into a new apartment and I'm thinking it would be great, and I don't really have the closet space for all of my basses. the one thing I'm worried about is my new series 1 (which is another story all together). those of you that have one know how heavy they are. also, I wouldn't know the first thing about installing these things. any thoughts? | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7121 Registered: 6-2000 |
We've got everything hanging in the showroom here, on Maple hangers we made. Mount them on studs if at all possible. Molly or toggle bolts if you can't, but I'm never 100% confident with those, though none has ever failed me. I admit I was taken aback when the last doubleneck through here was hanging by one neck on a hanger, but it was totally fine and safe. | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 717 Registered: 1-2008 |
I hang all my stuff. No problems so far. There's more to the right and behind!!!  | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 283 Registered: 7-2009 |
I hang mine too. I make sure I screw them into studs, like Mica suggested. It really helps with small spaces. I just wish I could hang all my basses.  Nick | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2725 Registered: 6-2002 |
I used to have my two Almbics hanging side-by-side on the wall of our old appartment, like this:  This on a concrete supporting wall, using K&M hangers, nice big stainless screws, and some heavy duty (though plastic) Fischer screw anchors. Unfortunately there's not enough wall space in the livingroom of our new house ... | ||
| dfung60
Senior Member Username: dfung60 Post Number: 464 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nick - Kramer 650! I got one new when the first came out (must have been the late 70's). I had it hacked up at Starz Guitars in SF around 1980, replacing the original pickups with Bartolinis after being frustrated with the tone of the original electronics (it was not particularly better!). I still have the bass in the big brown Calzone flight case that it came in, although I haven't had it out in over a decade, I'm sure. I'm going to start digging today! My main bass back then was a Stingray. I loved the way the Kramer felt and sounded unplugged, but never achieved an amplified sound that I liked at the time. Maybe I'll like it more now! David Fung | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1318 Registered: 3-2004 |
I currently have 16 instruments on the walls. I ran out of space so the rest are in a rack and a couple of stands. I have Off The Wall brand hangers. They are cast base with 3 point reverse triangle design and can switch holders when need be.Never ever had a problem with them.  | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2282 Registered: 6-2002 |
I stopped hanging my alembics and acoustic guitars on the wall as they are never in tune when i pick them off to play. I presume it's because of neck movement caused by temperature changes in the room. Maybe it would be ok if the wall was an internal one. Jazzyvee | ||
| mike1762
Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 718 Registered: 1-2008 |
Danno... did you have any trouble "hitting" the stud on the top of the hanger (it looks like about a 1"+ spread between the 2 screw holes). | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1319 Registered: 3-2004 |
The walls are sheetrock over metal studs covered with sturdy paneling so I put them where I want with regular sheet rock screws. More than enough grip. | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 765 Registered: 6-2004 |
I'm hung as well.  | ||
| jon_jackson
Member Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 53 Registered: 12-2008 |
You can also bridge the studs with a piece of wood and then space the hangers as you prefer. I used 1/2" by 4" walnut and secure it to the studs (as many as needed) by 2 1/2" screws. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 514 Registered: 12-2004 |
I did the same thing as Jon (above). Much easier to get a nice sturdy foundation to mount the actual hangers to. I used these String Swing hangers mounted to 1/2" x 6" oak. I ripped the oak down to about 1/2" x 5" for purely aesthetic reasons. It's a rock solid mounting surface for my various basses. | ||
| afrobeat_fool
Advanced Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 285 Registered: 7-2009 |
David- Yeah, buddy. I got this one in the early 80's. It was my third bass. First one was a fender mustang, then a p-bass copy, Dixon I think, then the 650. I beat this one good! I too never got the tone I was looking for.And, it's freakin' heavy! I too have the original brown case. After that I got a Gibson EB3. Liked the neck, hated the tone. All of one tone from those basses. Then I played Fenders for 10 plus yrs, till I got my Hyak. After that was stolen I got my first Alembic and never looked back. What's up with your search for a beater to play? | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1499 Registered: 5-2009 |
I think that bridging the studs as Jon & Brian have done above is quite advantageous. One can then screw into the studs every 16" on center, or every stud depending on the framing layout of your structure. It might be a good idea to pre-drill pilot holes and use long screws. One could counter sink the screws on the bridge boards or use nice finish washers. Just some of my thoughts. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9984 Registered: 5-2002 |
Of course another way to go would be to call Mica and order a custom build of their genuine Alembic display case wide enough to cover the wall.  | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1501 Registered: 5-2009 |
That Dave is the ultimate solution to my eyes as well . My vivid imagination might add security lazer beams .___LOL http://hacknmod.com/hack/how-to-diy-aser-security-systems/ | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9988 Registered: 5-2002 |
Laser beams! Cool! | ||
| jon_jackson
Member Username: jon_jackson Post Number: 54 Registered: 12-2008 |
Thanks for posting the display case, Dave. I was just thinking earlier today about the thread containing it and wondering about the best way to search for it. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9989 Registered: 5-2002 |
Here's another shot.  | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 868 Registered: 1-2005 |
Isn't that at Guitar Showcase in San Jose now? In fact, I think you can see a shot of it on their website - scroll down on their home page and wait for it! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9990 Registered: 5-2002 |
Busy little web site, but yes, I see it there. | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1156 Registered: 6-2002 |
Wow Dave...almost 10,000 posts !! : ) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9991 Registered: 5-2002 |
Yeah, I noticed that too. | ||
| dfung60
Senior Member Username: dfung60 Post Number: 465 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nick - On the Kramer 650B... Let's see, my first bass was the Fender Telecaster bass from the late 70's. I had the first model which was a reissue of the original Precision, with single-coil pickup and a totally slab body. The previous owner had stripped the kind of weird beige thick-skin paint that they had and it actually looked pretty good in natural except for a big seam in the body wood that wasn't in the middle. I didn't like the P- or J-Basses of that age (mid-70's), and the Tele bass was even clunkier, but was the right price at the right time. My second was a Rick 4001 in Jetglo black. It looked really cool and was nice to play, but didn't really sound great. I've played "good" Ricks from that same period, and mine was definitely not great - a lot of those 70's Ricks have a really wimpy sounding bridge pickup and I think my neck was on the flexy side too. My third was a Gibson EB-3L, which was the long scale EB-3. It was really well made and really comfortable to play, although it had horrible balance on a strap. Only one tone, as you mention, and it was the wrong one for me. I wish I still had that one though. I never should have sold this one. I bought an EB-3 many years later (this was a 60's one instead of 70's) and it's good for what it is, still sounds sort of bad, and wasn't as pleasing to play as the long-scale one. I got the Kramer next. I remember visiting Evanston, IL to look at Northwestern while in high school, and stopping off at a music store for a few minutes there. They sold Travis Bean, which I had seen in magazines, but never in person (I grew up in Iowa). I really liked that bass. Back at home, I asked our local little store in Ames, IA about getting a Travis Bean. They couldn't do that, but signed up as one of the original Kramer dealers. I got the 650 there, after playing a 450 that they had. I liked the way it felt and played, but the amplified sound was never that great, very thin compared to the unplugged sound. I got a Stingray around 1979 or 1980 and basically used that for many years. It's funny, this turned into a very valuable Stingray over the years, but just like the Rick it was not a particularly good one tonally. By 1983 or so, I got my first Modulus and that's been my main thing since. It's kind of funny, I have *many* Modulus instruments including many very fancy ones (thru-bodies, 8-string, even a 12-string), but my favorite one these days is the very first one I got which was a Modulus BassStar neck on pretty vanilla kit P-body with an EMG pickup. When I was more actively playing, this simple guy didn't lend itself well to complicated playing, but as I've gotten older and slower, I've really circled back to this one. David Fung | ||
| thumbsup
Intermediate Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 156 Registered: 7-2008 |
Wallhanging (displaying) your guitars is very cool as I display a few of mine however I still have to store the cases away so I dont see how it would save any closet space. Unless ofcourse you're going to display you cases also  Just a thought! | ||
| benson_murrensun
Advanced Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 396 Registered: 5-2007 |
I currently have 7 wall hangers up in my house. I have used these things for years... I like the way they leave floor space cleared up. I did have one problem with one once: the material that touched the neck/headstock of the guitar scuffed up the finish of the instrument. I tossed that hanger... | ||
| peoplechipper
Advanced Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 231 Registered: 2-2009 |
I have a few hangers and intend to add a couple, so I rotate what hangs up(14 instruments currently) like changing artworks...Tony |
