Hanging your basses

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:37 pm

I've noticed that some of you hang your Ricks on the wall for display. Is this a good idea? Does it cause any problems? Dust, exc...?

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:38 pm

I've been doing it for the past 4 years and haven't had any problems. Just make sure that environment is clean and humidity is at a constent between 40-60%.

If you're going to do it, make sure that you've got a excellent wall hanger. I use String Swing CC-01 hangers. There are others but I prefer these. I have 6 basses (60's and early 70's vintage) that I have hanging off my wall.

Cheers,

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 4:40 pm

yep there are problems ... some stands and hangers damage basses and there is dust ...

but ...

they look so cool hanging on the wall ...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:11 pm

Make sure you...

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:58 pm

I had 8 basses on my living room wall for years, the only damage was to red finishes (including sunburst) - they fade, significantly. A red EB2 turned dark amber (just the front) and a 3-tone sunburst you-know-what lost a lot of the red. Other finishes remained intact. So my advice would be to keep them out of direct sunlight.