Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

A friend recently told me that those wall hooks used to hang basses in guitar shops are not good for the neck of the bass, esp. Rick basses. Has anyone else heard this? I've been using wall hangers on my Jazz Bass for several months now with no problem, and on top of that, all the music stores in the world use them, so I don't see what makes them bad. Has anyone else heard this before?

There is basically no problem with the wall hangers . Mainly its the music stores that have them . For one thing all guitars and basses need to be checked regularly for truss rod adjustments. Changes in temp and humidity cause guitar necks to move . Most music stores (guitar center e.t.c.) Dont bother to check there instruments on a periodic basis . The only thing that frightens me with wall hangers is putting the instrument on them . I have seen them come right off the hanger because some dip s%#t didnt hang it square or at an angle and it swung its way off. Other than that the straight pull from the basses weight is not a bad thing.

Aside from making sure the guitar is seated properly, the only thing to watch with those hangers is that they are not the cheap ones with rubber on them, which will eat through the finish on many guitars. One music store I know installed new hangers when they moved, only to discover that every one of their Gibsons had been ruined, including a half dozen or so $5000+ instruments.

From my point of view...

If a room is not consistent with temperature and humidity, I feel that hanging neck thru basses is a bad idea. Also in winter time, a forced hot air heating system will play havoc with most of my basses.

Keep them in their cases.

What about Dust?? Is this a big concern??

Anyone been to the Rickenbacker factory museum?
I'm sure it's fairly dust free and the temp and humidity are consistent.

I worked in a music store for years and have seen many instruments damaged from being hung-by-the-neck. The soft rubber will soften some finishes,the "ears" on the hangers chew up the neck and headstock, they can and do fall off the hangers, they crash into one another when being put on/off and hanging an instrument by it's neck does NO GOOD for it! The only reason music shops hang them on the wall is to gain floor space and they look nice as a display. I would never hang one of my guitars by the neck.

Hung by the neck until DEAD!

Yes, be careful of finish marring rubber hangers. I have a bass with store hanger marks.

Make sure it is secured to the wall well too!!

Mine only come out to play. If they aren't being used they are in their respective cases stored away. I also worry about too many people knowing how many I have. I prefer they weren't in plain sight.

I hang a few of mine by the neck on the wall, and have had NO problems. I do use the Rickenbacker polish cloth or to wrap around the hanger to protect the guitar from the ozone rot (or whatever the rubber does to the guitar finish...) and to help hold the guitar in place better.. In fact I feel hanging them on the wall by the neck helps keep the action low and the neck straight, because I like low action on my basses, so they play like butter.

I would never hang them on the wall...



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John,

I hope you're not living on a fault line.

John - Is this the new house?