Who leaves your basses hanging and who cases them?

[Nasty_Hitman]

All my basses and guitars are hangers.
I want to have them around, ready to get played any time.

You just have to avoid direct sunlight and dry air.

[MadMatt]

I put mine on a stand next to my desk... gives me something to do during telco's

I pick it up too often (at least 10 times a day) for me to pack it away. That quilted top is just too pretty. My wife is getting jealous.

-Matt

[Eggman]

All in cases. For all the reasons ADoug said. I pulled my 63 Jazz out of its case yesterday and was amazed at its condition. I don't play it much and it is cased all the time. If it had been on a hanger or stand for the last 40+ years it probably wouldn't look as good as it does.

[bigal1369]

I just bought my first MM.I got dogs,so Durning the day it hangs.When it time to go to sleep i but her in her Bed(case) and tuck her in.

[ZiggyDude]

Both

They stay in cases except a few that I go between every night. I do keep them out of the light.

[sitonmybass]

Cases!

I also NEVER pick a bass up by the neck; only by the body! And I mean NEVER!

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I keep most of mine on stands. A couple small Rockstands (the ones that sits the instruments sideways), a bunch of body supported only stands and one Hercules hang-type stands. They are just more likely to get played when they are out and even when I am not playing them, I love to look at them. They are functional pieces of art.

[oli@bass]

i keep most of mine on stands. A couple small rockstands (the ones that sits the instruments sideways), a bunch of body supported only stands and one hercules hang-type stands. They are just more likely to get played when they are out and even when i am not playing them, i love to look at them. They are functional pieces of art.

+1

[Parm]

I use Hercules wall mountable guitar hangers. The guitars have never fallen off because of the way two little arms come up to lock it in place.

I clean and polish all of our guitars (three 6-string electric, three acoustic and two bass) about once a month.

Yep, my Bongo hangs on a Hercules. I use the single stand---super secure and easy to transport to gigs and practices.

[MrMusashi]

right now they are cased except for my goto bass..
i would have more of them up on the wall if i had space for it

MrM

[Aussie Mark]

I use Hercules wall mountable guitar hangers. The guitars have never fallen off because of the way two little arms come up to lock it in place.

+1

and the plastic Hercules arms are safe for nitro finishes (as opposed to the rubber/foam that some wall hangers have)

I keep most of my cases downstairs in the garage, and just keep a pair of Hiscox cases in the music room for transporting EBMM and Fender shaped basses to gigs. I grab two basses off the wall, and off I go to my gig.

[MSilvers]

I got mine in it's case right now mainly because my two wall hangers are taken by other instruments that would otherwise be lying on the floor. I have had it hanging before though.

[T Alan]

A picture is worth a thousand words.



In this case though- 4.
[yes, I hang them]
Yup. 4 words.

[AnthonyD]

Hanging - always in full view and within an arms reach...

[Psycho Ward]

I now have 25 left handed basses, about half hang on the wall, but I rotate a lot and so far no problems. The best place for a bass to hang is on a strap at a gig.