Who leaves your basses hanging and who cases them?

[coastie72]

Thanks for all the input!!!!! I mostly keep mine hanging, but of course I keep them clean!!! I just wanted to know others opinions. It's so much easier and quicker to grab it off the wall and start playing!!!!

[Rod Trussbroken]

IMO..instruments in cases!

[Duarte]

I hang mine, they're too pretty to put away!

Also, my Lava Pearl Bongo matches my wall:

[guenter]

My Stingray is always in a stand cause i want instant access - from next week on he'll be hanging on the wall once the hercules wallmount arrives.

I think if a fragile Stradivari survives 300+ years, my Stingray will not suffer from fresh air and some daylight (No direct sunlight of course)

[fly]

i hang all my stringed things in my home studio.......i am in there every day after work so,if i wanna throw down a take,i figure if i want a guitar or bass........and there it is.

i leave acoustic guitars all about the house too.........if it's near,i'll play it.

my son one day just picked the guitar up about 3 years ago,cuz it was sitting in the living room..........all he does now is play.

[Nasty_Hitman]

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Yes it is.....

[MadMatt]

Yes it is.....

RESPEKT!!! Looks like you have about one of everything :-)

Interesting inlays on the Blue P-Bass. Looks like you have plenty to sell *ducking for cover*

-Matt

[Nasty_Hitman]

Thanks, but this is just the result of various G.A.S.-attacks during the last 25 years ......... and the pic shows just one corner of the room

[MadMatt]

Thanks, but this is just the result of various G.A.S.-attacks during the last 25 years

Yea, Pink Floyd got the text wrong...

"Money [huu huu] its a gas..."

Should have been

"Money [huu huu] its for G.A.S...."

I'm selling the Sandberg to alleviate G.A.S. induced poverty

-Matt

[Bloodfist]

I have all of mine hanging in my home office, and and I use String Swing Hangers. I mounted all of them into studs to ensure extra support. I don't like keeping them on stands because of the risk of being knocked over. I don'tlike keeping them in the case simply because it takes up way to much room, so I keep the cases in the band room with the rest of the gear. So far I've never had a problem with hanging them, and they make the office look pretty cool.

[jbiscuti]

Hanging, like so (sorry for the lack of EBMM content):



I got this method from Mandolin Bros. If they can hang $40,000 guitars like that, it must be alright for me.

[ZiggyDude]

I met a guy who had a very nice collection once. I was just there to pick up a purchase but he showed me about his stuff. Like an Ampeg Devil bass that was used for phots in some book and another that was shaped like the fin of a 57 Chevy and the tailight came on. His trick was to hang them but put a pillow case aboui the body for the most of the time. Kept the sun and dust out. Eventually too much to keep clean and they all went into cases in a closet (or 2 or 3)

[Bean]

Hung, everyone of them...

[Caca de Kick]

Cases and in the closet. I don't need to give anyone a reason to come in while I'm not home. Which is what happened to a bassist on another forum.

[Calaveras]

I use the metal bodied "off the wall" hangers. they use 3 (not 2) screws to mount and seem much more secure than those little 2 screw things. I also use very long sheetrock screws and go right into the studs with them.
I like having all my basses up so I can grab one and plug it in if I want to record. my home studio is set up so that the computer is the only thing not always on. So by the time it boots I have the amp warmed up and ready to go.
I also like looking at my instruments!