Guitar Wall Hangers. What you NEED to know.
- Aug 27, 2024
- 2 min read
You see them everywhere you look. Guitars displayed on wall hangers like taxidermy'd heads of trophy wild game.
You wanna display your guitars like that but. . .you're scared of damaging your guitar! Well, here's everything you need to know.
Most guitar hangers are good enough, but they mounting systems may not be. Drywall/gypsum board mounted on pine studs is the predominant construction method i've run into here in the US. You want to anchor your guitar wall hanger into wood, not drywall. Typically this means long wood screws (2.5" or more) fastened directly into the stud. Alternatively, you can use a "sticker", which is typically a 3/4"-1" thick board spanning multiple studs, then the hangers can be spaced as you please on the sticker. (see the image below for an example)
Which guitar hangers to buy? I have three options for you. All of these have various levels of aesthetic appeal and cost, so pick what fits for you
String swing: the expensive option. ($15 ea)
Onmiwod: the good enough option. ($6.70 ea)
Veidia: the budget option. ($1.50 ea)
But I've heard that the foam will harm the finish on my guitar! Well. . . theoretically, it's possible, although in over 30 years I've never witnessed it myself. If you have a guitar that's valuable enough that a little bit of haziness on the finish of the side of the headstock will ruin it, best keep that in a case or something. That's not what guitars are for though are they. . . If you have a guitar for an investment, sell it and go buy mutual funds or index fund shares or something. Play your guitars, love them, display them, show them off.
