Customer Reviews

String Swing Hardwood Home & Studio Guitar Hanger (Shades May Vary)

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This thing isn't some fancy item with tons of features to review, but it does what it's supposed to: it grips your guitar or bass securely, saves some floor space, displays your instrument nicely, and puts it in plain sight and arm's reach so that you can practice more often. I also like the fact that it's wood and not some ugly polyethelyne plastic or something like that. As I couldn't find a stud in my wall, I mounted this thing on the side of my wood bookshelf and it looks and works beautifully. One thing: DO NOT JUST DRILL ANYWHERE INTO YOUR WALL FOR THIS THING!! Make sure you mount it in a stud or on some significant piece of wood, because odds are some day the weight of your guitar or bass will rip it out of drywall and then you may or may not have damaged your instrument. So, buy one or five of these and make a nice display of your axes.

-Stephen

I've purchased similar wall hangers from some of the online musical instrument dealers for $12 to $14 and was skeptical when I saw these for around $9. I am happy to report that the structural quality is as high as the more expensive options and (to my surprise) the wood grain is much better looking than the picture would indicate.
Others have suggested that these be mounted to a stud but the included drywall anchors, when installed correctly, are very secure and would easily withstand the heaviest guitar you have (unless, perhaps, you play a 4" thick solid ebony instrument). If your studs are 16" apart, you could utilize them (staggered mounting if necessary) and get a fairly dense wall of guitars but if your studs are 24" apart you'll have a large (8"+) gap between instruments and may wish to opt for drywall anchors for some instruments as I have.

The back of my acoustic instruments (000, 00, Parlor & Classical) sit well clear of the back wall so I haven't had the need to put protective backing on the wall behind them (consider some backing if children or careless adults will be removing & replacing instruments from the wall). If you plan to use these for electrics, I'd opt for the electric specific hangers so they hang closer to the wall.

As a guitar builder, here's some advice for any newbies:
Keep your instrument in it's (humidity controlled) hard case except when playing. Failing that, keep it up high using a wall hanger and control humidity for the entire room (40 to 50%). I've seen far too many instruments get damaged when sitting down on a guitar stand.

Although the listing indicates Model CC01, I received CC01K. These models are slightly different.

The CC01K is a newer product. Compared to the older CC01, it has a deeper yoke and does not include keeper rings. The older CC01 has a wider yoke and includes keeper rings.

Some of the pictures here are the CC01, and some are the CC01K. Both are still made. If you order it here, I guess it is a crap shoot which one you will receive.

Also note that the listing is incorrect when it states the yoke has an adjustable width. This is not true. It can pivot to accommodate asymmetrical head stock, but its width cannot be adjusted. I verified this with a visit to the manufacturer's website.

Easy to install. Bendable arms adjust for different size necks. Good padding. Looks good.

Great item for hanging your guitars, mandolins, and ukeleles on the wall. Unfortunately when you order two of them you only get one. You also don't get any responses from Amazon or the company that distributes them after you have e-mailed them several times.

The 'ol studio room looks cleaner now. I trust them, as I chose to install them into studs. I'd probably be alright with sticking them straight into the wall, but just chose not to. The look great, too! Simple and fast to install, took a matter of minutes to install 5 of them.

I ordered three of these to hang my guitars from. They came packaged nicely, are all well made, work great, etc. The problem is that the woods don't match. Each of the three has the wood stained a different shade. And not just a little different. If you need more than one, it may be better to buy these in a store so you can visually match the wood.

When my son lived at home he hung his guitars on these hooks and it was great. He has his own place, a band "Ballyhoo!" and a studio now, so I got more of them for him since he has several guitars. They are functional, good looking and do the job of clearing the floor.

This is NOT a review about how well these work, because I haven't tried it out yet. But a review of Amazon fulfillment...
I understand the title says "Shades may vary." I took that to mean I didn't get to pick a color. Fine- I checked on the manufacturer's site and noticed they come in 4 colors, oak, maple, cherry, etc. I have enough variation of wood on my house that I didn't need to match a specific color to the rest of my furniture.

However, I ordered 2, that are intended to go next to each other on the wall.

When I received them today, I got two different colors! I understand they probably have a huge wholesale box of a jumble of these in an Amazon warehouse somewhere, but the person who packed my order could have put two that match in the same box. It will just look dumb with pieces of mismatched wood on the wall next to each other.

It's been 2 1/2 years since I hung this on the wall. It's very sturdy and securely holds my acoustic and I bought another for my heavy Strat. Make sure you use the foam rings for then end of the fingers, they prevent slippage. Mount to a beam with the included 2" screws for the best strength.