Guitar wall hangers

PhilW1

Does anyone have any experience/opinions on these

https://gearhooks.com/collections/gearhooks-guitar-and-musical-instruments-storage-rack

I’ve got really crap walls and have tried the Hercules hangers but they eventually wear free even though I’ve used all manner of fixings . These look as though I could get a good couple of fixings in but I’m not sure if the actual guitar hook part will be ok.

Thanks

Nitefly

I haven't come across these myself - they look OK, and seem pretty well-made.

BUT:  If your walls can't hold Hercules hangers, they won't hold these any better (unless you only used short screws with the Hercules), AND the "soft rubber coating" might react with any nitro-finished guitars - it would be worth-while asking them about that.

FWIW I have five of these K&M hangers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/16280-black-Guitar-Holder-Black/dp/B000N5HU5A

They are on a masonry (breeze-block) wall, using 40 mm screws, and have been up for 20 years now, with no adverse reactions on nitro guitars.

Legionreturns

My walls are...problematic, and I put 120mm expanding bolts through my Hercules hangers. 

They are solid as a rock and not budging now...just like the lady next door who was leaning against the joining wall when I drilled those fuckers in! Oops! 

RandallFlagg

String Swing with short yoke fitted to plasterboard with those metal screw in plasterboard fixings have been holding my guitars solid for many many years. 

King85

Are you struggling to get the Hercules to hold into a stud or solid wall?

PhilW1

King85 said:

Are you struggling to get the Hercules to hold into a stud or solid wall?

It’s plaster board,(shit Barrett’s build)I want to get 3 guitars up but if I screw 3 Hercules types into the battens (?)I run out of room. As always the battens never line up with the other furniture in the room but I think I could use this system screwed between 3 battens and it would spread the load. I’ve tried all the specialist “ super strong” plasterboard fixings but I ‘d rather screw into the wooden battens and be 100% safe.

PhilW1

Nitefly said:

I haven't come across these myself - they look OK, and seem pretty well-made.

BUT:  If your walls can't hold Hercules hangers, they won't hold these any better (unless you only used short screws with the Hercules), AND the "soft rubber coating" might react with any nitro-finished guitars - it would be worth-while asking them about that.

FWIW I have five of these K&M hangers: https://www.amazon.co.uk/16280-black-Guitar-Holder-Black/dp/B000N5HU5A

They are on a masonry (breeze-block) wall, using 40 mm screws, and have been up for 20 years now, with no adverse reactions on nitro guitars.

Cheers ,they look ok and I could always screw them to a plinth fixed to the battens behind the plasterboard,
a lot cheaper too!

FreddieVanHalen

I’ve previously dealt with rubbish walls to hang heavy pictures and mirrors by glueing and screwing a horizontal plank/batten to the wall and then using that as the base for the heavy hangers...

King85

PhilW1 said:

King85 said:

Are you struggling to get the Hercules to hold into a stud or solid wall?

It’s plaster board,(shit Barrett’s build)I want to get 3 guitars up but if I screw 3 Hercules types into the battens (?)I run out of room. As always the battens never line up with the other furniture in the room but I think I could use this system screwed between 3 battens and it would spread the load. I’ve tried all the specialist “ super strong” plasterboard fixings but I ‘d rather screw into the wooden battens and be 100% safe.

Why not put a nice bit of wood on the wall but anchored to two of the batons then use this to mount the hangers to?

King85

King85 said:

PhilW1 said:

King85 said:

Are you struggling to get the Hercules to hold into a stud or solid wall?

It’s plaster board,(shit Barrett’s build)I want to get 3 guitars up but if I screw 3 Hercules types into the battens (?)I run out of room. As always the battens never line up with the other furniture in the room but I think I could use this system screwed between 3 battens and it would spread the load. I’ve tried all the specialist “ super strong” plasterboard fixings but I ‘d rather screw into the wooden battens and be 100% safe.

Why not put a nice bit of wood on the wall but anchored to two of the batons then use this to mount the hangers to?

Edit: I didn't read your reply fully ,doh, but yeah that's what I'd do

TINMAN82

Recently did this on a plasterboard wall with Hercules (wood block version) hanger. 

Didnt use the Hercules screws.

Fischer HM 5x65 metal fixings with screw. The Fischer screws are slightly larger diameter than the Hercules ones (probably a good thing) so I widened the holes in the Hercules wood block slightly with a drill bit to accept them. Feels rock solid. The Fischer’s can apparently take 20kg in plasterboard so plenty. 

PhilW1

Thanks for all the advice, I’m gonna take a punt on the gear hook 

TINMAN82

PhilW1 said:

Thanks for all the advice, I’m gonna take a punt on the gear hook 

Cool. All I’d say is that Hercules is all I trust with nitro finished guitars. Used for years with no issues.