Hanging a guitar on the wall is a great way to showcase your guitars and looks far better than using a guitar stand.
In this guide, I’ll explain the different ways you can hang a guitar on the wall, how to avoid common mistakes, and the best wall hangers you can buy.
After you read this guide, check out my guide on Creating an Ideal Practice Space for inspiration on creating a great guitar room or practice area.
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Let’s look at the different types of wall mounts you can use to hang your guitar on the wall. Understanding the different types of mounts will help you figure out how you would like to display your guitars.
These guitar wall hangers (link to Amazon) are the lowest-cost wall hangers you can buy and they work perfectly fine for most types of guitars.
I used this type of wall hanger to hang my guitar when I was a teenager and it still holds perfectly fine fifteen years later:
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Some of these basic hangers are adjustable and you can change the width to suit your guitar. Others cannot be adjusted. If you want to hang a guitar with a wide neck such as a Classical acoustic guitar, be sure to check that the hanger will fit.
While almost all wall hangers should be strong enough to hold a guitar, I suggest avoiding the cheapest options available. Do you really want to trust the quality of a dirt-cheap hanger with your guitar just to save a couple of dollars? I bought some expensive wall mounts to give me peace of mind that my guitars will be safe.
Locking wall hangers are an upgraded version of the above basic hangers. These hangers include a mechanism to lock the guitars in position.
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The two models I recommend choosing between are the one with a wood wall bracket and the one with the metal wall bracket (I recommend the newer ‘Plus’ models).
The big advantage with these wall hangers is that they securely hold your guitar in a way that it won’t get knocked out.
The newer models also include an attachment for narrow instrument necks, which means you can use these wall hangers easily for ukuleles or mandolins.
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While most wall hangers covered in this guide focus on hanging a guitar vertically, there are ways you can mount your guitar on an angle or horizontally.
Mounting a guitar on an angle gives a lot of character to a room. It’s a great way to decorate a room. If you only have one or two guitars, it looks fantastic when you line them all up on an angle.
The way these hangers work is that there’s a hook that holds the upper section of the neck and another two hooks to hold the body of the guitar.
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This horizontal or angled wall hanger kit (shown above) is suitable for electric or acoustic guitars and can be angled all way horizontally if you wanted.
Alternatively, if you want something a bit less visible, check out this guitar hanger that makes use of your guitar’s strap buttons. The below guitars use this type of mount to achieve a clean look on the wall.
Cons: takes up more wall space so may not be suitable for small rooms or when you have a lot of guitars.
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If you know how to create your own 3D designs (or know somebody who does), you can even create a custom hanger for your guitars.
If you don’t know anybody with a 3D printer, there are websites you can use where you can pay people to print a design for you.
Cons: need a 3D printer or use a 3D printing service. If printed with the wrong settings, the hanger won’t hold over time.
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But if you really want to showcase one or more of your guitars, framing or boxing it up in a display cabinet on the wall is the ultimate option.
Some people build custom glass cabinets with special lighting, while others build a basic frame to go around a standard wall hanger.
In the above photo, you can see how the guitars hang from a basic wall hanger as mentioned earlier. The only difference is that a custom frame surrounds the guitar.
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Cons: requires decent woodworking skills to build and look good. Takes up a lot of wall space which may not suit you if you have a lot of guitars to hang or limited space.
Brick is the safest option as it creates an incredibly strong mount. If you want to mount your guitar on a brick wall, you’ll need to drill into the brick and install appropriate mounting hardware.
The Hercules wall mounts I bought included some brick mounting anchors. These plastic anchors push against the brick when you screw them in position, which creates an incredibly strong joint.
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If you can find the location of wall studs, I highly recommend mounting the hanger into them instead of into the drywall.
It is possible to securely hang a guitar directly into drywall. But there are plenty of horror stories of guitars falling or ripping holes in the wall.
While something like the above photo is possible when mounting directly into drywall, it’s not going to happen when mounting into wall studs or brick.
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The problem is that mounting a guitar isn’t the same as mounting a big painting or wall hanging because the guitar is added and removed from the wall over and over.
Every time you put your guitar back on the wall, it stresses the joint due to the shift in weight. This can degrade the strength of the drywall over time.
Imagine standing on bathroom scales and lightly jumping up and down. You’ll see the scales fluctuate well above what you actually weigh.
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A similar thing happens when you hang your guitar on the wall. As you lower it into the hanger, you’re applying more force than the normal weight of the guitar.
This is why some wall hangers can suddenly fail after a long time of working fine. The gradual wear and tear weaken the mount.
I highly recommend mounting your hanger directly into brick or wall studs. If this isn’t possible, make sure you use appropriate drywall mounting hardware and be gentle with your guitar on the wall.
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Almost all negative reviews you see online for wall hangers that failed were due to bad mounting on drywall or stressing the mount too much over time.
While this can be as simple as screwing the hanger into the wall, there are some things you should carefully consider before you start.
Whether you play acoustic or electric guitar, there are hangers and mounts suitable for all hanging styles, so think about how you want to display your guitar.
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Hold your guitar up on the wall to get an idea of how it would look vertically, at an angle, or horizontally.
As I planned to mount a lot of guitars on my wall, I created a rough mockup in Photoshop to see how they would look in different arrangements. If you’re only planning on hanging one or two guitars, this will be overkill.
Once you have decided on how you want to hang your guitar, you’ll be able to find a suitable mount to buy as covered earlier. Don’t buy a hanger until you’ve found a suitable location and are happy with the hanging style you want to use.
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If you want to hang your guitar on drywall, first check to see if there are any wall studs you could use.
To check if the wall has studs in the location you want to hang your guitar, lightly tap your knuckles against the wall, and slowly move across the wall. Listen to the sound.
If it sounds like there is a stud in the approximate location you want to mount your guitar, use a stud finder like this one to pinpoint the location.
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Stud finders work extremely well (even the ancient one I used) and will give you peace of mind knowing that you’re hanging your guitar in a secure location.
Lay all the guitars on the floor so you can get an idea of the minimum space you need between each one.
The wall space I have isn’t long enough for all of the guitars to line up in a row, but they can easily fit if staggered in two rows.
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Whether you want to hang your guitars vertically, at an angle, or horizontally, take the time to think about the spacing before you mount any hangers.
The advantage of doing this is that you can mount the wood board directly into multiple wall studs. This creates an incredibly strong mounting surface and evenly spreads the weight of the guitars across multiple studs.
You can see that the first board has been mounted onto six wall studs. This creates a ridiculously strong mounting surface for the hangers.
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If I didn’t use a mounting board, some of the guitars would have lined up with wall studs and others would have to be mounted directly into the drywall.
I mounted the hangers into a mounting board, but you can follow the main steps whether you’re mounting in drywall, wall studs, or brick walls.
If you’re mounting a guitar on an angle,
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