Members inlifeisdeath Posted October 20, 2006 Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Upon returning home from work, I found my guitar lying face down on the ground. Apparently, the bloody wall-hanger gave way. My guitar is an Ibanez RG1570. I found absolutely no dents or scratches. However, the cable jack which was inserted into the guitar's jack was bent at a 45 degree angle. The strings were slightly out of tune, and of one mounting screw on the neck pickup came loose. What other things can I check? I'm feeling really paranoid now. And sad too. Have you guys had the same experience? It really is a tremendous shocker for this guitar's relatively new and was a gift from my girl. I should never have trusted the lousy wall-hanger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trlkvsky Posted October 20, 2006 Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Yeah that's happened to me at least two or three times with my Ibanez... Luckily no damage was done I hope everythings right with yours as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inlifeisdeath Posted October 20, 2006 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Yeah I hope so too. Just plug it in and everything worked well. I guess it fell say, 4 feet? 4 feet from the base of the guitar to the floor. I don't see any dents on the floor, neither on the guitar. It seems that everything is okay, I hope. But I suspect the input jack took quite a whacking, and I'm a little suspicous about the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted October 20, 2006 Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Was the hanger screwed into a stud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jackamo Posted October 20, 2006 Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Originally posted by inlifeisdeath ...What other things can I check?...You're gonna be pissed at me for saying, but here's 3 things what you can check: 1) Use the big plastic drywall anchors to hang your wall mount - the white ones that look kind of like big corkscrews with a hole down the center. Drive 'em in with phillips head, then you drive your screws into the center of them. I think they are rated for 30 or 50lbs, and you have to use 2 of them for guitar hangers - so that's 60-100 lbs of support right there. I can't fault you for not knowing that, but... 2) Check that your guitar is not plugged in when you hang it up...I can not possibly understand the logic of hanging a guitar up with the cord hanging out - that's asking for trouble. I unplug EVERY connection (pedals, amp, speakers, guitar) anytime I leave the scene - any asshole can walk by and step on, bump into, or knock over equipment unintentionally, and who is screwed? you are. 3) open it up and check the damage - I do not know your particular model, but you may be able to bend it back in place, and/or find replacement parts fairly cheap. I have thrashed some guitars in my day, and from the fall you describe, I wouldn't worry too terribly much about anythng else, if as you say it all seems in order...a well put together piece can take a fair amount of abuse -- you just need a minor part, and probably a little soldering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HMKRich Posted October 20, 2006 Members Share Posted October 20, 2006 Originally posted by jackamo 1) Use the big plastic drywall anchors to hang your wall mount - the white ones that look kind of like big corkscrews with a hole down the center. Drive 'em in with phillips head, then you drive your screws into the center of them. I think they are rated for 30 or 50lbs, and you have to use 2 of them for guitar hangers - so that's 60-100 lbs of support right there. I can't fault you for not knowing that, but... 2) Check that your guitar is not plugged in when you hang it up...I can not possibly understand the logic of hanging a guitar up with the cord hanging out - that's asking for trouble. I unplug EVERY connection (pedals, amp, speakers, guitar) anytime I leave the scene - any asshole can walk by and step on, bump into, or knock over equipment unintentionally, and who is screwed? you are. 3) open it up and check the damage - I do not know your particular model, but you may be able to bend it back in place, and/or find replacement parts fairly cheap. I have thrashed some guitars in my day, and from the fall you describe, I wouldn't worry too terribly much about anythng else, if as you say it all seems in order...a well put together piece can take a fair amount of abuse -- you just need a minor part, and probably a little soldering. +10000 NEVER leave a guitar pluged in. ALWAYS screw into a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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