Wall hangers - good or bad?

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30 minutes ago, chris_b said:

I don't understand the use of "basses as decoration". Mine live in their cases unless I need to play them.

I have 3 out at any one time.

2 out on hangers, and the EUB just stands there on its own (!)

The rest are in cases and get rotated in and out as I see fit..

[josie]

Living in a very small rented flat, I can't fit wall hangers. So they're out on floor stands.

- I'll pick one up on impulse just for 5 minutes, which can easily turn into 15.

- I do play all of them - some more than others - but I make a point of picking up a different one every day. 

- They make me smile.

None of those would happen if they were in cases.  

 

Edited December 22, 2018 by josie
Slightly less blurry pic

[Woodinblack]

Yep, the whole immediacy of having an instrument there. For years I had a lot of keyboards around, but never played them because of the effort to set stuff up. Now I go into my room, press 1 on the power button and all my keyboards / mixer / amp comes to life. I press a key on something, it makes sound. With the bass, theres some upstairs, theres some downstairs. Some advert comes on the telly, I will grab a bass and play along to the advert, just because, well, it is what I do. There is a guitar there too, just in case. And a flute. And a AKAI wind instrument. All just ready for inspiration.