# How to secure guitar hanger to drywall

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**Created:** [November 23, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-secure-guitar-hanger-to-drywall/1025060 "2025-11-23T01:36:41Z")\
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I’ll agree that screwing into wood is better than anchors. If the OP has even one stud within 12”, I’d be inclined to attach one end of a 1x4 to the stud with at least two screws, and support the other end (where the guitar hanger goes) with some sort of drywall hanger. The board could hold another one or two hangers for additional items.

Here’s the [Project Farm test of dry wall anchors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHb-Tcvkn7M) – strength, cost, and how much they mess up a wall. (He’s fond of the same plastic/metal hangers as @Gorsnak .)

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**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-secure-guitar-hanger-to-drywall/1025060/22 "2025-11-24T16:54:05Z")

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> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> If it’s a Les Paul, you might want to opt for the heavier bolts.

Can you hang one from the headstock? I thought they had a tendency to pop off if you looked sideways at them. 😉

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**Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-secure-guitar-hanger-to-drywall/1025060/23 "2025-11-24T17:05:02Z")

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For the actual hanger, can I recommend one of these? [https://herculesstands.com/international/products/fretted-and-bowed-instrument/guitar/wall-hangers/gsp38wb-plus](https://herculesstands.com/international/products/fretted-and-bowed-instrument/guitar/wall-hangers/gsp38wb-plus)

[![](https://herculesstands.com/files/file_pool/1/0o024102856391397096/gsp38wb-plus_1.png) ](https://herculesstands.com/files/file_pool/1/0o024102856391397096/gsp38wb-plus_1.png)

It comes with its own wooden mount, and the auto gripper makes it more secure, as well as making the motion more of a straight up and down.

We’ve had ours for years and it’s fantastic.

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