Well that has to be one of the weirdest ways to promote a product, chuck a poor unsuspecting moggy at an acoustic guitar to illustrate how it may get knocked over leaning against a chair! The Guitar Hanger is in some ways quite a clever idea, hang your guitar easily without a special made rack or needing to fix anything to a wall. On the other hand, I’m never going to hang my guitars in my wardrobe with my clothes it just seems a bit weird for me, and besides I like to keep them cased if possible. But this product is apparently selling well in Japan, those Japanese love a quirky gadget.

The Guitar Hanger reached the #1 selling musical item for the week ending January 23, 2010 at Japan’s mega online retail site, Rakuten… Japan’s equivalent of the mega U.S. online retailer, Amazon.

The Guitar Hanger gives you quick and easy access to your instrument while also protecting it from potential harm and theft. The Guitar Hanger allows you to store your instrument anywhere with a closet rod or hook, and by utilizing the non-mechanical locking yoke, The Guitar Hanger securely holds the guitar in place. It is the next step in easily storing and accessing your guitar.

The MSRP is $30.99 USD.

http://www.theguitarhanger.com