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Location: Reno, NV | Can anyone recommend a good guitar stand? Any brands that dont work well?.. or work really well for the roundback? I dont want a wall mount. Im looking for a freestanding unit. Any suggestions? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Not a real conessour (spell-check) but I got a Stagg for $15 at Apple Music. Works just fine with an SSB. Got rubber on the lower limbs for traction, and a flip-over brace thingie for the neck. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Hercules GS414B is a great stand. solid, grips the head stock, and is roundback friendly. I especially like the lower center of gravity. Plus they're part of Kaman Music Company. |
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Location: ranson,wva | the best ive found yet are these http://elderly.com/accessories/items/GS414B.htm not overly expensive either..jason |
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Location: SoCal | I like the Hercules GS414B. Their auto grab system is unique and provides additional safety. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | echo.. echo.. echo.. ;) |
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Location: ranson,wva | damn..i had to find the link but you beat me to it...jason |
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Location: big island | i use the hercules double GS422B for gigs and it works very well whether i am hanging an ukulele or a solid body bass opposite my roundback |
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Location: Omaha, NE | IMHO, the main thing is to get a stand that holds your guitar from the headstock, and not from the body.
My personal favorite is the Hamilton.
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Location: East Tennessee | Go with the Hercules GS 414B. :D |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I'd shoot for the Hercules stands if I could afford it. I found out about them during the OFC Tour back in May, and was really impressed by them. I like the fact that the stand doesn't touch any part of the guitar, other than the neck/headstock area of it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Hamilton or herculese |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Lets stop this thread right now.
Buy a Hercules.
End of thread.
Locked.
No, don't bother, he's heard what he needs to know.
No, I mean it. Don't touch that keyboard. He's already in the car and on his way to GC to buy a Hercules.
He is.... Really.
Hercules. Way to go. |
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Location: Reno, NV | So it's better to hold a guitar from the headstock rather than supporting it from the bowl? I would have though that the weight of a hanging guitar would be harder on the instrument, but I guess it can handle it right? |
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Location: GA USA | Personally, I like the Hercules GS 412B.
Ha! Especially for the Deacon since the small peg sits directly on the back plate and the stand never touches the wood. (Also have a GS 414B.)
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Hey!
I thought I locked this thread. |
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Location: GA USA | Guess not. |
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Location: NJ | I have Hamiltons on the floor in my MusicRoom, as they're good stands to set ONCE and forget 'em. I used t'gig with 'em, but after a while of repeated folding/unfolding, it ends up taking more & more hand-torque to the knob to get 'em to STAY.
The Genesis stands by Ultimate are good as they go up/down real easy and collapse into a neat lil' package.
At gigs, I use a Hercules double stand with a mic boom grafted to the top and a couple of the Ultimate's if I bring more than two guitars. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Our GC doesn't stock Hercules. I'm getting 3 of their wall hangers for Christmas, though. I like their stands, too, but I try not to use stands. I need to move 3 guitars off the stands and onto the wall. |
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | I have 2 single and a double Hercules. Never had and problem (even with grand kids and animals running through the house). Solid as a rock... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I have the triple hercules and it is the best stand I have ever had or seen. It is a little tight on a wideneck, but nothing compares to it for a secure hold and easy pickup.
Yeah ... it cost more, but what are your instruments worth to you? I'll bet the first time you have one fall and crack your guitar, you're gonna say ... I wish I would have spent the extra money. |
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Location: NJ | all the cool kids use hercules |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Favorites for me: Quiklok QL631, QL632, QL633. Heavy, sturdy, last forever. Cost more, but you get what you pay for. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | ...and, maybe more importantly, you protect what you paid for. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by ignimbyte:
I'd shoot for the Hercules stands if I could afford it. I got one on ebay a couple on months ago.
$29.00 Free Shipping. Not a bad price to protect your Ovation. :cool: |
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recommend a decent guitar stand...
