I recently purchased a Hercules stand. One common complaint is that you can't leave the endpin extended, unless you have yours extended less than around 22cm. This was a deal breaker for me as I didn't want to have to lay the bass down and push in the endpin every time I went on break, and reverse the procedure again before playing. To fix this problem, I modified mine by adding legs that I 3D printed and replacing the support arms with square aluminum tubing, which is much more rigid. The arms are also longer and as a result the stand is super stable. You could make similar legs out of furniture grade plywood. I also discovered that I can place my small amp on the stand behind the uprights which is really convenient and space saving on the gig. Sorry the image got rotated, I don't know how to fix that. I also shortened the front stubs that prevent the base from sliding forward, by about 50mm. It was too difficult getting the bass in and out otherwise.
Decent stand for double bass?
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I recently purchased a Hercules stand. One common complaint is that you can't leave the endpin extended, unless you have yours extended less than around 22cm. This was a deal breaker for me as I didn't want to have to lay the bass down and push in the endpin every time I went on break, and reverse the procedure again before playing. To fix this problem, I modified mine by adding legs that I 3D printed and replacing the support arms with square aluminum tubing, which is much more rigid. The arms are also longer and as a result the stand is super stable. You could make similar legs out of furniture grade plywood. I also discovered that I can place my small amp on the stand behind the uprights which is really convenient and space saving on the gig. Sorry the image got rotated, I don't know how to fix that. I also shortened the front stubs that prevent the base from sliding forward, by about 50mm. It was too difficult getting the bass in and out otherwise.