A.G.E.N.T.E. Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1431420175' post='2770994'] Anyone with one of these have this dimension? [/quote] 55mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 [quote name='A.G.E.N.T.E.' timestamp='1431462597' post='2771692'] 55mm [/quote] Thanks very much, I'll check that against my bass neck tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1431245003' post='2769049'] I have always simply leant my bass against my speakers between sets, etc, but these days usually DI into the PA so don't have a handy speaker to lean it on. There have also been a few occasions on a crowded stage where my bass has been knocked over, no damage so far but it is only a matter of time before something serious happens. I would like to buy a stand, can anyone recommend one which is sturdy enough for bass and won't damage my cellulose finished Jazz bass? [/quote] Take at look at the On-Stage A-frame (with neck), product no. GS7465. About $25 over here (USA) from Musician's Friend, very well built and very sturdy. About Hercules: I loved mine till the soft rubber they've begun using on the tripod adjustment screw and around the neck adjustment handle turned gradually to black glue--it deteriorates, and you can't use the stand without getting this black, sticky glue on your hands. (I'm not overly fastidious; I mean, you have to scrub it off.) The On-Stage works well for me. Wylie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='Wylie' timestamp='1431560403' post='2772684'] Take at look at the On-Stage A-frame (with neck), product no. GS7465. About $25 over here (USA) from Musician's Friend, very well built and very sturdy. About Hercules: I loved mine till the soft rubber they've begun using on the tripod adjustment screw and around the neck adjustment handle turned gradually to black glue--it deteriorates, and you can't use the stand without getting this black, sticky glue on your hands. (I'm not overly fastidious; I mean, you have to scrub it off.) The On-Stage works well for me. Wylie. [/quote] I have 2 Hercules stands on stage with me every weekend and have never seen or had black sticky glue on my hands or any where else? Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I have 2 Hercules stands on stage with me every weekend and have never seen or had black sticky glue on my hands or any where else?[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Blue [/font][/color][/quote] Same here - I've got three, one I've had for about ten years now and it's been used at every gig, no deterioration, even the paint's still in pretty good nick. Do you use any oil or cleaner of the neck/fret board that might have reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1431245886' post='2769059'] [attachment=191702:Hercules.jpg] Hercules. I've used them for years. You lower your bass into the spring-loaded clip and it closes around the neck. [/quote] I wouldn't use that type of stand personally. I had one for christmas about 3yrs back and found that when they accidentally get knocked from the back or side the bass swings forward like a pendulum and falls face down. Fortunately this happened in my home and I caught it before it hit the deck. I wrote to the manufacturer about it but got no reply and I exchanged it for this one shown below. [url="http://www.herculesstands.com/guitars/GS415B.html"]http://www.herculess...ars/GS415B.html[/url] which I find is much more stable. Edited May 14, 2015 by jazzyvee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I wouldn't use that type of stand personally. I had one for christmas about 3yrs back and found that when they accidentally get knocked from the back or side the bass swings forward like a pendulum and falls face down. Fortunately this happened in my home and I caught it before it hit the deck. I wrote to the manufacturer about it but got no reply and I exchanged it for this one shown below. [/font][/color][url="http://www.herculesstands.com/guitars/GS415B.html"]http://www.herculess...ars/GS415B.html[/url][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] which I find is much more stable.[/font][/color][/quote] Yes I agree - I use the one with the small support peg for my acoustic guitar but the three for my basses are the the one you show - lot more stable and robust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1431451950' post='2771539'] On a tight stage I don't use the stand at all. I keep the bass in the gig bag when it's not being played. [/quote] Yep. I have a Mono bass sleeve behind my amp and when the bass isn't being played that's where it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Well this is all rubbish. Doesn't everyone just have their techs hand them their basses as necessary?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1431566151' post='2772704'] I have 2 Hercules stands on stage with me every weekend and have never seen or had black sticky glue on my hands or any where else? Blue [/quote] The older ones (ten years back?) had those parts in hard plastic; subsequently those parts were switched to rubber. Maybe this only happened in the U.S.-marketed stands? At any rate (and to answer the other poster) it does happen with mine, and I haven't used any kind of cleaner or solvent on the stand. W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 [quote name='Booooooom' timestamp='1431255511' post='2769205'] Small compact and does the trick: http://www.herculesstands.com/guitars/GS402BB.html Only thing is the bass leans back quite a bit so with a bass on doesn't save much room but does when it's empty. [/quote] I use one of these fairly regularly. Packs down small enough to fit in my gigbag. Not the most stable but I've never had a bass fall from one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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