Bigguy2017 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 I recently bought a Hercules GS523B Guitar Rack for my basses. It's a well made rack but has, to my mind, an annoyance in that it holds guitars canted at an angle. With basses (longer necks) the heads project beyond the stand's footprint and make it impossible to place it against the wall. Some though later and I devised a useful mod. The lower, rear padded crossbar can be mounted in two positions (there are two sets of screw holes 30mm apart). I drilled a third (6mm) hole, 40mm further back and mounted the crossbar there. The basses now sit much more upright. Another small gain can be gotten by moving the end stops for the sliding mech to the higher set of holes. The rack now sits (almost) up against the wall and the basses are more upright. Stability is maybe improved too. See attached crappy pic... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 That's useful Can you post a pic of the exact bit of the stand? I would like to do the mod myself but don't trust myself to just interpret what you've said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 See attached diagram... Hercules stand mod.pdfHercules stand mod.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Angles are approx like this... Edited March 17, 2018 by Bigguy2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 That's brilliant. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41Hz Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 12/03/2018 at 15:39, Bigguy2017 said: I recently bought a Hercules GS523B Guitar Rack for my basses. It's a well made rack but has, to my mind, an annoyance in that it holds guitars canted at an angle. With basses (longer necks) the heads project beyond the stand's footprint and make it impossible to place it against the wall. Some though later and I devised a useful mod. The lower, rear padded crossbar can be mounted in two positions (there are two sets of screw holes 30mm apart). I drilled a third (6mm) hole, 40mm further back and mounted the crossbar there. The basses now sit much more upright. Another small gain can be gotten by moving the end stops for the sliding mech to the higher set of holes. The rack now sits (almost) up against the wall and the basses are more upright. Stability is maybe improved too. See attached crappy pic... I’ve just picked up the 5 guitar version and thinking of modding. @Bigguy2017 Before I drill, do you think I could go a bit more than the 40mm gap you suggest to get the basses even more upright or do you think the bars would be too far apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigguy2017 Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 Yes you could - how much more? Well, that would depend on the bass body shape; all mine have rounded bottoms and would go an extra 20mm - not sure with a T'bird or other shapes. If you take the back bar out you can offer it up in different positions to experiment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41Hz Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Bigguy2017 said: Yes you could - how much more? Well, that would depend on the bass body shape; all mine have rounded bottoms and would go an extra 20mm - not sure with a T'bird or other shapes. If you take the back bar out you can offer it up in different positions to experiment... Ah thanks, good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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