KASH Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Looking for a cheap stand. Would it be better to go with an A frame or tripod type of stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I wouldn't use "cheap" on my bass! I use a Genesis GS-100 stand. [url="http://www.ultimatesupport.com/s.nl/it.A/id.825/.f"]http://www.ultimatesupport.com/s.nl/it.A/id.825/.f[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Have a look at the Hercules stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Not cheap (I agree with Chris_, but I use this one myself on a Jazz type with even more pronounced offset. [url="http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/129"]http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/produ...products_id/129[/url] Post free! I'll try to get a better pic going. We also do the Hercules [url="http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/product_info.php/products_id/698"]http://www.themusicroom-online.co.uk/produ...products_id/698[/url] Basically with a Jazz you're beter off with the hanging type stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='506338' date='Jun 5 2009, 01:42 PM']I wouldn't use "cheap" on my bass! I use a Genesis GS-100 stand. [url="http://www.ultimatesupport.com/s.nl/it.A/id.825/.f"]http://www.ultimatesupport.com/s.nl/it.A/id.825/.f[/url][/quote] well..if I had your basses I would go with the best I could afford but not being the case, i just want something cheap to hold my MIM jazz during rehearsals when I go for a cigarette break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='KASH' post='506351' date='Jun 5 2009, 01:57 PM']....i just want something cheap to hold my MIM jazz during rehearsals when I go for a cigarette break....[/quote] Sure. I didn't have a stand at all for the first 20 years! Maybe you could get a good one cheap off Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='chris_b' post='506374' date='Jun 5 2009, 02:19 PM']Maybe you could get a good one cheap off Ebay?[/quote] That's what I'm thinking about, they're about £10-12 the cheapest ones that is...just don't know if I should go with the tripod or A frame?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I've got one of these for one of my Precisions:- [url="http://www.herculesstands.co.uk/product/85308/GS302B/Mini_Stands/TravLite_electric_guitar_stand"]http://www.herculesstands.co.uk/product/85...ic_guitar_stand[/url] I've been delighted with it-takes up very little space, lightweight, and seems perfectly stable. I've also got a TGI A-frame job, which is also fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Personally I'd rather not have a stand than the really cheap ones.. I've seen too many things fall off them! Without a stand you tend to take more care propping the bass up or pop it back in a case. Even a MIM Jazz is best part of half a grand these days! Where in the country are you? K&M.. [attachment=26588:km.memphis10.jpg] Hercules.. [attachment=26591:herculesGS414Bjazz.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 A-frame stands aren't always suitable for basses with certain finishes, Nitrocellulose for example, as the two don't really get on well when they come into contact (that's the scientific explanation I can assure you) FWIW I have one of the Hercules tripods that grab the guitar by the neck/headstock, and it's given me many years of trusted use so far. Folds away quite small too so it's very portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Hercules all the way for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 +1 for Hercules. Just bought one of them grabby things (GS414B IIRC?) from Mark at Bass Direct. Excellent piece of kit. And while I'm at it, a big +1 for Mark. Top bloke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASH Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 [quote name='Hot Tub' post='511462' date='Jun 11 2009, 05:34 PM']+1 for Hercules. Just bought one of them grabby things (GS414B IIRC?) from Mark at Bass Direct. Excellent piece of kit. And while I'm at it, a big +1 for Mark. Top bloke! [/quote] I got mine yesterday!! the same model...went with a better piece of gear after all ...and I'm glad I did, these hercules are top notch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 +1000000 for Hercules - also the foam padding on them is guaranteed to be nitro friendly - apparently. I can't say I've had a problem with any of my nitro finished guitars (Gibsons mainly) but have had a couple of guitars that had been left on rubber coated stands by their previous owners and it had knackered the finish at the contact points with the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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