Anyone making a 'presentable' bass stand for home use?

[Fender_Bender]

Some beautiful stands there but I cringe when I see ebony and rosewood and other exotics “wasted” for such a utilitarian purpose.

 

[tedious1]

Find a woodworker in your area and ask him or her to make you something.

Yup, that gets my vote too.

Take them some pics of the room where the stand will live, that way you have a good chance of something that works with the rest of the room.

 

[HamOnTheCob]

Some beautiful stands there but I cringe when I see ebony and rosewood and other exotics “wasted” for such a utilitarian purpose.

There are probably people who cringe when they see people "waste" exotic woods on guitars and basses.

 

[JakobT]

The price on those is pretty nice. Design wise they may have to stay around the corner in the bedroom...but not bad either!

Actually, I think it looks quite nice. Even nicer in black. There’s a double version, too:
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[Fender_Bender]

There are probably people who cringe when they see people "waste" exotic woods on guitars and basses.

I hear you, and sometimes the use of these woods in instrument making is purely for aesthetics, but most of the time it serves a functional purpose ie. stiff fingerboard material or neck reinforcement.

 

[Oddly]

I've never put any thought into a stand as an attractive piece of home furniture before.
Dammit, TB, why do you always find new ways to make me spend money!

 

[40Hz]

I happen to like the armchair in my avatar. It's held many an instrument within easy reach for me over the years. It's made by Hitchcock too, so it need make no apologies for its pedigree to admirers of fine furnishings...

 

[charlie monroe]

Dammit, TB, why do you always find new ways to make me spend money!

Are you new here? Because I was sure I'd seen you around

 

[Fender_Bender]

I happen to like the armchair in my avatar. It's held many an instrument within easy reach for me over the years. It's made by Hitchcock too, so it need make no apologies for its pedigree to admirers of fine furnishings...

I do the same thing, actually x2. I just can’t stomach paying money for stands.

 

[Spectrum]

My dad could make either of those for about $50. Make it a 90 degree angle at the top and it's $30.

Tell your dad I'll take two, please.

 

[40Hz]

I do the same thing, actually x2. I just can’t stomach paying money for stands.

Same here. There's another armchair right across from it. (That one's an Ethan Allen.) And it's usually for the other Ripper.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

Well, the tasteful and affordable option was eliminated in the opening post - wallhanger. It also eats up less space in the room, but if you won't, you won't.

 

[diegom]

I'm starting to think that with a little DIY, any tall, wooden barstool could be made into a guitar/bass stand...
A notch on the seat for the neck, perhaps a couple of pegs on the legs...
Heck, I think I'm gonna get one of these and give it a try!

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[two fingers]

Tell your dad I'll take two, please.

Ha! That Vietnam vet is the busiest guy I know. Between caring for relatives and still selling real estate he wouldn't have time to make ME one.

 

[BurningSkies]

I happen to like the armchair in my avatar. It's held many an instrument within easy reach for me over the years. It's made by Hitchcock too, so it need make no apologies for its pedigree to admirers of fine furnishings...

That's the problem, not the solution. Trying to get the bass off the furniture. We're more mid-century design though.

Well, the tasteful and affordable option was eliminated in the opening post - wallhanger. It also eats up less space in the room, but if you won't, you won't.

Yep. Not getting hung. The walls are for paintings... . I actually have a music room that features a stand for 6, plenty of room for my amps, etc. But it's downstairs and I keep a bass upstairs for morning practice rather than going up and down with it every day. Plenty of room for a decent stand.

...and I can't blame it on my wife either. We're on the same page with everything. So a good stand...

 

[Wilmingtonian]

Ha! That Vietnam vet is the busiest guy I know. Between caring for relatives and still selling real estate he wouldn't have time to make ME one.

Huh, the $30 isn't gonna do it, after all?

 

[Stumbo]

Lots of stands out there in the world and for stage use I have a Hercules locking stand...

...but my wife has only now realized that having a bass in our 'presentable living space' (living room, dining room or bedroom) is sort of a fact of life...and she's tired of moving whatever bass I'm using for my daily workout. And she's allowed that if 'we' have to live with one around, is there a nice presentable stand available?

Any thoughts on a stand (not a wall hanger, etc) that's decent and fits in less with stage and more with 'furniture'? I have plenty of metal folding etc. looking for something that fits in a 'grown up' space.

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[40Hz]

That's the problem, not the solution. Trying to get the bass off the furniture. We're more mid-century design though.

Understood. I was just trying to talk you down.

 

[two fingers]

By the way @BurningSkies why no wall hangers? Seems like a much cheaper solution and safer for your basses.

 

[74hc]

Here you go, $16 to grace your wall with a fine bass...

https://www.amazon.com/String-Swing...5685&sr=8-3&keywords=wall+mount+guitar+holder