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Double Bass Best stands for bass

PraetorOfRome

PraetorOfRome

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Jul 14, 2016
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I'm looking to buy a new music stand, but the market of stands is somewhat overwhelming. I'd love to buy a Manhasset, but right now I need a reliable folding stand that's relatively easy to haul around with a bass. I'm on a budget, so I probably won't spend any more than $50.

Thanks for the help!
 
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That's a question for the Accessories subforum, Praetor; this here's the discussion ground for basses themselves. You'll find the question well asked and answered over there, although I think you'll be hard-pressed to find a sub-$50 solution.
 
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I'm looking to buy a new music stand, but the market of stands is somewhat overwhelming. I'd love to buy a Manhasset, but right now I need a reliable folding stand that's relatively easy to haul around with a bass. I'm on a budget, so I probably won't spend any more than $50.

Thanks for the help!
 
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I use this. The flimsy "wire" types are unusable, IMO.
Not sure of the price.

Manhasset Voyager Stand
Manhasset Voyager Stand Designed for the musician demanding portability without sacrificing any Manhasset quality. This highly portable concert style music stand sports the same built-in features that have made Manhasset famous since 1935. Perfect for touring musicians or groups, the Voyager has the same solid, adjustable desk, yet is completely portable. With the Voyager's twist locking mechanism it only takes a second to assemble or remove the desk and with only two parts to keep track of, the Voyager can also be stored or transported in its own tote bag (sold separately). The Voyager desk is identical to the Symphony Stand desk (20" wide x 12 1/2" high). The height of this music stand varies infinitely from 26" to 48" (lip to floor) with a maximum overall height of 60 1/2 inches.
Model #52
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If you're regularly doing reading gigs where people are plunking down a 300 song 3-ring binder or if you're just turning a lot of pages like a show band gig it's worth carrying a folding stand with heavier base like the Manhasset. For the occasional lead sheet or numbers chart or a tune here and there from a fake book (which is all the reading I'll ever do on a gig) this lightweight Link Removed folder has worked a lot better for me than I ever expected it would.

I bought mine several years ago on the way to a rehearsal realizing I'd forgotten my Manhasset. I was just gonna to buy the cheapest spindly wire POS to get me through but Don's right those things are useless and it kinda irked me to throw money away on one. The K&M while very light looked really well built so I spent the extra few bucks and it's turned out to be the perfect gig stand for me. With a lot of weight it waves around a bit so it's not my first choice as a home stand where I'll typically have two or three books on it at any given time. For what it is though it's top notch.
 
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elgecko said:
I also have a Manhasset Voyager with the extender wings and it Dee-luxe with a capital D but I actually use one of these more often. It's more compact and will hold heavy notebooks/fake books.

K&M Heavy Duty Music Stand
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That's got the same base as mine and to be hones I wish I had it instead. It's pretty bomber and a lot more compact. K&M's build quality is always very high.
 
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Where are you? My experience has been that when you live in an area where you can drive right up to the gig and offload, you wouldn't be caught dead using a crappy folding wire stand. But when you live in a metropolitan area that is high density population in a small geographic area and it makes more sense to use public transportation than drive, you wouldn't be caught dead using a big stand that couldn't fit in one of the pockets on your bass bag.
 
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Jeff Bonny said:
If you're regularly doing reading gigs where people are plunking down a 300 song 3-ring binder or if you're just turning a lot of pages like a show band gig it's worth carrying a folding stand with heavier base like the Manhasset. For the occasional lead sheet or numbers chart or a tune here and there from a fake book (which is all the reading I'll ever do on a gig) this lightweight Link Removed folder has worked a lot better for me than I ever expected it would.

I bought mine several years ago on the way to a rehearsal realizing I'd forgotten my Manhasset. I was just gonna to buy the cheapest spindly wire POS to get me through but Don's right those things are useless and it kinda irked me to throw money away on one. The K&M while very light looked really well built so I spent the extra few bucks and it's turned out to be the perfect gig stand for me. With a lot of weight it waves around a bit so it's not my first choice as a home stand where I'll typically have two or three books on it at any given time. For what it is though it's top notch.
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I own and use this K&M stand, as well as the Manhasset. The K&M is fine, for what it is, but for them to call it "Heavy Duty" is a bit of a misnomer. I will admit that it is EZ to carry and seems pretty well constructed.
Also, when fully-loaded, it does wave around like a fart in a windstorm. (It is also not easy to affix and use a stand light to the K&M.)
K&M = Kinda Mediocre.
IMO.
 
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Nilton Magic Folding Music Stand
This is the music stand I am interested in. Except for that one pianist with a huge binder of pencil scribbled charts......
most reading gigs are on iPad/phone for me but this seems like a good option for getting it to a gig with no fuss.

https://www.amazon.com/Nilton-Magic-Folding-Music-Stand/dp/B000E4VSVM
  • Light weight less than 3.5lbs
  • more solid than K&M (legs/base tube aluminum)
  • large folding table with room for pencils rosin that holds base in transport(plastic)
  • folding to smaller than the Manhasset Voyager
I just get sticker shock from it and have chickened out on the order twice.:bored:
I was told the company also makes a large rechargeable via USB stand light but can't find info on it.
 
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I've been using a number of the Peak music stands for many years. The Aluminum models are very light weight, easily fold into a zippered bag you get with the stand. The best part is they are about as stable as a Manhasset, will hold more weight, and there's no paint to scratch. Big fan of these stands.
 

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