Double Bass NS bass stand alternatives?

[elgecko]

Has anyone found an alternative to the NS brand stands?

The main connector on my NS WAV stand has given up the ghost...again. The section that mounts to the actual stand (right) had cracked previously but the repair didn't take. A new replacement NS stand is $120 which is ridiculous for a glorified cymbal stand, so that's not happening. The upgraded NS stand is a lot nicer but not $220 nice.

I took the bass mount (left) to the local GC drum section but couldn't find any cymbal stands with a similar lip/recessed tooth section. Has anyone has better luck?

 

[Mark Gollihur]

Have you tried contacting NS Design? If you explain the issue you're having, they might help you out. I know that they acknowledged a durability issue with the WAV-issued stand, and might have some replacement parts for cheap/under warranty. Might be worth a call or email...

Contact NS Design

 

[elgecko]

That's a good idea. Thanks Mark!

 

[elgecko]

It turned out that NS had a replacement part lying around and was awesome enough to send one my way!

To answer the original question, a boom stand would be most likely to have a similar, lip/recessed tooth section. I don't know if a perfect match exists.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

If the teeth don't fit put a rubber disc in between ...

 

[elgecko]

The problem was getting the teeth in the same neighbor hood. Boom joints tend to be deeper than the ones atop straight cymbal stands but I never got around to trying to find a match.

Straight stand joint

Boom stand joint
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[silky smoove]

There's the K&M stand that goes along with the end pin stand. That allows you to play with it on the end pin stand, and then still have a place to put the bass when not in use via the K&M tripod stand. That also allows you to part ways with $300

 

[bassfetish]

I wish I had pictures but I didn`t take any before I sold mine, but I rigged up a bit of copper pipe I had lying around the house with a few joints to make a Y, then padded it all so the neck could sit in it without being scratched. In the other end, the stem of he Y, if you will, I put a bit of that putty that hardens when exposed to air and a stack of nuts that fit over the bolt on the tripod. A quick search through a hardware store might yield a long single nut but I had a bunch lying around. Spin that baby on tight and then put the endpin in a rubber-bottomed cup with one of the tripod stands. I used an old welcome mat, doubled over and glued with holes gauged out for the leg and the endpin. Worked a charm!