Double Bass Stands

[Steve Freides]

I keep two 3/4 size basses in my living room, plus a few others around the house. I'm tired of using the kind of stand that's essentially like a guitar stands, something that supports the neck as well as the bottom.

Recommendation for other kinds of stands appreciated. Placing the bass in a corner - I do that, too, but there are only so many corners. I teach, I rent to my students, and essentially always have an inventory but no store room.

Thanks.

-S-

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Is building a rack or three an option?

I use the padded wooden box-type stands, but those don’t seem to come in student size, only 3/4.

 

[jj.833]

No kids and cats around? This method, original or homemade, might add bass corners to your room.
I have small kids, so I tie my bass head to something like this for safety.

 

[bassedsouth]

I knocked this together from bits of my childhood bed.

 

[Steve Freides]

A rack of some sort would be good, but both time and my lack of handiness with wood mean I'd either buy it or have to have someone make it for me.

She who is the final voice on the appearance of all things in our home likes to change the arrangement of the furniture periodically, so I think individual stands would be better than a rack, but I wouldn't rule out a rack in the basement (which is temperature/humidity controlled) and some individual stands. @KUNGfuSHERIFF, have a link to those? E.g., at the moment I've got a spare 3/4 and also a 1/2 size which is close enough to 3/4 that it would probably work in the same thing. Maybe a rack for 1/4 size and smaller - I have a single 1/8 and a single 1/10 size (like a cello) that are also both here at the moment.

I appreciate all the suggestions, folks.

-S-

 

[s0707]

Other options:
The DIY-made stands of thread DIY upright stand?
or the Upton stands: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Yo Steebo. I have three, one for each bass. I’d prefer leaning them into a corner, but Little Dude loves that basses make noise and I’ve caught him turning a bass stored that way so he could hit the strings.

https://www.amazon.com/Vio-Music-Upright-Burgundy-Cushions/dp/B00H6BXLCK

 

[Don Hergert]

I typically keep my bass on an Ingles, in a cat and dog secure location overnight and when I'm not able to play it during a day... But usually in the morning I'll put it out in the living room here it will normally seduce me until I literally have to play it.

During that living room time I used to lean my bass against the nicely padded Franklin chair that I usually sit on when I play, but recently furniture was moved around by the resident art director, and I needed to find another way...

So I have pulled out my Invalid Link Removed (the newest model) that I use on gigs (and recently used very successfully on a jam-cruise), and I've been using it in the living room. It's very solid and sturdy, and not very in-the-way either when empty or occupied. I'd recommend having a look at these stands.