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Which Stand

#21
Engine207 said:
I had a Herc 3-bass stand, and it was excellent. I sold it, though because the mechanism that moves the prongs over the fretboard when the bass was placed on it stopped lining up horizontally after a short while. Hercules gladly replaced it, but the replacement soon had the same issue.

Another thing was that I kept the stand against a wall, so one bass was always facing the wall. I wound up building my own stand that lines them all up against each other, thusly...

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My option as well but I have the 5 bass floor stand. The only problem is that if you are not careful you can bang up the bodies. I use it for staorage at home as I only take two bases at a time to gig.
 
#22
RicoDirenzo said:
My option as well but I have the 5 bass floor stand. The only problem is that if you are not careful you can bang up the bodies. I use it for staorage at home as I only take two bases at a time to gig.
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+1 It's fine for careful use at home, but the size, weight, and that 'banging' issue make these types of stands no optimal for live use IMO.
 
#23
One note on the Hercules tri-stand- I had one once, and I couldn't hang my 35" Elricks in them because even with stand at its maximum height, the very bottom of the basses would bump into the stand legs, which also prevented them from being able to lean against the back support pole. My 34" Elricks didn't have a probably, but the combo of the body shape and the longer neck on the 35"s made it useless. Your Laklands likely won't have a problem, but I figured I'd mention it just in case.
 
#26
Bryan R. Tyler said:
One note on the Hercules tri-stand- I had one once, and I couldn't hang my 35" Elricks in them because even with stand at its maximum height, the very bottom of the basses would bump into the stand legs, which also prevented them from being able to lean against the back support pole. My 34" Elricks didn't have a probably, but the combo of the body shape and the longer neck on the 35"s made it useless. Your Laklands likely won't have a problem, but I figured I'd mention it just in case.
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+1 The tri-stand is a bit different design from the single stand, and an extremely long bodied bass (which isn't really related to scale length, by the way) could have a problem. The single Hercules will accomodate any sized instrument, including a full size J bass, with ease.
 
#28
KJung said:
+1 The tri-stand is a bit different design from the single stand, and an extremely long bodied bass (which isn't really related to scale length, by the way) could have a problem.
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I mentioned the scale length because that extra inch of neck on the same body was enough to make it bump the leg.
 
#30
reddavid said:
I have/like the Hercules, but they are not wide enough for the neck of my 6-string. It does fit in the Ultimate.

The plastic retainer strap broke on the Ultimate, and after about 3 months of email, they did replace it.
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Another good point. I play 5's, so that's not an issue. Any size neck will fit in the Ultimate. 'Most' necks, except for the 'widest at the nut' 6 string + basses will fit the Hercules.
 
#32
Bryan R. Tyler said:
One note on the Hercules tri-stand- I had one once, and I couldn't hang my 35" Elricks in them because even with stand at its maximum height, the very bottom of the basses would bump into the stand legs, which also prevented them from being able to lean against the back support pole. My 34" Elricks didn't have a probably, but the combo of the body shape and the longer neck on the 35"s made it useless. Your Laklands likely won't have a problem, but I figured I'd mention it just in case.
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Great bit of info...2 of my lakies are 35" Scale....
 
#33
bamabass said:
Great bit of info...2 of my lakies are 35" Scale....
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That's why I posted that scale length (in general) doesn't indicage a larger or smaller instrument necessarily. The 35" scale Lakland 55-94, for example, is a reasonably small bass from the nut to the end of the body. A 34" scale full sized jazz bass is much 'longer' than most 35" scale instruments (like the MTD, Skjolds, etc.).
 
#34
KJung said:
That's why I posted that scale length (in general) doesn't indicage a larger or smaller instrument necessarily. The 35" scale Lakland 55-94, for example, is a reasonably small bass from the nut to the end of the body. A 34" scale full sized jazz bass is much 'longer' than most 35" scale instruments (like the MTD, Skjolds, etc.).
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Is a standard Jazz shape much longer than other basses without the headstock? The long headstock always seemed to me to be what added so much length but wouldn't be an issue on a neck-hanging stand. It's been years since I had a jazz-style bass though, so I'm probably wrong.
 
#35
Bryan R. Tyler said:
Is a standard Jazz shape much longer than other basses without the headstock? The long headstock always seemed to me to be what added so much length but wouldn't be an issue on a neck-hanging stand. It's been years since I had a jazz-style bass though, so I'm probably wrong.
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It's the body also. There is a lot of body 'below' the bridge. The headstock size if definitely part of it though, but those full size J bodies are pretty big IMO.
 
#39
bgmww said:
I just built this one myself. I took the idea from this site... where the ones posted are made out of PVC tubes... I had some wood at home, so it costed NOTHING. Believe me, I pushed the stand backwards, i pushed the guitar, shook it.. and it´s excelent. 100% steady. Now i have to paint it black and put some foam.
Here´s the site.
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-pvc-multiple-guitar-stand/
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Yup! My build is based on the same website, but I'm kinda OCD about stuff, and have a great woodshop with lots of cool tools. Mine actually cost north of $75 and took several days, but I don't care, since it's like a piece of furniture now. I also added a 6" shelf that runs across the back of the stand for picks, cables, polishing cloths, straps and the like.
 

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