Finish Friendly Guitar Stands

agplate · Post by **agplate** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:09 am

I'm in need of a new guitar stand, but am aware of the nasty marks these cheap rubber trim tubes can lead to. Are there good quality stands out there that don't fall apart after 6 months and that are friendly to my Rick's finish? I have the 4001CS and an old Tux(whitestar) bass.
Thanks!

bassman_bob · Post by **bassman_bob** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:17 am

Great question ! Bet a lot of us watch for an answer.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:17 am

I have Ultimates, they don't leave any marks but can be a little fragile, or at least the ones I bought three years ago were.

ojobob2 · Post by **ojobob2** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:28 am

I have some stand by K&M (errr... konig and meyer...or something)

was cheap and dosent leave any marks

rob · Post by **rob** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:15 am

I have two stands made by On-Stage Stands. I bought them on sale last year at Guitar Center for 10 bucks each.

I never had marking trouble with the rubber surgical tubing.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 11:21 am

I have both On-Stage and K&M stands and have no problems with them.

One thing I've thought of trying with some of the other stands is to wrap the tubing with PTFE (Teflon®) tape (thread seal tape) because PTFE contains no dyes, fillers, antioxidants, etc., and it doesn't dissolve other things, (except for other perfluorochemicals), so it would be the most chemically inert and non-reactive substance to have next to a guitar finish.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:18 pm

I have 7 On-Stage stands and they’ve held up well with a little mod. My wife went to the fabric store and bought material very similar to the fabric inside guitar cases and hot glued it to the stand. Works really well and looks pretty cool

jeff_ulmer · Post by **jeff_ulmer** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:59 pm

I use the On Stage stands as well. So far so good. I just wish I could find more locally.

rickde · Post by **rickde** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:05 pm

Don't everyone scream at once, but I've been using Carvin stands for a long time. They make one called a Frame Stand. I've modified it a bit and put some some cloth where the back rests. Very sturdy. I originally bought one for my Eko acoustic electric bass which is very wide and the frame stand has adjustments for that, but I bought a few more for my other basses. They work well and they are only around $15 from the Carvin website.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:11 am

For me, the presence of surgical rubber is a key. While other rubbers may be safe, I have never known surgical rubber to harm an instrument.

ricnvolved · Post by **ricnvolved** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:51 am

Bob-- It is truly amazing how great minds think alike! ~LOL~ You are right on the money concerning the Ultimate Axcel stands. They're very lightweight but mine don't seem to be the least bit fragile. I love 'em.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:26 am

Yeah Jeffery, the ultimates are lightweight and Rics look very cool in them also.

jayfbv · Post by **jayfbv** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:43 pm

I believe the Carvin products are re-labled Ultimate products. I've got a couple K&Ms that I like.

bassman · Post by **bassman** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 2:11 pm

Ultimate's all the way. They're the best stands that i've ever bought.