Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Anyone had any finish-bleeding problems with this style of stand ???

I haven't yet - but my Rics are usually (stored) in their cases. BUT my Gretsch, Danelectros, and Fenders haven't bled. I think mine is the Warwick Rockstand 7 guitar model. My 1997SPC/VB stayed in it for months with no problem.

I keep all my guitars out on stands all the time (various types of rubber on them), but don't trust any kind of stands anymore without covering them with cloth.

Just because my Les Paul Standard and Guild DV-52HGE suffered some finish damage.

I've used rubber fuel line for years with no ill effects.

I bought all the parts on ebay and put together a beautiful Tele, I spent a month just finishing it(surf green). Then I made the mistake of leaving it on a no-name guitar stand, when I picked it up to play I noticed two black lines on the bottom of the guitar where it sits on the stand, and a mark on the neck where it meets the stand.Lucky for me that I was able to rub out the nitro finish, at the damaged spots, shoot 1 coat of nitro finish on the rubbed out spots, rub it out again and it's just fine now. Now I use only On Stage Stands, you pay more for them but they won't hurt the guitar's finish.
Paul

I have left two guitars on my Ultimate stands for over two years. No bleeding what-so-ever. This is the type Ultimate I have.

Ken, I think that you missed a word out when you typed that last post. Regarding leaving your babies out of their cosy safe cases for over two years, didn't you mean to say that it was "no bleeding good what-so-ever"?

I left my 370/12BB on one of those Warwick stands for only about two weeks - bad idea. I was left with a nice big yellow spot on the underside of the fingerboard/neck.

In my opinion, no stand can be absolutely trusted not to leave marks. I also don't like gambling with my favorite guitars. I've had minor problems with several types I've used over the years. That's why my guitars get tucked away safe in the cases most of the time. I have found that older stands are much less likely to react with finishes. This may be because the offending agents in the padding material have finished off-gassing. I find that stands with old dried-out pads are quite harmless.

I should add that many bad experiences involve brand-new guitars left resting in brand-new stands for a few weeks. It's only natural to want to display a new guitar and we often buy a new stand when we add a guitar to a collection. That seems to invite disaster in my humble opinion.

I have that same stand, I think it is the Warwick RockStand, I only use mine for gigs, though, (since I take 3 to the gig) but no problems whatsoever after 3 years. Tough as nails too, one of the best things I ever bought.

My guitars, regardless of make, are only on a stand while I'm having a break from playing. If that's going to be any more than an hour or so it goes back into its case. I don't want to tempt fate!

OK, I'm not a chemical dude. What causes this anyway? The interaction of the finish on the guitar and the rubber (or rubber-like substance) on the guitar stands? I live in Arizona, and during summer daytime, when we're at work, the house can get up to the high 80s. Does that worsen the effect?

Would it help to cover the guitar stand parts touching the guitar with cheesecloth or cotton or..???

I keep my gtrs on stands. I know it's supposed to be safe to leave them in cases, but I like to let them 'breathe'. I also like to look at them. You know, after all these years of Rickenbacker ownership, I still, even now, go down to my 'Ric' room just to look & twiddle!

I use the On-Stage flip up stands for anything but the Fenders or natural finish guitars. Otherwise they hang on non rubber hangers.