WJM Guitar Stand

[kmckenna45]

I have need to buy an Acoutic Guitar Stand.

The greatest stand I've ever owned is made by WJM. however, while they seem to make accessories - they don't seem to make stands any longer.

Any idea who makes a well cushioned, regular floor standing guitar stand?

Most they've I've seen are junk.

[Rudy4]

I use Ultimate GS100+ stands most often.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...h-locking-legs

[zeeway]

Check out the Hercules guitar stands - my absolute favorites.

[Godfather]

Originally Posted by zeeway

Check out the Hercules guitar stands - my absolute favorites.

Winner right here !!!

[Muffinhead]

I too recommend the Hercules stand. Mine has never failed me.

[lfoo6952]

Hercules seems to be the most popular but look into the Starfish, which has 5 legs and therefore will be more stable than the 3 legged Hercules.

If you want a good looking stand made from wood but a bit more expensive, look at the Zither stand.

[gfirob]

Well, I feel like I should say, as someone who uses Hercules stands with a sand bag for additional weight, that you can still knock them over. I have. All kinds of situations can contribute to that, chaos on a dark stage as bands change or set up, a grand child curious about the guitar, just some dumb person banging into it. There is on silver bullet, but I think the best you can do is Hercules.

[rmp]

Well the Hercules products are not junk. I have two of them.

Had em for at least 10 yrs now.

As solid as any stand needs to be and nitro safe for Gibson and Martin finishes.

[Lillis]

One more vote for Hercules. I have four of them of course mine are just for home use. You can often find them 2 for $60.00 on GC or MF SDOTD.

[Joseph Hanna]

Hercules is the best I've found.

[EZYPIKINS]

I use these. Don't get a better home for my babies, outside of their cases.
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Just bought another Tweed 3 case by Fender.

[RJVB]

Originally Posted by lfoo6952

Hercules seems to be the most popular but look into the Starfish, which has 5 legs and therefore will be more stable than the 3 legged Hercules.

No theoretical argument (there's a reason swivel/tilt office chairs all have 5 feet) but I'd expect that would depend on how flat the surface is! AFAIK a tripod is the only self-stable structure that always has all its feet on the ground, and the legs on the Hercules I have can be spread so wide that you more or less have to want to topple it. Plus the lower bout can get a bit more protection from a more "generous embrace".

[Sarhog]

Originally Posted by lfoo6952

If you want a good looking stand made from wood but a bit more expensive, look at the Zither stand.

Very nice looking stands, thanks for the recommendation. Anyone here have personal experience with these that they’d like to share?

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by Sarhog

Very nice looking stands, thanks for the recommendation. Anyone here have personal experience with these that they’d like to share?

String Swing sells just the hook part of their hangers without the wood or metal wall plate. If you're handy you can make your own stands.

[FrankHudson]

The stand I use the most, the one right next to my engineers/acoustic guitar playing position in my studio space is one of the Starfish models. It easy, yet secure to use, I like it quite a bit. I'm often concerned with other things when I'm in the studio, and I'm a klutz, so I rate those two features highly.

The only knock I have with the Starfish is that wide-neck "classical" guitars may not fit its neck yoke, and even some beefy 12-strings might be an issue.

I've used the Hercules stands, and they're pretty good too.

The stands where the guitar's lower bout is the main support and the neck just rests laid back in an open yoke? Much, much less secure -- and as I have some odd-body electric guitars (Flying V anyone?) not universal either.