BassMunkee Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 Hi there, Can anyone suggest a decent, but cheap, guitar stand for a Thunderbird...? Ta! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 The Hercules stands are excellent and because they grab under the headstock and hang the guitar on the stand, you don't have to be too concerned about body shape. Cheap? Depends on what you call cheap - 20 quid should get you one from most guitar shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebasshead Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='255831' date='Aug 5 2008, 10:20 PM']The Hercules stands are excellent and because they grab under the headstock and hang the guitar on the stand, you don't have to be too concerned about body shape. Cheap? Depends on what you call cheap - 20 quid should get you one from most guitar shops[/quote] +1 for Hercules. Properly good stands. One caveat though - don't let anyone else put your bass on the stand, or at least watch them like a hawk!! Two different people have picked my bass up off one and when they put it back they've balanced it precariously [b]against [/b]the grabber instead of slotting the headstock end of the neck into it. First time was in a recording studio - we'd gone for lunch and when I came back there it was perched and waiting for the tiniest of nudges. The studio engineer had obviously had a go on my bass while I was at lunch and the numpty had obviously thought that some sort of magical field held the bass on it. You'd think someone in a studio would be a bit more clued up in handling instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Hercules stands. They just work and can hold pretty much anything. Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 [quote name='BassMunkee' post='255779' date='Aug 5 2008, 09:06 PM']....can anyone suggest a decent, but cheap, guitar stand for a Thunderbird...[/quote] No, I can't. If you want cheap why don't you just lean the bass against something! The Ultimate is a pretty good stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 [quote name='chris_b' post='273176' date='Aug 30 2008, 03:05 PM']No, I can't. If you want cheap why don't you just lean the bass against something! The Ultimate is a pretty good stand.[/quote] +1 for Ultimate. I've got a GS100, was lucky in getting it locally for a fiver on evilbay. However, think it's worth the £20 price tag (new). Takes any shaped bass & is pretty sturdy. Quite compact too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misrule Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 +1 for Hercules. I've got two -- and my T-bird rests on one of them. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 The hercules used to hold my RD Artist fine (the only stand that would!). However one of the plastic retaining arms is now not functional and doesn't spring back when you pick the bass up. This happened about a month after purchase and it has always been stored in the mic stand case, so has not been mis-treated Still works though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 Thanks for this - when my new Tbird eventually arrives - (14/11 currently) - I think a Hercules will be in order! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I recommend one of these - Just round off the bottom of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassMunkee Posted September 2, 2008 Author Share Posted September 2, 2008 It's certainly a thought, or I could alternatively cut a section off the bottom and then hinge it. All the practicality for standing up, plus the looks when I need them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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