After every gig, rehearsal, or jam session, your bass guitar needs a secure place to rest its head. Luckily, this section features top-quality guitar stands and hangers.
These stands include folding models that easily fit in your gig bag, as well as some with stepped yokes designed to support offset basses. Additional designs feature locking systems to prevent your guitar from falling out and furniture-grade hardwoods which are safe for nitro lacquer finishes.
A-Frame
A-frame stands are an easy, straightforward solution for displaying your guitar in a safe and stable stance. Their wide base and sturdy construction provide adequate support for both acoustic and electric guitars alike, while the yoke spread and support arm padding protect your instrument’s finish while keeping it from tipping forward. Plus, these compact stands take up minimal floor space – ideal for musicians with limited home or studio space!
Many A-frame models feature collapsible arms for storage and transportability, providing convenience by eliminating lost parts while fitting easily into gig bags’ outer pockets for effortless transportation to rehearsals and performances. The GS7364B Collapsible A-Frame stand features heavy-duty steel tubing covered in black powder coating for stability while its soft rubber backrest and TPU support arms act as both secure cradles for your guitar while protecting its finish against scratches or marks.
A-frame guitar stands are often designed to accommodate various shapes and sizes of acoustic, electric bass, classical guitar bodies. For example, the Fender Universal A-Frame Guitar Stand boasts a padded adjustability system that enables users to securely hold instruments from offset instruments like Fender Jag or Jazzmaster to more abstractly-shaped Kelly or Jackson Rhoads guitars. Ruach’s GS7 model slots together without screws or glue and features adjustable supports that can accommodate different body forms.
Tubular (Tripod)
Guitars require a safe, secure place to rest when not being played – leaning them against walls can result in warped necks that make the instrument unplayable. We carry tubular tripod stands that securely cradle your instrument while keeping its neck connected to its body – these stands come equipped with adjustable height yokes, security straps and wide tripod bases – plus some fold flat for efficient storage or travel with no loose pieces!
Heavy metal tubing provides stability while the black powder coat finish protects against corrosion. Yoke and lower cradles feature padding to accommodate most traditional-shaped guitars and basses; wherever your instrument contacts the stand there’s protective rubber covering the contact points to safeguard finishes from scuffs or scratches; some stands even feature systems that lock around nut to stop guitar from tipping forward out of stand! Sweetwater offers single, double, triple and quad tubular stands so you can find one best suited to your instrument or bass!
Guitar Racks
If you want a convenient solution for keeping multiple acoustic or electric guitars within easy reach in a small space, this floor stand may be an ideal solution. Unlike individual stands that take up precious floor space and guitar cases which often are larger than their instruments themselves, this multi-instrument stand cradles each instrument at an angle, optimizing storage capacity while supporting different headstock shapes; plus it features padding to protect instruments against scratches, scuffs or any other forms of damage.
Rok-It rack is an efficient way to keep all your instruments within arm’s reach, boasting enough room for up to seven instruments at one time. Crafted from heavy-duty steel with black powder-coating and foam-padded cradles to protect polyurethane finishes. Plus, its compact shape makes it simple to transport in gig bags!
While this stand scores highly for its durability and visual appeal, its ergonomics leave much to be desired. While its wide yoke can accommodate classical-sized guitar necks comfortably, it won’t do as well with regular acoustic or bass necks; additionally, its support arms do not swivel properly to support instruments like Fender Stratocasters sitting lopsidedly on its yoke.
This wall hanger provides an effective alternative to traditional A-frame stands, able to support guitars up to 36″ long and provide effective padding that keeps acoustics from touching each other or scraping against the metal bar in small home studios. Though more costly than some alternatives, its sturdy yet aesthetic storage solution makes this investment worth your while; although assembly instructions may be somewhat vague and time consuming. Furthermore, bolt holes have been punched rather than drilled making installation challenging for some users.
Wall Hangers
As its name implies, wall hanger guitar stands are designed for easy and secure storage of instruments on walls. Our testing revealed the best wall hangers like Ohuhu and String Swing CC01KOAK were solid units which held instruments securely without showing signs of failure, with their decorative designs adding style as well as function to your music room or home.
However, they’re ideal for anyone wanting to save floor space in their home or studio. Many guitar hangers feature drywall installation adapters and some even come equipped with built-in neoprene padding so your instruments won’t leave any visible marks behind!
The Top Stage guitar wall hanger boasts a classic design and makes a good choice for guitarists looking to save space while keeping their guitars within easy reach. Unlike many other models, its rubberized swivel yoke fits a variety of headstock styles easily allowing it to cradle an instrument while keeping it safe from impact with walls or other units in the rack.
PRS Floating Guitar Stand, an attractive yet functional wall hanger, easily supports bass guitars in our tests, while its weighted base plate ensures stability. Furthermore, its adjustable yoke allows it to accommodate different neck sizes.
Walk-Up
The K&M Performer walk-up stand is among the finest designs on the market. Crafted for maximum user convenience, its angle and length can be adjusted to meet your individual requirements; furthermore it includes an instrument support arm equipped with felt to protect your guitar from scratching during storage.
This type of stand is essential for bass guitarists that use multiple instruments at once, providing easy storage without taking up unnecessary floor space in your practice room or stage setup. Unfortunately, one disadvantage of such stands is that guitars may become easily tripped over or hit by other equipment while close proximity between guitars may cause sympathetic vibrations to absorb sympathetic vibrations that interfere with recordings.
Because of these disadvantages, most musicians prefer using this style of guitar stand only for home practice or special events rather than stage use. Another important consideration when using such stands with guitars featuring nitrocellulose lacquer finishes should be used carefully; these lacquers tend to wear away at plastic or metal surfaces quickly which could eventually crack and chip causing costly repairs to be needed later on.
People with nitrocellulose lacquer guitars usually opt for tubular guitar stands, as these tend to be more stable and secure than freestanding A-frame or wall-hanging stands. Plus, tubular stands make for fast setup/teardown times since this style was the only one we tested that required no tools or glue for assembly!