Hercules Stands HCGS-523B

Finally after much searching on the internet and contacting companies I was able to find a product to meet my requirements.

Basically, I was concerned about many stands that are available that do not interact well with the Nitro finishes that Gibson and many guitar companies use. My friend had used a substandard guitar stand and after a period of time he notice blemishes on his instrument where the instrument was placed on a stand.

I have a couple of Gibson guitars and can say these stands are safe with those finishes. I have owned the product a few weeks now and the foam padding has not caused any chemical reactions.

A handy product to also use is the accessory to allow more guitars to be added to this product.

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I was about to order the Hercules stand via Amazon Prime but they had let me down by changing delivery dates during checkout. Also many UK stores say they have stock and then later email and say they have to contact suppliers. This prompted me to begin using Thomann again.

The quality of the HCGS-523B stand is what you'd expect from a company like Hercules.

It has adequate space to store three instruments without any of them banging into one another, that is unless for some reason you need to move it while it's loaded: the accoustic instruments don't move at all, though you may find that the electric instruments rotate slightly - in any case, they won't fall off the stand in any circumstance.

The foam padding is thick enough to support the weight of the instruments, though I'm not sure how will it interact with nitro finished guitars so extra care must be given in such cases.

The assembly was a piece of cake (well, it's just a one-piece-design) and the rack looks great. It's main use is to store my buddies guitars when they come to my place to jam together (I don't own that many guitars myself to store them anyway).

When not used, the folding mechanism makes it easy to store away under the bed or behind the couch, whereas the light weight makes it easier to carry it over to another place when needed so.

All in all, it's a great stand; well constructed, lightweight, stable.

Very impressed with this guitar stand. Hercules products are of top notch quality, and this one is no exception! Though it is perhaps a tad bulkier than other cheaper options for multi guitar stands, it doesn’t waste any space and it is a very well made stand. I’m not worried about it falling apart or failing me any time soon, even if I were to need to move it around. Adjusting the placement of the foam buffers at the bottom of the stand (when adding expansions for extra guitar storage) is a bit of a faff if you want to get it set up looking evenly spaced - but by no means is it challenging to do; the option of buying the expansions is a major selling point in my eyes.

After years of using those single stands to hold my guitars all over the place, I finally caved and decided it was time for me to grow up and be more organized. Enter Hercules.

Simple packaging, simple "assembly" (I just had to open the box and unfold the thing, then put my guitars on it), and clearly dependable. It looks great up against the wall holding my two electrics and one acoustic, and it's very clear that this thing will be in perfect shape in a couple of centuries thanks to the craftmanship.

From now on, if I ever need more stands, Hercules is definitely the way to go. Of course they're a bit pricier, but most definitely worth it.