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Standback Amp Stand, Light, Compact, and Adjustable
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broke off and rendered it useless. Well broken anyway
I was excited to receive this, but is soon as I opened it up and put it together.... a snap (male button on the black triangle). broke off and rendered it useless. Well broken anyway. I could maybe still use it but will return it. Cheaply made in the wrong place, the snaps n triangle joint hardware. It seems like a rivet type pressed button. Maybe made out if tin, seems really weak. It certainly will not stay on. I could Jerryrig it to work with a bolt but that is silly after $40 spent.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
broke off and rendered it useless. Well broken anyway
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
I was excited to receive this, but is soon as I opened it up and put it together.... a snap (male button on the black triangle). broke off and rendered it useless. Well broken anyway. I could maybe still use it but will return it. Cheaply made in the wrong place, the snaps n triangle joint hardware. It seems like a rivet type pressed button. Maybe made out if tin, seems really weak. It certainly will not stay on. I could Jerryrig it to work with a bolt but that is silly after $40 spent.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
I think the design of the stand is clever and generally useful. However, the design seems to depend upon the peak of the stand resting on a firm, flat area on the back of the amp, and the geometry of the amp has to be such that you can lean it back far enough with the amp stand's settings to get a stable lean. Traditional Fender blackface and silverface amps aren't solid in the back. There are a couple of back panels, but they're not thick and not intended to support much weight or force.
For the Princeton Reverb in particular, I had to set the Stand Back adjustment to its longest setting in order for the amp to lean back far enough not to tip back forward on its own. On this setting, with the front, bottom edge as far forward as it can go and catching the small support pad of the stand, the peak of the amp stand doesn't have anywhere to get support, so the support comes from the upper back panel leaning against the straps. I've tried moving things around a bit but I can't seem to get it to lean any better than this. And in this setup, it's just barely stable to where it won't fall forward. Although I can make it work, I am not happy with this setup. The picture I attached is what it looks like in the back when I've got it set to what seems to be its most stable setting.
On the Deluxe Reverb, the Stand-Back wants to put pressure on the upper back panel. The back panels on vintage Fender blackface or silverface amps are a thin wood material and so they do bend a little under this pressure. I'm not particularly content with that behavior.
I've already taken it out of the package and tried to use it, so it now shows a little use. As such, I suppose I cannot return it. My next step is that I'm going to try modifying it to give me a little more length in the straps so that I can extend the bottom-front out just a tad more and get the peak of the amp stand to land at or just slightly above the top-back edge of the amp.
In summary, I'm not sure how one can tell, without actually trying it, whether it will work well with a given amp. What I can say is that if you're using it on a solid backed cabinet or amp, or one where most of the back has a strong upper back panel, it is probably fine. If it's open backed and there's weak/thin panel support in the back, then it's uncertain. In addition, with smaller amps like the Princeton Reverb, it's uncertain whether there's a standard setting which gets the center of mass of the amp back far enough for firm stability.
I probably will abandon using this amp stand and get another Ultimate amp stand that I had before.
An elegant, simple concept, but it's so-so for a Princeton or Deluxe Reverb
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
I have a 1973 Princeton Reverb. I spotted the Stand Back stand and watched a few demo videos and read several reviews and concluded that it should work well.Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
I think the design of the stand is clever and generally useful. However, the design seems to depend upon the peak of the stand resting on a firm, flat area on the back of the amp, and the geometry of the amp has to be such that you can lean it back far enough with the amp stand's settings to get a stable lean. Traditional Fender blackface and silverface amps aren't solid in the back. There are a couple of back panels, but they're not thick and not intended to support much weight or force.
For the Princeton Reverb in particular, I had to set the Stand Back adjustment to its longest setting in order for the amp to lean back far enough not to tip back forward on its own. On this setting, with the front, bottom edge as far forward as it can go and catching the small support pad of the stand, the peak of the amp stand doesn't have anywhere to get support, so the support comes from the upper back panel leaning against the straps. I've tried moving things around a bit but I can't seem to get it to lean any better than this. And in this setup, it's just barely stable to where it won't fall forward. Although I can make it work, I am not happy with this setup. The picture I attached is what it looks like in the back when I've got it set to what seems to be its most stable setting.
On the Deluxe Reverb, the Stand-Back wants to put pressure on the upper back panel. The back panels on vintage Fender blackface or silverface amps are a thin wood material and so they do bend a little under this pressure. I'm not particularly content with that behavior.
I've already taken it out of the package and tried to use it, so it now shows a little use. As such, I suppose I cannot return it. My next step is that I'm going to try modifying it to give me a little more length in the straps so that I can extend the bottom-front out just a tad more and get the peak of the amp stand to land at or just slightly above the top-back edge of the amp.
In summary, I'm not sure how one can tell, without actually trying it, whether it will work well with a given amp. What I can say is that if you're using it on a solid backed cabinet or amp, or one where most of the back has a strong upper back panel, it is probably fine. If it's open backed and there's weak/thin panel support in the back, then it's uncertain. In addition, with smaller amps like the Princeton Reverb, it's uncertain whether there's a standard setting which gets the center of mass of the amp back far enough for firm stability.
I probably will abandon using this amp stand and get another Ultimate amp stand that I had before.
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