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Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

28 Aug 2010, 23:02
Yo, anyone know of any good stands for the G8?

I'm currently using this:
http://en.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/ROLAND+KS18Z.JPG
And it's pretty crap. Wobbles all over the place, and the height select slots are either too high or too low to play comfortably standing up.

Thinking of getting one of these:
http://www.musiciansbuy.com/mmMBCOM/images/roland_ksv7.jpg
But I don't know if it'll be sturdy enough. Looks like you can freely select whatever height though, which is nice.

What else do you guys know of that's durable and functional for gigging? I'm willing to spend a bit to get the right stand.

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

29 Aug 2010, 08:07
I have the same stand, but from ultimate.
It is certainly not the most stable stand, but for me its acceptable.
The biggest plus points are:
1. it looks very cool
2. it's very fast to set it up and it doesn't take a lot of space
3. it has a pretty much variable height so you can play either standing or sitting.

Hard to say, but I doubt that the ksv7 would be more stable than the ks18z.

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

29 Aug 2010, 18:46
I use a Quik Lok Z-726L stand. It is not exactly the most portable stand but it is very sturdy.

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

31 Aug 2010, 07:10
The Roland V-Stands were made by Ultimate Support, and Ultimate killed them off back in April. I have a V-stand with the secondary tier and I love it...but its metal parts are joined by plastic parts and the plastic breaks. When it does, your stand is worthless, since you can't get replacement parts for it. Ultimate is providing Apex AX-48 stands (which I'm not fond of) as a warranty-replacement product.

I actually moved up to an Ultimate Apex AX-90 stand. It's not cheap and it's heavy, but I absolutely LOVE it! Read more about it here: http://www.ultimatesupport.com/product/AX-90B

Good luck!

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

31 Aug 2010, 09:18
I don’t understand which metal parts you’ve found joined by plastics and which plastic parts you’ve found broken, unless you talk about another model. Mine have found many situations and gigs during 2 years. It still stands.

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

31 Aug 2010, 15:29
AK-Jake, you're right. For looks, the Ultimate Apex AX-90B rocks! And it can hold a G8. I want one.

All other stands are ironing boards... but perhaps practical.

Re: Good Keyboard Stand for the G8?

1 Sep 2010, 11:09
Kbrdist-

I'm referring to the V-Stand. Look at the stand: the height-adjuster for the legs is ALL PLASTIC. The cradles that hold the support arms (the actual arms that support the keyboard) are ALL PLASTIC. My stand was 2 years old when it broke...the plastic height-adjustment assembly cracked, and now can't hold any weight or it collapses.

The V-Stand is a GREAT stand, hampered by plastic parts. To clarify, I'm using the Ultimate version...the Roland version may have all metal components and be somewhat different.

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