Hercules Stands GS525B 5 Space Guitar Rack

This is an outstanding piece of design and manufacturing. I have had other cheaper guitar racks and without a lot of modifications, they are pretty much useless. As you can see from the illustrations, from the side, the Hercules rack is shaped like the capital letter "A". Most cheaper guitar racks from the side are shaped like the capital letter "L". This is an important point because the "A" shape is much more secure and will not accidentally fold up on you dumping your guitars on the floor in the process. The lower padded portion which the guitars rest upon attaches to both legs of the "A" frame. The cheap "L" frame racks have base attaching only at one point where the vertical and the horizontal legs of the "L" join...less parts and metal but not very strong. With the "L" frame rack, I finally had to go to the hardware store and buy a small right-angle brace and bend it and using sheet metal screws to secure to stabilize my "L" rack. Lesson learned, I should have purchased this Hercules stand from the beginning. I use their other two and three auto grip hanging guitar stands already.The Hercules stand shows five positions for five guitars, the package arrived with a bonus add-on for another guitar. Not realizing this at the time of ordering, I ordered two more add-on kits. Now I have a total of eight positions available and guess what? Eight electric guitars fit just fine. I have Les Pauls, Gibson SG's, Fender Strats, Dan Electros and Yamaha Silent guitars on there comfortably and they don't bump into each other in any way. The key design element of the Hercules rack are the "doughnut shaped" foam spacers that you can move around on the padded base portion where the guitar's lower bout rests. These moveable "doughnuts" keep the guitars from moving left or right and therefore, one guitar can't bang the one next to it because the "doughnuts" restrict its movement. On my older cheap "L" style rack, I used large bubble-padded mailing envelopes between the guitars because they were banging against each other. Looks awful but it worked.Bottom line, if you have many guitars, this is the ideal rack. It folds up and no assembly is required. It's made in China but these days, what isn't? The parts are sturdy, the paint was applied nicely, padded feet, the padding that the guitar rests on are non-reactive to a guitar's finish. The cheap guitar racks use a neoprene thin rubber foam like on old water pipe insulation. That I guarantee will react to a lacquer guitar finish. Last comment on the cheap "L" racks, I had to go to the fabric store and get a roll of 2" black cotton material and wrap it around any rubber foam surface that may touch my guitars. I've restored guitars and refinishing a guitar is a lot of work. Many rubber/foam products will break down over time due to exposure to sunlight, heat, ozone, etc. and become soft and sticky. When this happens and your guitar is in contact with this, the foam/rubber can actually melt into the finish of your guitar. Save yourself a mountain of potential trouble, bite the bullet and don't be cheap, pay a little more and get the Hercules Guitar rack, you won't regret it. If you have a collection of acoustics, you may want to stick with the 5-guitar configuration. If you have a collection of Strats or Teles you can get at least 8 if not 10 on this rack.

Husband loves this for his guitars. Very surprising to open it and it was fully assembled. Literally nothing we had to do. Worth it! It is very nice and sturdy.

This guitar rack works great and easily holds my son’s six guitars with the separate purchase of the Hercules HA205 Guitar Expander. For extra protection, I followed another customer’s tip and added two pieces of 1-in x 6ft insulation foam pipe ($7 for both) from Lowe’s, which helps prevent dings and scratches. I also appreciate that no assembly is required. It’s ready to use right out of the box. Overall, it’s a sturdy, well-made, and high-quality product that I’d definitely recommend.

This is a sturdy, nice-looking, well-made guitar rack. I store some of my guitars in cases on the rack, others are sitting out, so the ability to move and tilt the soft plastic neck yokes out of the way is critical for me. I'm looking to purchase another one, as my collection has expanded a bit. Unfortunately the price has increased quite a bit like most things over the last few years. I have a few Hercules branded products, and so far all have been very solid. Buy with confidence.

After already having tried another brand guitar stand that was flimsy, it seemed like there weren't many other stands that were up to the task. They all seemed to be built poorly, embarrassing so.My family & I were at an event that had the same Hercules guitar stand as part of their stage set up. Loved that it was broad enough to fit 5 acoustic guitars, had adjustable neck-rest positioning, had protective padding on the base crossbars & was built extremely sturdy. So thankful to have had a chance to use the stand at that event. It is really what sold me on buying the same set up.The guitar stand came completely assembled inside the box. That blew me away! I've only seen similar "a" frame guitar stands come in pieces: they required assembly. I've put both full & youth sized guitars on the stand. They fit well & had good support at the neck.This stand will be put to the test as it will have guitars rotated out daily by a variety of users. Expecting that it will hold up to the abuse.

Been playing guitars for decades, and have tried all manner of stands, supports, hangers, etc.The Hercules GS525B comes out on top of all of them.* Construction is solid -- tubular aluminum* All appropriate parts are foam-padded, to protect the instruments* Set up is super-easy -- just unfold it and set on the floor* Adjustment is simple and effective* Stability is great, especially compared to the typical 3-point single guitar stand.I shopped around a lot before settling on this stand. Most other "5-guitar" stands I found might hold five thin solid body electrics, but you weren't going to get five acoustics on any of them. The Hercules actually WILL hold five full-sized acoustic guitars. I have some large instruments: dreadnoughts; baritone guitar; acoustic bass; etc., and I had no trouble getting five on this rack, with room to spare.Indeed, with standard-sized guitars and an expansion kit you can easily fit 6 instruments on the rack comfortably, and possibly even 7, if you're careful and don't mind a bit of a close fit.A couple of minor gripes, are why I didn't rate it the full five-stars:- wish the angle was more adjustableIt's no problem on-stage, but for in-home storage it sits pretty far from the wall; a shallower angle would allow it to be placed closer to the wall.- the expansion kit some reviewers talk about getting with the rack is no longer included.You need to purchase them separately, for about $11 each:https://www.amazon.com/Hercules-HA205-Guitar-Rack-Extension/dp/B00724YM7E/- the price seems to have gone up about 12% since I bought mine (for $88) a few weeks ago.Still, even at $100, you're not going to find a better multi-guitar rack for the money.I wish Hercules made something like this for smaller instruments, like mandolins and ukes.Recommended.

I've had two single stands and one double stand from Hercules for several years and they're really well-built, trustworthy stands, but they take up a lot of floor space and I finally got tired of swapping my guitars in and out of their cases so often (I know, I know, first-world problems!). Anyway, I sprung for the multiple guitar stand and so far I love it. It comes totally assembled and I can comfortably fit two acoustics and five electrics in it after purchasing two additional yokes (which take only a few minutes and a screwdriver to add to the stand).I read where some folks are concerned about the foam reacting with the nitro finishes, but Hercules says it's safe and personally I have never experienced any problems with mine. Still, it's not a horrible idea to occasionally inspect the areas on your guitar that contact the foam, if just so you can sleep better at night.A note about Hercules... The first single stand I bought from them, the "plastic" the height adjustment clutch was made of deteriorated and finally cracked and broke earlier this year. They've improved the formula of that material so that hasn't happened to my newer stands and they promptly replaced the broken one under warranty - I just had to e-mail them a copy of the invoice and a photo of the cracked clutch. Very simple process so kudos to them. Great company and quality stands.Final note... Rather than pitch the broken stand into a landfill, I drilled a hole in the broken clutch piece, screwed the adjustable part of the stand into it, and gave it to my daughter. Still works fine, even if she can't adjust the height!

Exactly what we were looking for. My daughter has 5 guitars and was struggling to figure out how to store these in her bedroom. We searched and finally decided on this one. It really works perfect for her guitars. The place at the top of the stand (the yokes) works perfectly to keep the necks of the guitars in place. The are adjustable so you can move them based on the size of the guitars. The bottom is covered with a foam bumper which gives a padding under the guitars to protect them. On the bottom are little round "spaces" that keep the guitars from moving and bumping into each other. These are also adjustable. The stand will easily hold 5 acoustic guitars. My daughter's guitars fit on perfectly and this was a much better solution for her than trying to hang 5 on the wall. The stand was already assembled when it came so we just has to unfold it.I have attached some pictures. Sorry for the "musician's mess" around the stand. She has instruments and equipment everywhere, but I wanted to show you 4 of her guitars on the stand. She has another acoustic guitar that goes in the open space but it is not here right now. The stand is a good size (I think this is obvious since it is to hold 5 guitars) so just make sure you have space for it to fit.

Es bueno en realidad calidad-precio

Robusto y extensible. Muy satisfecha. Vale tanto para bajos como para guitarras

Comme à son habitude, les stand Hercules sont solide et bien fait.Un peu plus cher que les stand normaux.Les rails du bas sont recouverts de mousse, et les crochets du dessus sont dans une sorte de plastique caoutchouteux.On peux les bouger sur les rails pour avoir des écarts différents selon ses guitares, et il peux rester de la place.

Ho dovuto aspettare molto tempo prima di riceverlo ma adesso fa bene il suo. E' resistente, tiene bene le mie 5 chitarre, 3 elettriche e 2 acustiche, e rimane dello spazio (volendo c'è il kit per aggiungere dei supporti). Per ora funziona benissimo.

ドレッドノートサイズのアコギ4本とアーチトップ1本を納めている。若干出し入れにギターがぶつからないように気を遣うが部屋の中がすっきりした。安定性はしっかりとしている。すでに組み立てられたものが届くのでネジが入らないなどの問題や煩わしさもない。足を開くだけですぐに使える。なかなかよき。