Amp Stand, Light, Compact, and Adjustable

I play a lot of gigs and I wanted a light portable amp stand I could easily carry. The Standback Amp Stand is very good. I used it last night on my gig and it worked perfectly. Easy to assemble, light and works as advertised. I used it with my LR Baggs Acoustic Reference Amp. I recommend the Standback Amp Stand.

This is an exceptionally sturdy solution for leaning an amp back. The device folds neatly and "closes" with a tab for easy portability. It fits perfectly in the back of my Mesa Express 5:50 Plus, or in the back of my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue. The Mesa, by the way, sounds far better leaned back from a ground position than it does on a tilted back amp stand. The Mesa manual recommends keeping the amp on the ground for "coupling." I'm not real sure about the reasoning, but I can vouch for their recommendation. Definitely an essential piece of equipment for me now...not just one of those 'for the price' items. This does what it claims and does it well.

The plastic foldable part is super strong. The rest is unusable. Snaps won't hold, straps are too short, cheap, & thin. Returned it. My old one is well made but not strong enough for a 1-12 EV cab. Their quality control has dwindled since I got one years ago. The old one is well made and indestructible, new one is a waste of $.

Way better than the metal kick back stands, works on my 4x10 Fender amp as well as my Princeton Reverb...., light, easy to use, and inexpensive. Brilliant common sense engineering ... Good job 'Standback' guys !

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.

I have a love-hate relationship with this thing. I've used it a few times, and each time I always struggle with it. I have a 2x12 cab (Matrix NL212) that is very lightweight (about 30 lbs). There's a "perfect" way of sitting the cab on the stand to fit right, otherwise, because of the cab's balance, it falls forward, or the stand collapses. Once it's balanced properly, it's great. The fact that it sits on the floor is great. I also love how small it is. I've also tried this with a VOX AC-15, which works a little better, and that's probably due to it having more of the weight on the top/back rather than the front of my cab. While this stand seems very durable, I wish the straps on it were stiffer. If you're in a tight space on a messy stage (as I often am), setting up the stand, while avoiding snake and lighting wires, and balancing everything from the front side (can't really walk around back because of space) is often difficult. Finally, the "pad" that the amp/cab sits on/goes underneath has the black (top) strap locked/riveted to the *top* of the pad. I wish this were riveted on the bottom instead - it would make for a little less of a balancing act when trying to set up. Overall, I would certainly recommend this for a small stand that goes in your bag. However, the videos on how fast this thing is to set up are a bit of a farce, and I wouldn't agree with them at all. If you've got to get set up quickly, it's probably going to be faster to find something to tilt your amp against. 3 stars for a great quality product, missing stars for ease of use.

this is a nifty little device. It lets you tilt your amp back and it works great. Holds my 1-12 combo amp securely. The only niggle I have with it is if you are in a tight space up against a wall, it is kind of hard to get it set up--you need a little room behind the stand to get it squared away. Other than that it works like a charm and is easy to fold up and take down. I keep it in my gig bag and it does not take up much room. I like it.

This is a very good product. As every gigging musician knows, shlepping equipment around is challenging and the smaller/lighter but durable equipment is highly desired but not always practical.. In this case the Standback Amp Stand is highly portable and lightweight (fits in the storage cavity of my Mesa amp) and is lightweight/not prone to damage the amp. One change I'd recommend is a recessed rivet that holds the web belts to the foam block that goes under the amp. Currently, the metal rivet is wider than the foam block and has potential to damage the underside of the amp. If the rivet was slightly shorter that the width of the foam block it would have much less potential to puncture or otherwise damage the amp's skin. -Dave Overton/Monterey CA