The humble guitar stand is something that often gets overlooked when you are thinking about music accessories. But the fact is that for any serious guitarist this is really a vital piece of equipment. The reason we use guitar stands is mainly for safety reasons. If you have a nice guitar and want to keep it safe and free from knocks then a guitar stand is vital. Due to the shape of guitars they often fall over if you simply lean them against a wall. I have a friend who is mad about music, he has a guitar worth over £3000, I was there the night he leaned it up against a counter in a kitchen, a slight gust of wind from an opening door and smash, it was down on the tiled floor. His guitar looked fine but on closer inspection there was a chunk missing out of the neck, he was not a happy bunny.

People also use guitar stands for convenience and displaying their guitars. I have had my guitar stand for almost ten years now and it has served me well. I got this one which is a JHS traditional guitar stand simply because when I bought my guitar all those years ago I got in thrown into the deal while I haggled with the salesman. I was a pretty standard looking stand with nothing overly special about it, but I wanted to keep my guitar safe as I had spent a fair bit of money on it.

The JHS guitar stand is very understated and it does the job pretty well. This is a fold up stand so you can pack it up and take it with you. I've even taken this on holiday with me when I've been taking my guitar, it actually managed to fit in my guitar bag which I was quite surprised about at the time. The stand comes in black as you can see, it's not overly stylish and I have seen far nicer stands, but really I more worried about the fact that my guitar is safe than what the stand looks like.

One thing that has been an issue are the rubber protectors that come with this. I must admit I was not 100% sure if I was supposed to remove them. They were a dull orange colour and looked rather ugly, but they were soft and grippy thus holding my guitar in place and not scratching it. The arms of the stand under the rubber are quite hard and I didn't like putting my guitar straight on these, so I kept the rubber on. Over the years though this has actually rotted away and fallen off. A few years ago I ended up simply pulling the remaining bits of as it looked a mess. So now I am down to the bear arms.

You can adjust the height of the guitar stand which is handy as guitar obviously come in different shapes and sizes. The arms at the bottom of the stand sway from left to right which means it is easy to put your guitar in and get it at the correct angle. The little screw sections on the back are still easily adjustable, even after ten years of use. Apart from the rubber the stand has shown no signs of wear.

Price wise this was not to expensive. Admittedly I got this included in the price of my guitar and amp when I bought them, but I do remember it was around £10 if I wanted to buy it separately. For a stand that will last you many years this is pretty good value I would have to say. Overall then this really has been a very good little guitar stand, apart from the issue with the rubber there have been no problems. There are better looking stands on the market but if you want a simple traditional stand then this one is for you.