<![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent - Kotaku Comments]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> They just posted this on there web site. BUYERS beware. I just received this piece of crap May 8, 2008. It's still the old design.

Monday, May 12, 2008
It's Hip To Be Square

One of the critiques that we had in the Gizmodo article about the Guitar Stand was that the center post on the Guitar Stand was round, and that made it difficult to screw the screws in straight. So we went back to the drawing board to see what we could come up with.

Before, we were using a 1 1/4 inch wooden dowel to serve as the center post. We experimented with a number of alternatives, but finally settled on taking a wooden stud (the same kind that houses are made from) and cutting it down to the correct size. We then round off the corners so it's pleasing to the touch, and paint it. So now each post has 4 flat sides into which the screws are screwed, removing the problem all together.

As an added bonus, the wood we're using is far more sturdy than the dowel we were using before, and while it takes a little longer for us to cut and prep it, we're way more satisfied with the result.

Bobsolete

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Just received this stand, what a joke, it looks like someone's Jr. High School wood shop project. The whole thing is put together with silver L brackets. You can't see them in the picture because there covered up by guitars. It looks terrible. The plywood was separating, it wobbles, the thing looks like it was painted with flat black from a spray can, what more can I say. What a waste of money.

Bobsolete

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Actually there is a drum stand that's been created. It will hold all of the rock band gear, and can be beefed up with additional guitar hooks for shelving space. check out www.dudethingcreations.com they have a prototype photo up there and are taking pre-orders.

krazynorth

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Thanks for the exposure here guys. Just FYI, if you go to our website, you'll see that we do have a stand in the works that house the drums.

www.dudethingcreations.com

dudethingcreations

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Hey Kotaku, thanks for the digital ink! For everyone asking for a place to store their drums, we've actually got a prototype built of our follow on product to the Guitar Stand, cleverly named "Drum Stand".

Swing by our website and sign up for a notification when we go to production with it.

www.dudethingcreations.com

dudethingcreations

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky: Too Late :)

J/K

Pamerica

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> "But given what we've already spent on Rock Band, what's another fitty?"

Still less than the European price? :V

atomicstrawberry

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @7ucky: I agree, if the stand held the disassembled drums somehow, it would be a must-purchase for me. But it does look nice.

And people who say we should play real guitars instead suck hard.

eastx

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @SAKY: Right, I should have made that clear. *I* and other PS3 users can't use GH guitars with RB. Those Activision clowns blocked us.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> wait a sec that's only on the 360 if I recall correctly.

SAKY

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Zazu_Yen: um, you can play RB with GH guitars.

SAKY

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir:

A: you can't play Rock Band with with a Guitar Hero guitar or vice versa.

B: some of us play with other people and thus have 2 guitars for each game.

C: They are working on that.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @ShaggE: Whoa! I just shat myself.

Cathaoir

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @everyone who responded to me:

Yes, I know they're two different kinds, but I would expect people to generally have 2 or 3 at most. 1 from each game and potentially a third one if for some reason you refused to play Rock Band with the Guitar Hero guitar or vice versa.

It just seems to me that it would be better to design it to hold 2 guitars and then manage to fit the drums in there somehow.

Cathaoir

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Everything but the drums? The drums are the space-mongers in this whole rigmarole!

Might as well go buy a car without an engine or wheels....

7ucky

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: I have 4. Two for GH and 2 for RB.

I seem to be making out okay with them leaned against my bookshelf/hamper. That $50 could go towards another game.

kylo4

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Gamewatcher at Busy Gamer News: Mind posting the link?

mullinsmcd

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky: worrying that much about how your friends feel about your living room may constitute you as a loser anyway, but that's not my call.
I mean, what, do your friends only like you for your living room?

my spoon is too big

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I bought a double-guitar stand from Amazon for about $18 plus tax and shipping. Works for me.

Gamewatcher at Busy Gamer News

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @peAr_nectAr: I've also never understood that mentality at all. Why is Guitar Hero suddenly the only game that has that effect on people. I've never played tekken and had some guy come up to me and say "learn REAL martial arts, queer!" or played Madden and had some one go "Throw a REAL football, LOSER!"

What is it about guitar hero that gets peoples panties in such a bunch?

Dauragon C. Mikado

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I'm a gamer, i don't do classy living rooms.

My whole livingroom is centerd around the tv and pc. All my furniture is secondhand and i don't believe in dining tables your lap is just as good.

Cchrist

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> pretty cool idea. I just chuck my guitar down by my bed when im done

Bard to the Bone

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky:

Your point is moot as in your original post, you degrade gamers as a whole who play the game. It had nothing to do with "showing off" anything...you basically said that Rock Band players, who want something to efficiently store their gear are losers. And you obviously don't want to be a loser...but that statement didn't help your image.

I apologize, but all the "Rock Band = fake/dumb/not real" references are getting stale. Being gamers or people who happen to play the game doesn't mean they claim being a musician themselves. Hell, I'm a club dj....you don't see me bashing everyone that plays Beatmania!! Or people who purchase $500 arcade-perfect controllers or whatnot. It's no different than rippig into someone who has 500 or so DVDs with a really nice $200 cabinet to store them in or to display.

And to go even beyond the point, what does it matter if they want to show it off? We all own shit that we're all proud of, right? So if someone wants to pick up a piece of funiture to store it and make themselves feel better that they're hot shit on a silver platter....more power to them man!

Got a bit worked up there eh? To stay on any ACTUAL topic:

I would love to grab something like this. I do need to do something with my drumkit though, so I'll wait until that pans out.

~peaceout all

djgil

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @CaptLtrl: I've played guitar, bass and sometimes piano since the age of 7 or so. During those 21 years, nothing have spurred my interest to picking up any of my instruments again as much as the Guitar Hero games did. I recommend the game to people who do play guitar as much as to the ones that don't. Best part of it is that you get a feeling of playing in a band without having to be in a band full of elitist jerks who look down on guitar hero as a toy. Granted, it's not the exact same thing... it's actually more fun with less frustration and drama...

...now it can't hold a candle against playing in a band with only nice people though... but for some reason those are rare. Too much elitists among musicians I guess...

The Whaleman

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I have a guitar stand for my one guitar but it tends to tip over in my dorm room. But that's okay, it works.

When I get a bigger space I'll get a space saving device... by then they'll have the drum set and 2 guitar rack. That's all I need!

SubKamran

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: It stands to reason that many people who have Rock Band are/were also interested in Guitar Hero, so they may want someplace to store those extra guitars. :P

Norellicus

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @CaptLtrl: @mind in rewind: Could we maybe petition Kotaku to enforce some sort of laws against people who post that tired old statement, "I play real guitar, so I'm better than people who only play 'fake' guitar"? I play guitar, too, but that doesn't make Rock Band or Guitar Hero any less fun. Part of it is that I would listen to some of the music on the games anyway, so playing along and making it so that hearing the music depends on me is something cool, just as learning to play one of my favorite songs is cool, too.

Whatever. The mentality that people like Mohican have just frustrates me. It's as if I were to say, "I like playing Call of Duty 4" and some guy from the Marines or SAS was like, "Yeah, well, why don't you pick up a gun and really kill people?!" That may be a little extreme, but you get my point. I want to play the game. It is fun. Let's leave it at that.

Anyway, back on topic, that guitar stand is pretty cool. The price is a bit steep, but if I had that many GH or RB instruments I'd probably consider it.

peAr nectAr

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @ShaggE:

*boom*

AuraHACK

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Wrong. Get real guitar stands and a mic stand. Takes up about the same amount of space, but is cheap and actually reasonably useful.

ScottG13

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky: It's ok, we've all hidden in the 'gamer closet' once in a while. But it's safe to come out now, others have forged the path ahead of you in the publics eye. Take pride in who you are! We're here for you man.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @mind in rewind:

Add me to that list. Actually, guitar hero spurred my interest in playing guitar more. I play my guitar more than I play the plastic one now.

If there was no guitar hero, I probably would'nt pick up the guitar as much as I do now. I may have even never picked up a guitar again if it weren't for GH.

It's easy to just write off guitar hero as a silly little game, but I believe it really helps you appreciate music more fully, especially for people who aren't so musically inclined.

I would not take away the joy of making music from anyone, even if it is just simulated.

Some people are just stupid elitest jerks.

CaptLtrl

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> From a geeky perspective, is it better or worse to put a plastic guitar in a real guitar stand?

Maybe what we need are plastic 'real guitar stand' imitations that cost $5.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I went to home depot and got some closet organizer tie rack hooks and mounted them on my wall. Actually looks pretty decent and works well. Think I was able to hang four guitars, the mic, cabling, and a set of headphones for around $20 in material with hooks to spare.

"I don't want to seem like a loser. "

Okay Shocky, we'll keep your secret and not tell anyone you are. Now you just need to stop acting like one or you'll give yourself away!

dbushik

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I don't even use my guitar anymore. All about drums. In fact I have two sets of drums, one is sitting in a bedroom no one uses. You could say the entire room is being set aside for that one set of drums. They need their space.

notBowen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Froggore: I don't know what those 2 and 3 guitar stands look like, but I bought 2 $8 single guitar stands at Guitar Center. The Guitar Hero and Rock Band guitars are small enough that you can put 2 per stand. You put them back-to-back, otherwise the whammy bar gets in the way.

They're just plastic, not real guitars. No reason not to double up.

jeccaneko

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Vegasadelphia:

In the closet I guess. Haha.

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> And the drums go where?! That is the real tough part to store.

Vegasadelphia

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @FanDam:

Sure, but this looks more furniture like than a guitar stand. Still, You can get a cheap guitar stand for $8 at Musicians Friend:

[www.musiciansfriend.com]

Or get yourself a double stand for $13:

[www.musiciansfriend.com]

Hell you can get a triple stand for $20:

[www.musiciansfriend.com]

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> While this seems like a decent product, you could get a real guitar stand for much cheaper, and it would do pretty much the same thing.

At Musician's Friend, you can get a 2 guitar stand for $13, and a 3 guitar stand for $20. And you'd get double the use if you actually have some real guitars.

Froggore

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> This is pretty cool. I have 3 guitars and I stuff them all in the gig bag that came with my GH3 bundle but this would look alot neater sitting next to my drums behind my couch.

ichiban1081

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Mohican:

I already to play guitar, among other instruments. When are people like you going to learn that Rock Band and Guitar Hero are nothing but games?

dead_red_eyes

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I would totally get one of these. I should attempt to make one.

VixDiesel

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I need this...my living room would look a whole lot cleaner. Might encourage my wife to not put the instruments on the floor when she's done playing. ;)

Captain Impulse

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Wow, I thought the "play a real instrument" argument died out.

Here's a tidbit: I plan on buying a real guitar AND Rock Band. Did I just blow some minds?

ShaggE

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Actually, Mark, I think the correct spelling would be "fiddy".

rmcauliffe

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> For that price, can't you just buy a real guitar stand?

FanDam

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @AudibleDefect: Posting on a video game news board and spending 60 bucks to show off my gaming equipment are two different things ;)

Shocky

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Thats nice, but I want a better way to store the drums. Harmonix still gets a big PHAILED for not giving them the ability to fold up.

iameleveneight

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @OneManFreakShow: It would fall over (i.e. not stand). Which would make it pretty pointless to advertise but I've seen worse.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> "It works!"

Wait, how would it not work? It's a stand...

OneManFreakShow

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Wow, that's actually a great idea. I know I have mine leaning against the wall in the basement, which just screams class.

MSUSteve

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Now thats cool. my room always looks like crap from the Rockband setup being all over the place

Arminies

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Daymonster: They're working on one.

FP mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @HootieMac: Section 9 Reject: That one I would buy. I can nicely put away all my guitars already, though the drum set really has no real home in the basement atm.

AudibleDefect

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Make a place for Drums and I am sold.

Daymonster

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Would have been much better if they made it a bit lower (the surface @ the top) and had supports all around and on the corners. Then I would be able to put my Xbox or PS3 on the top.

Al2x

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Looks nice but i'm in agreement with Cathaoir, i'm not sure why you'd have 4 guitars. Unless you have money to burn and enjoy buying a new guitar everytime a GH game gets released.

Walker

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @HootieMac: Section 9 Reject: According to the original post on Gizmodo, the same guys who made this are working on another version that would hold the drums and 2 guitars. I'll have to keep an eye out for that one....and read all source material before commenting on future posts.

HootieMac: Section 9 Reject

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> You could lean the guitars against the drumset which is the hardest piece to hide anywhere and this stand doesn't help.

El-Suave

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Couldn't care less about the Rockband stuff, I want that screen in the background.

BlackDove

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Mohican: Ugh. I do play guitar. So do plenty of people who play these games.

$50 isn't that bad. An actual 4-guitar stand costs more.

FP mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky: I take it you don't tell your friends you post on a video game news board either...

AudibleDefect

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Shocky: Did you wander in here by accident?

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @HootieMac: Section 9 Reject: All my stuff is tucked in a corner in the living room. I wish I had a closet. But, I don't, and this would be nice.

Too bad the color doesn't match my furniture. Is it available in walnut? I guess a tablecloth would fix that.

FP mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> if you want to be classy, then buy a real guitar and learn how to play it.

Mohican

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: I have three...
One came with Rock band, one with GH2, and one with GH3. When GH4 or what not comes out, I then will have 4.

AudibleDefect

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: It's pretty easy to run into multiple guitars. I actually have five, two for the PS2 and 3 for the 360, GHII, GHIII, RB.

Hauler

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I'd rather have a real guitar on a stand in my living room, rather than paying money to show all of my friends that I'm a loser.
:(

I don't want to seem like a loser.

Shocky

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: Multiple guitar models, having both Rock Band and Guitar Hero, etc...

WGSXFrank

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> That does look nice. Seriously though, 50 bucks? :(

Aethyr

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Pretty cool, I do have 3 guitars at the moment just laying about. Drum set needs an elevator to rise up and down into the floor; cool fog optional.

wolfeditor

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: For people with Rock Band AND Guitar Hero, look at the picture closer.

Zazu_Yen

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Thing doesn't look bad at all. Would be a nice way to to stow my 3 guitars. I'd really love if someone could make a nice piece that could store the drums, though. Mine are up in a closet right now. Not that big of a deal since I live in a 3rd floor apartment and the noise keeps me from drumming that much, but still...

HootieMac: Section 9 Reject

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Maybe it's a bit too big ! You can easily arrange a setup to put your guitars in a not too disturbing way ! In counterpart, I don't see any way to hide the drumkit in this thing !

Shteve

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: I've had six total, sold three of them.

FP mind in rewind

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> @Cathaoir: It's more likely than you think. I've got an SG, an Explorer, a Les Pual and a Strat.

Madnoir

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> ... did they run out of things to put on there, because the Wii Nunchuck looks out of place.

Kaemon

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Um.... that $50 could go towards a wireless Rockband Guitar (for us 360 users). And I DO know my way around a table saw, router and sander :P

Neat concept though, I'll be sure to incorporate some of it when I make my own now LOL.

Furiursa

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> Why would you have 4 guitars?

Cathaoir

]]> <![CDATA[Rock Band Stand Reviewed, Declared Decent]]> I think it looks rather classy. The surface area on top is a nice touch for sure.

dead_red_eyes

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