Richard Teresi
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2024
This is not really all that sturdy.mostly for smaller amplifiers.
Bart Malone
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2021
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 $.
David T. Oredson
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2020
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 !
Hoop
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
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.
M. Bratcher
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
I have a 1973 Princeton Reverb. I spotted the Stand Back stand and watched a few demo videos and read several reviews and concluded that it should work well.I think the design of the stand is clever and generally useful. However, the design seems to depend upon the peak of the stand resting on a firm, flat area on the back of the amp, and the geometry of the amp has to be such that you can lean it back far enough with the amp stand's settings to get a stable lean. Traditional Fender blackface and silverface amps aren't solid in the back. There are a couple of back panels, but they're not thick and not intended to support much weight or force.For the Princeton Reverb in particular, I had to set the Stand Back adjustment to its longest setting in order for the amp to lean back far enough not to tip back forward on its own. On this setting, with the front, bottom edge as far forward as it can go and catching the small support pad of the stand, the peak of the amp stand doesn't have anywhere to get support, so the support comes from the upper back panel leaning against the straps. I've tried moving things around a bit but I can't seem to get it to lean any better than this. And in this setup, it's just barely stable to where it won't fall forward. Although I can make it work, I am not happy with this setup. The picture I attached is what it looks like in the back when I've got it set to what seems to be its most stable setting.On the Deluxe Reverb, the Stand-Back wants to put pressure on the upper back panel. The back panels on vintage Fender blackface or silverface amps are a thin wood material and so they do bend a little under this pressure. I'm not particularly content with that behavior.I've already taken it out of the package and tried to use it, so it now shows a little use. As such, I suppose I cannot return it. My next step is that I'm going to try modifying it to give me a little more length in the straps so that I can extend the bottom-front out just a tad more and get the peak of the amp stand to land at or just slightly above the top-back edge of the amp.In summary, I'm not sure how one can tell, without actually trying it, whether it will work well with a given amp. What I can say is that if you're using it on a solid backed cabinet or amp, or one where most of the back has a strong upper back panel, it is probably fine. If it's open backed and there's weak/thin panel support in the back, then it's uncertain. In addition, with smaller amps like the Princeton Reverb, it's uncertain whether there's a standard setting which gets the center of mass of the amp back far enough for firm stability.I probably will abandon using this amp stand and get another Ultimate amp stand that I had before.
Jesse R. Johnson
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2013
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.
tex
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
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.
David F Overton
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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