The LEAST Crappy Multi-Guitar Stand | K&M Guardian 5 Review

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I FOUND IT! Finally! These K&M Guardian 5 stands will fit the studio beautifully, and... I... do not hate them? Somehow? Apparently, you can't really hope for more than that. Enjoy, and I'll see you in the next one! #kandmstands #guitarstand #unboxing #review
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00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Guardian 5 (17525) Unboxing
04:42 - Will She Fit???
7:20 - Do They Stack?
9:13 - Guardian 5 (17515) Unboxing
10:40 - Why I Hate the Standard Stuff
11:30 - Why All of These SUCK
13:09 - My Thoughts on the K&M Design
14:16 - Outro
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@TheEchelon 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! They're half the price here in Europe at 125, crazy how the price gets jacked up like that due to exporting it to the US. I'm more used to see products being sold for less in the US haha

@waynesilver9094 2 жыл бұрын

I have had this stand in my studio for a decade and it still works great, though it has yellowed a bit over the years, but it still looks good. I had a similar issue with the low clearance on the bottom with my Jazzmaster and jazz bass (really anything offset), but the casters add the clearance necessary to overcome it. They also lock. I highly recommend it. Also, on the acoustic stand, you have enough room to double up with most Fender-style guitars if you take the whammy bar off the guitar you've put on the left. I've had 10 guitars on that stand many times and have never had a problem.

@AndrewColyerMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, nice job on this video! I have had a bunch of similar ideas floating around in my own mind for years to do things like this for the keyboard world, but I have not yet gotten around to it. So thank you so much for the inspiration here! Now we just need to figure out how to make a stand like that for keyboards. Oh wait, there are some! Maybe I should start my video series on that. Haha. 😀🎹🎶

@AlekDarson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks GMD! Dude absolutely start a series like that, heck you got so much gear it would go on forever ♾️

@iantaylor4115 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent review! I like the 7 guitar holder idea also, makes sense for lots of us. lol

@thereforeagency 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I'm waiting for mine to be delivered.

@el0blaino 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing these, I'm in the market for a multi-guitar stand/guitar and wanted to hear and see about these, they were highly recommended but Oh that price!

@stefansoderback5074 3 ай бұрын

There are wheelset to buy for those, that will clear your guitar better when it gets higher...

@andrewdpierce 2 жыл бұрын

If you buy the optional wheels for these stands, you'd have a bit more ground clearance which would probably solve the problem you showed with the odd shaped guitar. But thanks for the helpful review.

@AlekDarson 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Glad you liked the video! I actually had some other stands with wheels like that, and was never crazy about the look (plus I don't really need that functionality in the studio). I'm thinking I'll probably add some felt or rubber feet if need be in the future. Cheers!

@joshuaandrews1557 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlekDarson The official casters also put the stands at just the right height so an iRobot Roomba won't hit the guitars.

@willtato8778 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the honesty. I was just wondering, how secure do the guitars feel? I mean, like others have mentioned, the guitars look like they're quite vertical (at least compared to the cheap ones that you had before). Do they feel like they will fall out easily? Do the guitars feel secure even when accidentally knocked? Thanks

@camscampbell1970 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Somehow the algorithm knew I was looking for one of these, and there you were. Bit creepy, eh? If I go ahead and order one would you happen to have an affiliate link?

@AlekDarson 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Well I'm glad you found your way to it (albeit Google can sure be creepy like that haha). And thanks for asking for the affiliate links, I just put some in the description. Cheers and Happy New Year!

@inhabitantmusic9051 2 жыл бұрын

I like them, the guitars seem not as angled. The Price! Ouch! Don't you worry about dust on your instruments? I only have 6 guitars, 2 bases, 1 les paul 2 fender stratocaster and 1 seagull acoustic. I leave them vertical in their cases! I hate dust on my instruments! 😊 I enjoyed your video!

@AlekDarson 2 жыл бұрын

You can say that again haha! I kinda use (almost) all of them all the time, so I need them at the ready. Glad you liked the video!

@MikeX50 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alek - I'm a little late but great video. What I found interesting was that one company shipped the box directly without an outer box the other company you purchased from did ship it inside a box. Would you be able to state which company shipped just the box? I believe that is how sweet water ships it and I would like to stay away from the potential damage that FedEx or another delivery company could cause. Any insights would be appreciated!

@AlekDarson 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike! Thanks so much! These were all from like 3 different sellers actually, and the only one who double-boxed it is Connolly Music. I do think that the original box is probably ok as long as you're not bundling them together. Seems to become too heavy that way

@timothylawrence707 2 жыл бұрын

That "lip" you're referring to at the 5:43 mark stiffens the flexible separator. If it wasn't there it most likely wouldn't be able to stand up on its own.