NAMM 2014: Gotham Stands Gets Modular, Futuristic While Keeping You Upright

You see new ideas in the oddest places. I expect crazy new tech in recording, or amps, but usually not in the field of “making your shit not fall over.” But guitars are fragile, warping things.

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Well the Coffin Case folks went all out and rethought the whole thing. Hence, Gotham Stands, which come in a single and multiple guitar versions. And I mean guitar in the broad sense: basses, acoustics (with an adapter), semi-hollowbody (ditto adapter), etc. They open like some terrifying man-eating metal plant, and then close up once the guitar is in position, but I’ve been told that they’re perfectly gentle. Sensual even.

There’s some other neat innovations like a magnetic arm closure, rotatable display angles, and the ability to move the main piece from the single stand to the one that holds multiple guitars. I’m no scientist but I see “patent pending” a lot on their website, so I’m assuming there’s high-tech wizardry involved.

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Chris Alfano has written about music and toured in bands since print magazines and mp3.com were popular. Once in high-school he hacked a friend's QBasic stick figure fighting game to add a chiptune metal soundtrack. Random attractive people still give him high-fives about that.

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  • this one got me, looks really cool, but seems problematic with guitars like flying v’s, dimebag like, or even strandbergs

    • nothing works well except wall mounts for pointy guitars (n) :(

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