Guitar A-Frame Support

I wanted to try this stand out as i am performing classical guitarist and can spend several hours day with my foot on a stool. Needless to say, my back is not in good shape. I found this online and decided to give it a try.The good news is, the concept works. When the unit is in place (which keeping there is a real problem, more on that in a minute), it works really well. You can adjust the height of the guitar and the angle of the neck can be as well. I was able to get the guitar in a very comfortable position very quickly. As long as the suctions cups stuck, it was fairly solid in my lap and I felt I could play as well as i could with a foot stool. The guitar felt secure and balanced and I didn;t feel like there was any addtional tension in my hands/arms to hold the guitar.The bad news is that it uses suction cups to mount to the guitar. My guitars are very expensive (like most professional guitarists) and they come with a nice hand applied french polish. Unfortuntaely, what you are not told is that french polish (or most hand applied polishes) do not allow the suction cups to stick very well. It is stated in the fine print in the manual - you just don;t know this until you buy it. So, true to thier word, the suction cups just do not stick. They do for a bout 10 minutes and then you feel the guitar slide around until one of the cups just slip off completely. Compounding this is the fact the suction cups are very large, so there is very little room between the suction cups (side by side) and the edges of the guitar. the problem is made worse if one of the cups over laps another, or a cup is hanging over the edge of the guitar - in either case it lets air under the cup, which makes it usless in terms of holding the unit in place.The manual said to call the manufacture if you have a french polish or other finish that the cups don't adhere to and they would give you a method of getting around the issue. I called and got a voice mail and they called me back and left a messgae for me about a week later. Their solution was to have me go out and buy some flexible pick guard and cut it to shape and glue it to the bottom of the guitar where the suction cups mount. I bought this unit specifically because I do not want to mount, glue, or screw anything in to the guitar.So, it's a good concept and if you bought a guitar from a big box store (i.e. cheaper with machine applied inexpensive poly finish), it probably works OK. However, if you a serious player (who needs it the most), and you have a more expensive / professional instrument, be prepared to modify you guitar to make this work. I am not prepared to slather adhesive and mount plastic on the underside of a $8,000 guitar.

Compared to the simplicity of the Gitano and Dynarette supports, the A-Frame takes a couple minutes to figure out. Once I read the instructions and got a sense of how to apply the A-Frame to the guitar, set up and adjustment were very easy. I purchased the A-frame because the product description indicated that it would permit me to tilt the guitar more towards my body as I played. It does that. The A-Frame seems more comfortable and to offer more control over the guitar's position than I experienced with other guitar supports or an adjustable footstool. The strap has a non-slip surface so the guitar stays put the entire time I play - no slippage. This is a major advantage over the other guitar supports. The A-Frame is lightweight, seems sturdy, folds flat and should fit in my guitar case

I've used one of these for years and been devoted to it. It was still in fine condition when I lost mine, and I was delighted to finally find the replacement here. The one improvement is it has even better suction cups than the ones that lasted me more than a decade. This is a great product, and can fit all sizes and adjust to hold the guitar at different angles. This saves your back from the twisting of putting ones foot on a footstool. All classical guitarists should use it.Jimscottguitar.com

The frame works great, until it doesn't. My guitar has a matte finish and the suction cups don't suction. Like another reviewer, I called the help number and was told to glue a pick guard onto my guitar to solve the problem. I wasn't too keen on that. Anyway. It does work well, but unfortunately, on my guitar, only for about 30 seconds. I will not be returning the item, however, as it does do it's job well. Instead, I'll pass it along to another player: one with a gloss finish on his guitar.

Light and convenient. However, getting it in just the right position took many trials, and I marked the position of the suction cups with very small strips of painters tape on the back of the guitar. If you use a guitar stand most of the time, you don't need to take it off every time, it just stays on, making it quick to get to your practicing.

This has to be one of the best investments I've ever made, barring my case to protect my baby. It folds up and fits in my case just barely, but more importantly it does what it's supposed to do - help maintain proper form. I used a foot stool for awhile but I always ended up getting a little kink in my back that still hasn't gone away completely. The thing just works - I pop it on and my guitar just sits in my lap, ready to play. The black strap on the bottom is rubberized so it doesn't slide around on your leg. I've gotten a lot of people who ask me where they can get one. I can't believe Guitar Center doesn't carry anything like it.Definitely recommend.On a side note, after having it for a few months, some of the black coating on the metal flaked off, but to no detriment functionally.

I have a classical guitar, and this frame will not stay on my guitar. It can be positioned in many different ways, but I could never get it to work well with mine because it just won't stay in position.

It's saved me a lot of back pain. Need to get another for ease of switching guitars. Overall once you figure out how to apply it, it's pretty easy to switch. But I think I'd like another as well.