Side by Side Comparison of: Davison Guitars vs OnStage vs Hal Leonard vs Ubisoft

This is a great set. After figuring out how to get the amp to stop being so noisy with inference and tuning the guitar, this is a great buy! I bought this as a Christmas present for my 8 year old and my boyfriend that has played his entire life as well as my brother and a friend that plays, really enjoys this set. If you're looking to get the rocking, screaming noise from the larger amps, you may want to purchase an amp with more watts. Otherwise, your neighbors may still complain with this little guy. We tuned ours with an iPhone app. Super happy!

First, packaging was superb. I previously ordered an acoustic guitar set for my daughter from Amazon but it came damaged despite being in a hard case. This Davison Guitar, on the other hand, came in a soft case but was packaged securely and guitar arrived without any damage. Daughter loves the guitar and the amp was perfect for her needs. Not too big and bulky and just loud enough while she cranks out some riffs. Her instructor reviewed the guitar and said it was an excellent starter electric guitar. No complaints here, and would definitely recommend if you have a budding young musician on your hands.

I bought this on the recommendation of a friend who teaches guitar. He has a couple students who have bought these and he has been so impressed that now he suggests them for all of his students. My husband wanted to learn to play guitar and since this included the amp it was an easy choice. We could not be happier. Not only has he been learning to play, but the whole family has been picking it up. We are very happy with this guitar and amp and I guess we are starting a family band! This seems the perfect choice for anyone older or younger who wants to learn to play guitar. Love it.

The lesson I've learned this past week especially, is when it comes to expensive items I should always order the items sold by and shipped through Amazon because they send you what they describe and it does what the description says it will do. I've never been dissapointed or injured by anything with Amazon themselves as the seller.I just bought 2 bad products this week and neither were sold by Amazon, hence my observation. On to the guitar review....I used to play but hadn't in so long and so I wanted to get a basic electric that came with everything for as cheaply as I could do it. This guitar is sturdy, it plays nicely and looks good.It was packed in a big box with a smaller guitar box and one for the amp inside the outer package. Then inside that second box the guitar was in a soft case, with all kinds of bubble and wrapping around the head and neck. It just came in perfect brand new, perfectly functioning condition.The only thing I wish it had was more distortion on the amplifier itself, and also my headphone input cord is too small for the headphone jack so I need to get an adaptor somewhere because the amp, despite being so small is quite loud and even on the lowest setting it may bother neighbors if they are around. That's not a bad complaint though, for an amp.

this was a complete surprise , tony had absolutely no idea what was in the box . he immediately tuned it and started to play . it looked great , black and shiny , gleaming silver pickups . it sounded fantastic . the little amp was compact and , rather loud . this guitar was an excellent buy . he was so happy he got a little misty . now this guitar has 100 some comments this may never get read , not to mention it's out of stock at the time i reviewed it, x-mass day , but this is a great guitar , at a reasonable price . 5 stars .

I bought this for Rocksmith. Works freaking awesome for the game. What seperates me a small bit from other Rocksmith players maybe, is that I am around tons of Guitar players (who have been playing for 10 years) and I really wanted to get into it. I had never even held a guitar, but I wanted to learn so I could jam in a year or two with my friends and co-workers. They made fun of me for buying a beginners package saying how crappy the guitar will be. I was worried, but when I got the package I was relieved to see it was not a rip-off. The guitar seems to be built well and stays in tune (according to the game, which seems to be pretty accurate). The amp works great... unbelievably loud... to play it in my man-cave... I can only turn it up 3-5% or it is overpowering. It also comes with a single piece of paper that is like a cheat sheet for beginners for guitar with basic cords and such. However, there is a little fret buzz when you strum the Low E string. From what I googled on this, it seems this can be because of a bad "nut" on the neck... more than likley if I took the guitar to a Guitar shop and had them restring it and fine-tune the things on it it would be great... but thats $50.At first I could tell no difference between this Guitar and my Friend's $1,500 Les Paul (because I was/am SOOOO new to the instrument... any instrument actually) but have quickly started to see the differences. This Guitar seems to sound sloppy and loose and feels that way after getting a feel for the guitar in general(even though it DOES keep tuned very well). Nicer Guitars seem to feel more fine-tuned and responsive and hold notes longer. Playing this Guitar and a high-end one side by side (by someone who knows what they are doing) provides very different sound to someone who knows what to listen for.Simply put, this guitar is more than worth the Money... but once you get addicted to Guitar, which I have in the two weeks I've had it (I've played for probably 30-35 hours already)... I am already trying to rationalize reasons to buy a much nice (and more expensive) Guitar that plays "smoother".I give this product 5 stars because of the price. If its wasn't so Cheap, I'd never have gotten into Guitar... now I am addicted and see the benifits of a more expensive Guitar, and appreciation for the instrument.

i was nervous buying a guitar stand without putting my guitar on it first. there are so many reviews out there about guitar stands falling over. this one is a good quality product, i tested how much it would take to topple the guitar and it's a reasonable amount and unlikely to happen under normal conditions. i don't think a dog passing by would knock it over, for example. i wasn't in love with having a stand with a neck rest because of how it looks but it doesn't look awkward and i see the security that it affords.

The quality is above what I expected. Although my guitars don't sit level. I think it's due to the fact that the bottom piece that holds the lower half of the guitar is on a sort of swivel that allows it to rock back and forth. It's stable once a guitar is on it but I can't seem to make my guitar perfectly straight up and down. It's one of those things though where it's hard to notice unless you're actually looking for it. Overall good product. Might buy a couple more. Bought for my Gretsch G5420T and one of my Martin guitars. It holds the thinner guitars well such as my fender and my Gretsch (I guess if you consider that a thinner guitar) as well as the thick acoustics. Not too shabby at all.

This stand works well and seems to be well built. Many reviewers are whining about the back leg being so short and the unit being unstable. I find that to be incorrect, unless their children destroy everything in sight. I have four of these stands and none of them have ever damaged any of my basses, A Fender Jazz Bass V, four string Ibanez, five string Ibanez, and six string Ibanez. None of these are inexpensive or light weight instruments. When I need additional stands, these will be my choice.

I've just begun picking up bass, and as such i've been practicing everyday. Getting the bass out of the bag every day to practice was starting to become a pain so I picked this up to sit in the corner of my room. it's very easy to grab my bass, practice and put it back. Anywhere the touches the guitar is covered in a foam type material. The kick stands are rubber. It also comes apart which makes it easy to move around.I really like it. There's a small rubber locking mechanism for your guitar that's at the top. I've found it's very easy to take off and put it back on.All in all I really love this thing, it's made practicing much less of a process every day, I can just grab the bass and practice.

I own several of these. They are solid enough, adjustable, and very good for acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and bass. Also, these are cheaper here on Amazon than at Guitar Center.The only problem I've had with these stands is that the bottom part is too wide to support a Seagull 039227 Merlin Spruce SG Dulcimer 4-String Diatonic Instrument. For that instrument, I bought one of these: Hola! Heavy Duty Folding Universal Guitar Stand - Fits Acoustic, Classical, Electric and Bass Guitars - BlackHola stands are good, but don't have the upper support that these On State stands have. I think these stands are better for guitars and basses.

It is a good item to have for a guitar. No more wall scratches.

Good quality for the price

Very good beginner guitar kit it is the is a cheap guitar but it sounds ok for what it is. If you purchase this you may want to buy a new amp cause the only that comes with it sucks.

Good for the price, definitely great for beginners. You receive everything you need all in one and shipping wasn't too bad as well. I would recommend

Great for a new beginning better than a gun live to fight another day. Don't get played like a piano with higher prices for a new beginning. I would give it 5 stars but my amp was missing when I received mine also works with Rocksmith.

It has been my dream for a while to play the guitar, so I started with a beginner, I give it a 4/5 because, the amp would buzz everytime I would put it in overdrive or even just play it, and the thing in the guitar where you plug it into the amp, just turned over inside of the guitar one day, so now I have to play it without the amp until I get a new one. Good job.

My son loved it. The amp is really small and their is a slight buzzing sound, but it doesn't interfere with the overall guitar. I bought it for my six year old and he loved it! Great for the price and a beginner!

I've purchased many of these over the years and though they seem to be getting a little "economical" in their construction - still can't beat them for the bang for the buck. Ever since I had a guitar slide off a stand (many, many moons ago) on stage, I've always went with these. The neck strap is a godsend.

As other reviewers have mentioned, this stand is a bit thin and not very stable. Thanks to those reviews I don't pick it up with the guitar, I move them separately. I used to set my cheap guitar next to me - against the bed, a table, the couch, whatever, and it would fall over sometimes when bumped lightly. When I bought a good guitar I also got this stand and it works as a safe place to put it nearby between playing, and then move it out of the way when I'm done. So I have to be careful to keep the thin cheap tubing in mind when moving and when placing the guitar in the stand, but other than that it's fine for how cheap it is.It does what it's meant to, hold the guitar.Double check your guitars finish, some will interact with the foam padding.

Seems to be pretty reliable stand that is very easy to put together. My guitar only sits on the stand in my room, so i don't know how easy it is to travel with the stand. The quality of the materials seems high. The only thing that I found less than ideal was that the support bar (U-shaped) at the bottom of the stand that the guitar rests on doesn't stay in place. It pivots, but stays in place when the instrument is resting on it. That, however, is a very minor complaint.

I like this for what I use it for, which is a full size acoustic guitar. There are a few issues with it. The metal it's self is solid and put together well. The height of the neck from the swivel base (not the floor) is adjustable from 21" up to about 26" (and still able to use the screw in the back to secure the adjustable neck). The pictures are exactly what you get, so I didn't see the point of taking another picture of the stand.The two issues I have with this stand is 1. It is in fact very unstable. While it's just sitting around, it's nice and as long as it is out of the way then it's fine. If you barely push it diagonally to the back left or back right, it will easily fall over. If it is sitting in a corner you wont have to worry about it. If it is on a stage, in a more high traffic area, or if there are other items around that could push in to it or if you're in a rush to put it down, dog/kids in house - it could easily fall over. I have mine in a corner like most people probably do, however that's a major concern for a stand. The rear peg is just too short. 2. The pads on the metal aren't very high quality. Although they are fine for light use around the house and will probably last a year or more, they will wear out and need to be replaced for sure. They are not very thick but do the job.I really debated on giving it three stars, but for how I'm using it (in home only) and the price, I believe it rated 4 stars. If you want to take it with you somewhere, I would consider a different option.

For ten bucks a toss, who can quibble? I wanted something that supported the neck, because I had a couple of mishaps with other designs. These are adequately strong and stable. Contrary to some other reviewers, I noticed no smell, I had no problems with the fittings or set screws, and had no significant instability problems. The stubby rear leg is not an issue: the stand is not going to fall over backwards. True, there is more possibility of falling forwards, but careful placement of the guitar body in the swiveling lower yoke will shift the weight and improve stability. It might make a difference what instrument you're using. Or, do what I plan to do and set these against a wall so nobody will hit them from the back.My only real complaint is that the legs do not lock positively into the deployed position, but tend to pop out of position. But when standing upright, the weight of the instrument plus the weight of the stand itself negates this issue.There are plenty of instrument stands out there with more features and much better protection. They also cost many times as much. These three are now at church, holding two guitars and a bass. They'll serve for years to come.

This stand was actually better than I was expecting. It works great for holding my guitar. The frame itself is made from good-quality metal, and the feet and back are angled well to hold the weight without tipping, sitting rather firmly. The neck cradle is cushioned with foam, as well as the prongs that hold the body of the guitar at the bottom. the neck cradle also has a rubber peice that you can hook across to help hold the guitar inside, in case it is bumped by someone walking by. the other aspect that I like is that the prongs at the bottom actually swivle a bit, to help adjust for different body styles. So it would be a decent stand for multiple body types, not just the basic ones. I can see this stand staying with me for a long time, and was well worth what I paid for it.

You get what you pay for. Good for just learning how to play i guess or for kids.

Nice guitar, very average amp (but you can replace that out whenever).

Given to my Granddaughter by Santa. Loved it named it Dave slept with it but the speaker buzzes all the time. It is faulty. don't know what to do.

MADE IN CHINA--three little words that mean low quality materials, cheap construction and the low price American consumers seem to be willing to accept for these Chinese made goods.That said, this is a decent starter set. I bought it because I haven't had an electric guitar in some time and just wanted to see if I still remember what I used to know and if I still like playing without investing a lot of money. This package is fine for my purposes and, if I find I like playing again, will surely upgrade soon. No Made In China guitar is going to get five stars from me since only high end labels like Fender, Gibson, Ibanez and Paul Reed Smith deserve five stars in the category. The pros and cons are below:Pros:Guitar is reasonably well made--not high end just reasonably well put together.Amplifier has a decent sound for a tiny amp.Cable is long enough to play the guitar at a reasonable distance from the amp.Strap is okay.Cons:The strings are real garbage. Your fingers will TURN BLACK after just a few minutes of playing. They're cheap and likely to break after a short period of time.The fret wires are not rounded at the edges of the neck and you can cut your fingers and snag clothing on them.The picks are cheap garbage.The guitar body is very light weight--essentially meaning that the wood is not high quality.The gig bag is cheap, thin canvas and smells like chemicals.The amp has a very, very strong, unpleasant smell that goes away after about twelve hours.The pitch pipe is useless--any pitch pipe for guitar tuning is useless and to tune any guitar correctly, you need an electronic tuner of some sort.The amp overdrives easily and shreds sound even without turning on distortion mode.You should DO THE FOLLOWING:File down the ends of the fret wires so they're round and flush with the edges (sides) of the neck. Use a very fine, metal file and it won't take long.Get some decent strings and replace the ones that ship with it as soon as possible. The guitar will sound better and your fingers won't turn black. AND who knows what the black stuff on your fingers is...Get some decent picks of various thicknesses to replace the junk ones that ship with the package.IF you can afford it, buy an electronic tuner to use AFTER replacing the strings with a higher quality set.Conclusion:This package is okay for a beginning player or someone who wants to get back into playing. The price is certainly reasonable and, even though you'll need to file the fret wires and replace the strings immediately it's an okay purchase.

The package was delivered a day early, which was pretty cool, and everything seemed to be in tact. The guitar works fine, but the amp makes a very loud and annoying static or scratchy-buzzy sound. No matter what I do, the sound overwhelms any of the guitar you hear. When I touch or move any part of the chord that's plugged into the amp then the sound gets even worse. Other than the dysfunctional amp, this was a good deal.

Overall good guitar but it has some pressing issues. First off; in the pictures of this guitar, its two different guitars. Its not a huge difference and there are only minor differences between the two, but its just an observation. Now, the problems with the actual guitar. The strap buttons are not screwed into the guitar very well, I was trying out my new strap that I got, when I hear a snap and a clink. Thank God I was holding the guitar in my hands as opposed to letting the guitar hang (as the point of having a strap it). So I look down and the strap button is detached from the guitar, lying on the floor. Now that really is not a big deal unless you WERE letting the guitar hang as that would add on to the never ending cash flow put into the guitar. If the strap button does fall off and you avoid disaster you should be able to get a new one put in at your local music store. Second thing; the cord that connects the guitar to the amp - is crap. Again not a big deal you can just buy a nicer one for 10-20 bucks. Third; not sure if personal preference or not, but I don't really like the picks. Fourth; the bridge can be strange with the screw coming out and string buzzing. Fifth; the neck gets warped. But on the flip side its a great guitar for beginners who are just picking up the instrument. Just be prepared to pay a wad of cash to your local music shop.

This is a good stand. It supports my guitar very well & I like how it has the appropriate lean to keep the guitar upright & safe. I gave the guitar stand a 3 because the security strap is poorly designed. When secured, it does its job. However, it is difficult to release or the anchored side pops out of the tubing. It is a quick fix to pop it back in. It is just a regular occurrence & annoying.

Works fine. Nothing special. Three stars because it doesn't WOW me. It's a basic guitar stand that is light duty.

The assembly was easy, but I kept thinking that something was wrong because there's no way to securely fasten the top piece to the bottom. I found it odd, and then I realized it's just made that way. It makes me uncomfortable because it seems unstable, but the guitar is fine. One day, I made the mistake of grabbing the stand by the top and the fell apart. Luckily, my guitar wasn't on the stand.

I like the design, but they are hard to close down to a small size for transport. For some reason the inside tube will not slide easily into the outer tube. Something is stopping it move past the screw, even with is unscrewed all the way. I travel with these a lot a really needed them to fold down smaller than they do. A little disappointed.

Seemed a little unstable when first put together but once I set my guitar in it, it held it just fine. The only thing that's kind of a drag is the strap that goes across the neck of the guitar pops off sometimes when you go to get the guitar out. But it's a great product for the price!

It seems like an ok product but for some reason it does not fit my daughter's Epiphone Pro-1 plus acoustic guitar that we bought here on Amazon - the bottom piece is too shallow and so the guitar leans forward and would fall out if not for the crosspiece at the top - that just doesn't seem like a safe thing and so we are returning it and looking for something else. I don't think that is an odd-sized guitar but somehow it doesn't fit. I looked at the customer photos and I don't know how they got the back bar angled backward to prevent the instrument from falling forward, I think that must have been user-modified.

This was listed with bass guitars which is what I was searching for I ordered it thinking that I was getting a bass guitar it is not at all what I needed for my son

Meh it was good for the first 6 months. Recently my B string has been ringing for weeks and I tried to fix it and today it started to ring again. It is a good guitar for a starter pack, but if you want a good guitar, I wouldn't recommend this to you. It stays in tune for about two weeks, over the course of having this guitar. The cords sometimes glitch and I cant hear my guitar play for a few seconds. It came in with a few broken pieces of plastic off of it. Not buying from again. The cord and the amp creates a loud pop. It has done this since the first day on arrival. Idk if I should return it or what but oh well..

The guitar is nice, but the amp for some reason makes really loud static noise when the guitar volume is at anything above a 2. The static is so bad it is louder than the guitar itself so you cannot hear yourself playing. When I use the guitar with Rocksmith it is perfect, but the amp is not good. I am not so sure if it is the amp or the cable, but the static is terrible

obviously made in chinawell...i don't really care about the fact that my guitar was made in china, but overall quality of the guitar is very badi know it's cheap, but this is made too poorlyfirst of all, there was still sawdust left on the guitar neck and on string which made the bad quality of guitar string even worsesecond, the guitar tuners are worthless; i have to F ing tune the guitar every 30 minsthird, the most frustrating, 12th and 15th fret on E cord is malfunctioning. It's too high (actual height, not pitch) that rest of 13th and 14th frets sounds all same. I hope other products are not made like this in the factory. Maybe i should sand it or something;;

This guitar came package pretty well. The only problem was that the included audio cable supplied was terrible. Too much noise was in the line. The second problem, is that it seem the guitar pickups were not completely tighten down. I know they are used to adjust the height of the pickup but the screws look like they were about to come out. This is my first guitar and I did not plan on having to do all this work before I could actually begin playing. Once i bought a better cable and tighten everything down then all was fine.

My guitar arrived in a box within a box which, I kind of don't mind. Except, the outer box is beaten up and looks as if it were thrown around. Now, the guitar itself is pretty good, but for some reason, there's a scratch on it, and it's just irritating to look at. It feels as if I've been ripped off in a way. The only problem for me, is the amp itself. Lots of annoying and loud buzzing when I'm messing with the tone and volume. The overdrive button makes it sound worse. The case is eh. To be honest, I like the guitar itself, but the amp just sucks butt lol. All in all, you get what you paid for. Great guitar and accessories. Poor amp.

I had purchased two of the stands prior to this purchase, the quality of this one seems inferior to the prior ones I would not recommend the stand it leans back to far The build quality is subpar look somewhere else get a better one.

For the price, the are ok but if I had to do it over, I would get the On Stage heavy duty stands. They are definitely built better.When tightening down the neck holder of the lighter duty stands, the head goes askew to the base. The plastic band plugs that are supposed to help keep the guitar secure pull off easily. I pulled all mine off and put a little dab of super glue to keep them from popping off. You definitely get what you pay for! I would not gig with these for sure!

For a few dollars more I could have gotten a much sturdier stand. Definitely, not what I would use for an expensive guitar. I am used to getting excellent items when sold by and through Amazon. Maybe store this one away, and buy a good sturdy stand.

Two issues with this, either of which can lead to potential disaster. 1. The rear foot (the shortest one) is too short, making the stand too easy to tip backwards. I have another, similar stand, and it's engineered with a longer rear foot and is therefore much more stable. 2. The bottom brace is too wobbly, making it all too easy for a guitar not perfectly placed in the center (or not shaped perfectly round on the bottom--think Fender) to fall to one side under the weight of gravity. This almost happened to me with a very expensive stratocaster yesterday evening. I was lucky to catch the guitar in time. I would not recommend this product and will not buy another one.

I got my first acoustic guitar for Christmas and was excited to get the stand to set it up in my home studio. However, when I got it, it was poorly manufactured. It seems simple enough for a manufacturer such as On Stage but the simplest things aren't so simple. The screw that holds the top arm in place and also allows it to slide if you loosen/tighten it was not properly molded or something so when you tighten it, it turns the top arm left.The more you tighten it the more it turns. This throws the whole guitar and thus the whole stand off making it no better than standing it up against the wall. I will be returning this and asking for a refund. Quite disappointed, not sure how it had such good reviews.UPDATE:Amazon Basics has a GREAT guitar stand for about $13. Very solid, very sturdy and low potential to break. Much better option.

Stand is fine other than the completely useless "locking" mechanism which was my primary reason for purchasing.The top "U" has push-on plastic endcaps, with essentially a rubber band between them. When locked it's not too bad - but "unlocking" is pretty problematic. Since the plastic pieces just push on, the typically simply slide on when you are attempting to remove the "band" - only they are not supposed to and the plastic piece falls out of the band and rolls around on the flood.If you try what I did and use your thumb on the center of the plastic piece to stabilize it while removing the band the top of the plastic piece will fall off after a few times rendering the locking mechanism useless.

Very basic guitar, not worth it

I bought this for my boyfriend for his birthday. As he was trying to tune it, the E string broke. Then as he was trying to fix the broken string, a smaller piece of the guitar broke. We are returning because it is not made well.

bad quality in all

The plug into the guitar keeps on receccing. Haven 't been able to used outside of les than a month, when working t was great

After two uses of the guitar the plug on the guitar broke and you can no longer plug it to the amp. I know it's cheap but come on, I expect better longevity than this.

It does come with everything you need to start. However, as soon as I started tuning it, the E string broke 5 minutes out of the box. Took to to a store, got it restrung. In less than a week, the nut started to angle down and the E and B string started to vibrate against the frets. Took it back to the store, tech said he would have to replace the nut because the strings were cutting into it. He didn't even think the guitar was worth the cost to fix it.The amp has a serious buzz to it. There is even a paper in the box that says "a certain amount of buzzing and static hum is normal" well, perhaps, but when you can hear the buzz over the guitar, it isn't.On the positive side, there is a nice variety of picks included and the strap works great!I am just starting to learn to play and it seems worthwhile to spend a little more money, get a decent guitar and amp instead of putting up with the headaches from this one.

Of these 3, only one could be assembled from the parts provided. For the one I could put together, there is nothing secure about this product. Everything is loose, unbalanced, poor quality. The others couldn't be assembled because they arrived broken (poor quality plastic pegs that are supposed to hold the neck strap in place were broken off--no pieces in box which suggests these were broken prior to packing) as well as one neck strap was just not present. This falls into the category of "if it sounds too good to be true it probably is". I should have known better. Please learn from my mistake.

The guitar stands are great, especially for the price, but one of the 3 was missing a piece at the top that holds the guitar in place. Not worth the hassle to return.

The stand didn't come with any instructions and it's wobbly. The neck moves around I am not confident of letting it hold my guitar. I'm going to purchase another stand as this really isn't up to the quality I am used to.

When I assembled this stand and found that the bottom "yoke" guitar rest swivels with NO LOCKING NUT at the back I knew I had bought a piece of crap! Are guitar stands supposed to swivel on the bottom rest? Who in their right mind would risk putting their prized instruments on this stand? Well under $15 bucks I should have know better!!

I opened the box, slid the top metal bar vertically down into the base, went to attach the tightening screw... it the hole was too big for the tightening screw to do anything. So, RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, the thing was useless. I was so disappointed because I own a B.C. Rich Warlock that can only be hung from its headstock, making floor stands difficult to find. The product is made from cheap and hollow [what feels like] aluminum... reminiscent of the cheap lawn chairs from the 1970's trailer parks.The only good thing from this was Amazon's support and they took care of my problem the day it arrived with a refund -- since I definitely didn't want another one of these terrible stands.

I have a couple of FretRest guitar stands I bought from Guitar Center (HT1010). They're $8 more so I figured these were probably the same thing, probably from the same factory in China, just with a different label. Save $8 why not right? Nope. They probably used about one-third less material so that's where some of that $8 savings came from.I immediately noticed how much shorter the back/middle leg was compared to the FretRest stand. But then I thought, maybe the FR is just unnecessarily long and this short one might work fine. I put my guitar on it, and pushed it (while holding it) and compared the two, and this one definitely doesn't put up much resistance at all. With a little push the thing will fall right back. The FretRest will actually hold it even with 2-3 times the pressure. That's the biggest problem.But everywhere else you look, the rubber feet, way smaller, the rubber latch, smaller, even the metal tubing is about one-third smaller.I have some fairly nice guitars, but even if I just had a basic guitar I probably wouldn't try to save the $8 and put it on this stand. It might be fine, but I'd rather spend an extra $8 and get a stronger stand.Take a look at the attached photos. The "On Stage" one is on the left. The "FretRest" from Guitar Center is on the right in all the pictures. And no, I don't work for Guitar Center or even particularly like them, but the stand from them is better than this one.