Hercules Ms201B Plus

well made, look good, good price with postage included. .... p.s. i would like hercules to make a longer arm for this item.

I bought a Hercules two instrument stand, but only one set of NINAs came with the stand. These devices make the yoke of the instrument stand more narrow for mandolins, mandolas, banjos, or other instruments with narrow necks or smallish headstock. Thankfully B&H carry spare sets for sale.

I use the Hercules 2.0 Head to hold a Kessler Stealth slider on a K-Pod as well as different camera setups. Easy to use, strong and very stable.

I am a musician (reed and keybaord player) and PortaBrace TLQ35 has recenly become my new gig bag (I bought a slightly used one here on B&H). It has replaced the Hercules BSB001 stand bag. The price for this bag is significantly higher than that of Hercules, but it also offers incomparable level of durability, protection, and capacity, at the dimensions similar to my old gig bag, 35 x 9 x 7 (there are longer versions available as well but 35 fit my bill perfectly well). As I said, I am a musician, and the PortaBrace products are not targeted at that market. It was my long-time interest in professional TV/ film and audio production and the related equipment has led me to notice the designated bags and accessories of outstanding quality which became an industry standard (mainly those by PortaBrace and Kata). Some of them proved to work really great for musician's needs. One example is that the PortaBrace memory foam suede strap that also comes with this case: it is the best strap for the tenor sax case or keyboard gig bag, period. Most of other straps are a pain, quite literally so. This bag is built really smart, it sports lots of outside and inside pockets, subway handles on both sides, inside velcro strap for one of the stands, the non-slipping outer bottom surface, the wide-opening mouth, even a mini-flashlight, and, as I said earlier, it is very capacious: I can throw there a Hercules or a K&M bass clarinet / bassoon stand + music stand (or two) + a mic stand + clarinet / flute / oboe stands or pegs and a few 25' mic cables. Or - I can put there a Bb clarinet case + flute + piccolo + stands + CDs / cards or whatever other stuff I need. Again, the case not cheap, but it's worth the money if you are a gigging on everyday basis.

I previously purchased the Hercules DJ Monitor 42 speakers and was quite impressed by their sound and quality. I wanted a little more power even though they are both 80 watts but the Hercules Monitor 5 has a separate amp in each speaker while the Monitor 42's have one amp supplying both speakers. They sound great, the bass rolls, the mids are excellent and the high's are clear. Much recommended for studios and what I use it for is my laptop to hear music and games.

I own 5 hideaway hercules boom mics. This is better. And the one I bought was used. The construction is better because of the zinc metal. The base is very heavy (which is what you want) The metals poles are solid as well. My audio teacher said this can affect the sound when recording. To anyone who reads this, the K&M 210/9 boom stand the superior mic stand.

Securely holds my soprano sax and attaches/detaches quickly and easily to my Hercules alto/tenor stand. I like that it's adjustable up/down and won't damage my horn's finish. This should be obvious, but I'll mention that this peg will work only for a straight soprano sax.

The grip arm is solid. I have used it on my Avenger C stand for a hair light for a documentary. Well made grip the stand like Hercules !!

I use the Kessler K-Pod tripod system with the Hercules 2.0 head to hold a Stealth slider (Standard 39.5 length), which has a Second Shooter motion control on it. This tripod is built like a tank, very stable, easy to use, and certainly indestructable !

It's very sturdy. My last 2 gator stands with the grip broke in the exact same place after 1 year of use. The HERCULES stand seems to be much more heavy duty and is only $20 more. We'll see if it can take a beating.