Wrist Bands for Guitar Stands

My Ultimate Guitar Stand has been rock solid, and I much prefer it to my old A-frame stands. However, I’ve noticed some wear on my SG‘s headstock, right where the stand’s self-closing yoke grips it. Disappointing!

So, I threw my daughter’s old outgrown Drop Daddies t-shirt over the stand, and worked with it like that for a few months. Yes, it protects the headstock, and serves as a handy sweat rag too.

But at some point I came to the unsurprising realization that it looks pretty stupid like that on stage.

So, on the hunt for an alternative solution, I briefly considered cutting a pair of old tube socks in half. 🙂 Then I came to my senses.

But, that led me to the idea of wrist sweat bands. Remember those? All the rage back in the 80’s!

I found a pair of cotton wrist sweatbands on eBay for just a couple bucks.  I ordered the 3.5″ bands in black.

These fit perfectly over the Ultimate Guitar Stand’s yoke, and nicely protect the guitar’s headstock.

Mission accomplished!