Hercules Stands HCGS-414B+ Guitar Stand

Let's start by saying that I've bought this mostly because it caught my eye (and the overwhelmingly positive reviews).

Once I opened the box, the first thing I noticed is how good the materials felt in the hand. I'm not an expert, but this thing feels different from other cheaper stands I had seen in stores.
It is fairly easy to assemble, although I haven't found any instruction booklet in the box. You don't really need it, but if you're as dumb as I am, you may risk messing up something.
Moreover, it's incredibly convenient to use. My bass is fairly heavy, and it stays firlmly locked on until I want to pick it up.

Now about the cons.
When it's not holding anything, the upper part of the arm wobbles a bit, which is something you wouldn't expect from a product of this price range. It gets very stable when you put your instrument on, but I think it's still something that needs to be mentioned.
Also, the locking mechanism is very smooth, but it's made of fairly light plastic. I'm not saying it's cheap, but it's something you should consider. I found out that the left foam pad on the holder was also deformed by my bass' (a Squier) weight and its asymmetrical headstock. I don't know if that's supposed to happen, but it did, although it doesn't seem to impact on the stand's functionality.

Overall, it's a nice product that feels very well made. So far so good. I will update this review if the stand drops my bass in the future, but I highly doubt it anything like that will happen.

I have come to trust this stand quickly over the weeks.
I use it for personal use and move it about once a week, get it out of the bag (sold separately) fold it open, slide in the top part, set my guitar neck in there and just let go with full confidence. (Yes I do care a lot about my guitar)
The top part can tilt about 15 degrees to the left and is a bit squeaky from moving it about a bunch, but this takes away nothing from the rock solid thing this is.
The bottom part folds open rather difficultly, but I rather have this than the other way around. I can also lube it to fix that.
It's more expensive than the 15 eur alternatives which are thinner and wobbly, but I fear for my guitar's life in those things, while this has my full trust to keep my precious guitar safe. Never going back