Musician's Gear Lighting Stand with Truss Black

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We just completed a trade show in L.A. where we used this equipment for lighting and a/v stand. It was lightweight and sturdy and a snap to setup and tear down...definitely a great deal at this price point. We will be using it for a long time to come, it will surely hold up. The only thing easier is the next model up that includes crank winch to raise truss, especially if a greater weight or qty. light cans is used.

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This thing is pretty good. It helped me eliminate 4 light stands!!! And I have enough room for other stuff as well. I run 4 par 38's and 4 par 56's - 2 "bob" flame lights - A duel moonflower reflex laser and a 12" disco ball with a red and blue spot light on either side. Holds up well with all the extra wieght I have put on it. I also hang the bands banner off of the back of it behind the drummer. Works pretty good for us and we have beat this thing to death for about a month now. Not a bad price for what you get.

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I was looking for something to help dress up the stage for an upcoming Vacation Bible School with a rock music theme. I decided to take a chance on this expecting something more flimsy. This is light-weight, went together reasonably fast, and will certainly hold the lights we need. This is not a truss you should climb on, but it does everything promised. Delivery was fast and everything present in the box. Great job Guitar Center!

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We have mounted a 8' X 6' pull down screen on the truss. It really fits our needs. It is light weight, sturdy & stable, and very easy to setup. The women in our group are able to handle its setup as the men handle heavier pieces of equipment so our total performance setup time is greatly reduced.

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Very Decent Truss... I bought this for a last minute gig, because I only had a cheap LTS-4 to hang my lights from (couldn't hold all of them). Decent truss for the money i payed. The instructions require a bit of head scratching, however (no words!), but once you set it up it looks great. I hang 4 LED Par 64's, 2 Scanners, a LED Derby, and a LED Mushroom from it, and there is no sagging. I will admit that, being a 1-man DJ crew, it's not very fun to raise up with lights on, so tenderly, I just bring along a 4ft ladder. I did find, (which is really why i gave it 4 stars) that the hardware of it feels a bit cheap. A couple of the support "T" screws have begun to strip, and I feel it can't take the load of much more than whats on there. If your tight on $$, and you need a truss, this is great for you.

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When the Truss Arrived and I opened the box everything was there, it went together fairly easily and I use it every weekend now, easily holds the 14 lights i put on it between the truss and the bars on top. Works great for bridal shows and trade shows. Nice and Clean and very Easy to use.... Cant go wrong with this truss

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I took this truss system out on a gig. I hung 2 ADJ Mega Pixels, 1 ADJ Revo III and 1 ADJ Aggressor Tri LED on the truss. While adjusting the heights on either side, one of the support collars snapped and all the lights crashed and hit the ground. Luckily, the lights were ok, but the truss system is useless.

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We needed something for our live gigs and with our budget in mind this system fell into our laps. We bought two sets of Chauvet Stage Par38 Packs and it was easy to assemble and sturdy. You really need two people to adjust it. But once its up it was very sturdy and served the purpose we needed it for. We do recommend picking this one up in the store. We had it shipped though the mail and it did fair to well. Guitart center to it back and promptly shipped us a new one.

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Scratches all over the unit. Box came in from UPS but can't tell who jacked it up, UPS or GuitarCenter. Complete disappointment. Planning on calling to see how to handle. Looks like it's been used. Fair quality, don't over tighten, I can tell already it won't last long. But as a temporary setup, but I would pay a little more money to get a little better quality if you plan on using a lot.

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After looking at all kinds of different systems I decided to get this one. Very easy to assemble and disassemble. Lightweight and very strong. I put every lighting effect and a fog machine on it and it looked amazing!

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When ordering this I was not expecting a high dollar truss system. As a matter of fact when it arrived one of the main clamps was broken. I called Guitar center to get a new clamp, and they overnighted a whole new truss system to me. (Kudos to Guitar Center) This is still a very good piece of equipment for the money.

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Not suitable for heavier fixtures. Sags like crazy and difficult to get the collar pieces to hold together strongly enough. The metal is too pliable and the gauge of the tubes is too narrow. Spend a few extra hundred and get a real truss, this thing is a waste of time.

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I received this gift on this past Christmas and I've got to say that I love it!! I found that one of the knobs was broken but it still works. It did take a little time to figure out what was being said on the instructions but I just went of the picture and it turned out correct.

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Will agree when arrived the box was taped and so ratty looking was afraid to open it expecting damage! However no damage, instructions pretty bad but figured it out. For the money great buy, looks professional in front of my table. Other than the box which was thrown away and the instructions which I prevailed nothing but high marks for this one! I love Guitar Center!!!!!!!

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Well its been maybe two weeks since i ordered this light stand and when i received it i kept it in its box for the day i needed it which was a school dance on may 22, 2012. When i opened the box to load up the lighting stand on the main day i noticed that it had two extra tubes that go on the tripods and it was missing all the pieces(screws and parts to put it together). I was very disapointed and upset because i had to put my lights on a table that night. Not only that but the truss didnt have any holes on it to mount the lights. Basicaly i paid for scrap metal! So if your looking for a good stand i say dont buy this garbage. spend $100 dollars more and get an american dj stand. You can go wrong with american dj or oddyssy.

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I'd explain but I have the same issues as the others. It's just a weak stand. The plastic on it is not great. The metal sags. It just doesn't seem to want to fit right.

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Looks great. Easy to use. Lots of bang for the buck. However, the tube size is 1 3/8" and not 1 1/2". Going to have to shim the light clamps.

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Got at a great deal on sale. Does what its supposed to do, especially for what i paid for it. Had it out twice so far and all is great. No sagging in the middle. Lots of compliments on how my lights looked. Thumbs up!

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I own a seperate truss system and use both for DJing at seperate locations. When I purchased this one, I ASSUMED that it wouldn't be that much different. Although they are different manufactures. I use 1.5 O-Clamps as not to stratch the finish or dent the piping with my older one and it works great for quick set-up as well. The size of the piping is not advertised, hence ASSUMED. I was looking for 1.5 Dia piping for the main truss work, however it isn't. It is 1.375, and my O-Clamps do not fit. Other than this, it appears to work just like my older one.

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I own several truss' that I have purchased years back and needed another one for a different set up. on each of the other truss beams, I used 1.5 OD o-clamps as not to scratch up the powder coding or dent the tubing. So I anticipated the same size tuding would be for this one. To my displeasure, The tubing is 1-3/8" dia, just small enough as not to be able to utilize the o-clamps aready attached to all of my lights. Also, the section set for the 4 Pars on each side of the truss stands is too narrow whereas I cannot mount 4 LED par 64s all on the top. I have to mount two on the top and two below. This also forces me to lower the truss in relation to the top bar for the pars because the ones below the beam are now in the way. Not bad for the price, but when you get use to one way, it's hard to adjust to something else.