I got bored yesterday and started looking around on Instructables and found this gem – a guitar stand made of PVC. I realized this would be handy to have, as I have 2 Rock Band guitars, 1 Guitar Hero 3 guitar, and 2 Guitar Hero 2 guitars (on loan at the moment). Instead of having a mess in the corner by the TV, I could have this to keep everything neat and organized.

I’m not going to go through the steps of building it with you, head over to the instructions for that. What I will tell you is that it cost me $15.83 and about two hours to build. It was pretty painless after cutting all the PVC to length. It felt to me like an Erector set project from my childhood.

I decided to deviate a little from the plan and added some foam pipe insulation across the two crossbars on the bottom. This wasn’t to protect the guitars from damage, but rather to keep them from sliding around. There’s also rubber insulation that would do a better job, but the foam was about half the price.

Bill of Materials

• 14 x 1/2″ Cap = $2.99
• 20 x 1/2″ Tee = $4.00 (only need 16)
• 10 x 1/2″ Elbow = $1.52 (only need 6)
• PVC Cement (Medium, Clear) = $2.24
• 3/4″ x 6′ SS Tube Insulation = $1.86
• 1/2″ x 10′ PVC = $2.18

An hour or so later…