All of my PA stands, extension poles (and my beer holder!) are Gravity and excellent quality. Love the green O rings - how shallow of me. They are tough and do their jobs well. So when looking for another microphone stand I decided to give a Gravity product a try. It is very good quality, as expected, and in this case the green O rings were a little too much even for me. Gravity do supply a set of black O rings which I have deployed and now it is much easier on the eyes. It has the usual easy grip soft tightening knobs and cable clips. The base is a hefty metal affair. There are slightly cheaper alternatives which are almost, but not quite, as good. In conclusion I can recommend this stand. It will serve you well and is excellent quality as are all the Gravity stands I already own. The $64k question is would I buy any more of them? The answer is yes.