I have a couple of the Hercules guitar stands that have the automatic closing mechanism and love 'em for my acoustic guitars and my electrics with tuners on both sides of the guitar head, but for a skinny headed Telecaster they are just too wide. The head slips down and the guitar rests on the bottom "E" tuner - it won't fall out, but it will invariable knock it out of tune. The way the Ultimate stand works makes it great for guitars with narrow heads. It also folds up to a very handy compact size that is easy to transport to gigs. NEVER buy the cheap stands (unless, of course, you play cheap guitars!).