Gravity Stands Short Microphone Stand With Round Base And 2-Point Adjustment Telescoping Boom

I bought 2 of these stands to help round out my mic stand arsenal for recording drums. My first session with these went great when I used them as floor tom and rack tom mic stands. They were supporting light small diaphragm condenser mics. Specifically, the Okatava mk 012 mics with the 90 degree swivel attachment. I mic the top and bottom of the drum, and the nature of angle doesn't require the q.r. latch to support much. Where the issue popped up was when I moved on to recording the bass guitar. I prefer the stand or stands to the left or right of the front of the cab so as to leave room for the player to get in front of the amp if necessary for adjusting levels or weilding whatever feedback needed (getting pickups closer to the speaker) while performing. So the telescoping arm once in position needs to stay in place. When I set up the Electro-Voice RE20 the telescoping arm immediately gave its position up and the mic was pointing at the floor. I was definitely disappointed. I was micing the bass cab with two mics, and the other mic was the sennheiser 421. I tried the sennheiser 421 right after the RE20 with this stand, and while the 421 is lighter than the RE20, the telescoping arm still gave way and the mic dropped pointing to the floor. I bought two of these stands, and another 2 separate similar short mic stands of a different brand from GC in the same order. Both have the quick release latch for the telescoping arm. These systems are just not viable for most microphones. I do believe they'll work for small diaphragm condensers, but have zero faith in them for anything else. Why buy this stand when you can buy one that will hold whatever you throw at it? TBH GC sells a stand of the same brand for $10 less with no telescoping arm and the arm position lock is of the standard know screw type. I recommend going that route for heavy mics if you can bring yourself to spend your hard earned money on this brand. Who tests this stuff?? All other aspects were were soild