JC 5 Apparently I was lucky to get the version pictured in Amazon.After reading the reviews I found out there are different versions of this guitar stand, but you can't chose which one.All of them made in china. I have seen 2 different packagings.Some of them have the rubber sleeve with opened ends, some of them (like mine) closed ends.I read about someone complaining about cheap plastic parts, that was not my case (full steel and rubber).I read someone has got foam instead of rubber.In conclusionYou can be lucky and receive a well made one, or you can be unlucky and receive a cheaper made version, maybe from a different factory.