Gibson Playing Bar Stool 24"

You obviously get what you pay for, but this is not to say I was disappointed. The chroming is decent, the pad is rather comfortable (but not sure how durable the faux leather top or the silkscreen print will be), and minor imbalances that the manufacturer was graceful enough to help you correct by including some leveling discs that you could insert between the rubber feet and the leg tubes. Happy camper here!

I bought this bar stool for daily usage for about 2-3 hours per day. The overall quality is good and pretty solid. The assembly was easy and required no extra tools. The only complain I may have is that the cushion could have been much more thicker as after an hour and a bit of playing, the chair becomes quite uncomfortable and it's a must to add a pillow or something over it.

the top is made from satin-ish, artificial leather looking material and doesn't feel terribly hard to sit on.
The height of these is similar to a standard table chair.
For assembly i recommend screwing the legs together very loosely and only then tightening them, else it's difficoult to get the 4th screw in.

I also have the Fender and Gretsch barstools in my studio.
The seat padding here is thinner than the Fender and Gretsch barstools, subsequently when you sit on it, you feel the wood underneath! And I'm not a heavy guy...
You could always put a cushion on top, but it's not really the point.

Also, although assembly was quite straightforward, the instructions weren't as clear as the Fender and Gretsch and the nut/bolt design wasn't as good, however this wasn't so important. It's rock solid once assembled.

Only the top 1cm or so of the seat is actual padding, the rest is solid. And this specific padding is quite bad. When I sit I can instantly feel my buttock bones on the wood (?). The overall quality is decent at best. You have to assemble it yourself. You need your own tools because the tools provided are of very low quality (worse than the ikea tools, for example) and are not good enough for the job.

Very happy with this stool! It was easy to put together and it's very sturdy. The ability to spin around makes it very practical for recording in a small studio.

Easy to put together, about 5 minutes. Love the swivel. Super fast shipping!