I have 2 seats. One i kept with the band for gigging, and one i kept at home for practice and recording. Well one day i brought my gigging seat home becuase it didn't squeek like my practice one and i was going to do some recording. After about 5 minutes of playing, the seat broke at the weld holding the seat to the pole!!!! I fell back against the wall and hit my head!!! I realized if i didn't take the seat home i would have fallin playing the next gig!!! Boy am i glad it happened at home and not in front of 200 drunk people. I would have crawled under a rock if it did.