I'm with you on that Jimmy (love your playing BTW!). In fact I think I'd want it bolted to the floor and built of titanium...just in case!

I have an mbrace.  This, and other units have been the subject of previous discussions here, if you search for them.  I've used it to mount a Jerry Jones Coral Sitar that I used for the intro of a song, and then switched to a regular guitar.  It works quite well, though as noted above, make sure you have a good solid mike stand, tripods work best, especially for an Alembic or other instrument that is a bit heavier than the Coral.  I also modded it by adding staplocks for extra security.
 
Bill, tgo
 
(Message edited by lbpesq on November 28, 2008)

This is how Rick Turner is dealing with this on several of his basses.

Looks like he stained a big popsicle stick and screwed it to the back....
 
Not the prettiest solution IMO.  Probably totally functional, but it certainly seems to be an afterthought in the design process.

Er, I don't think I'll be adopting that approach....