Fantastic build quality and finishes. Price is within sniffing distance of other major brands for a “Monster” style rack. They hold up very well, lots of custom features, and will accept all accessories designed 1” holes. Only knocked value because there are comparable USA made custom racks at a slightly better price.

This is a really fantastic piece. The angles are right, the pads are right, and the slide adjust is super easy. The baseline comp point for me is the Rogue Donkey on low end, and Elite FTS on high end. At $1200+ more than Donkey, I need a lot of benefits. Paint colors to match the gym instead of ole stand-by black is nice adder but doesn’t get price home (same as Elite). Using the same pattern steel as racks is a nice benefit as you can add plate storage or band pegs almost anywhere in a breeze, but doesn’t get price home. I think the adjustability is way simpler than Rogue and way easier as well, and on par with Elite. A great differentiator, but still doesn’t outrun the value. So I think it’s a phenomenal piece, and if comparing against Elite it’s comparable but likely a better value, against Rogue is comparable but I don’t think differences outpace price.

Very solid benches that are built to last. I see Stray Dog quite a bit being in Ohio and with their Ohio roots. These pieces are true commercial quality and are built to take the beating a high school, college, commercial space will throw. Price point is relatively high for what you get but if you want high customization, and support US builds they are a fantastic pick. These benches have solid pads, easy adjustability, and while built like a tank you don’t feel like you need a forklift to move them.

Weight is accurate, but it’s just what branding you choose and the cost associated with the branding. As these have a higher cost, they get more scrutiny for the same flaws that all the others have. Paint is terrible and has no longevity. But design and branding are way cooler so you get some offset when you know both will perform the same.

Was used as a comp bench at a USPA meet I attended and seeing a combo rack had me puckering. I took 3 hits over 900, 2 over 1000, and it performed fantastic. Great pad, felt extremely stable, high marks for a HIGH price!

A fantastic piece and one of the few combo racks that doesn’t feel like a flimsy POS on a heavy equipped bench. I rarely ever see combo racks as an equipped lifter, but Ghost and Elite have been the best two I’ve been on or worked around.

Frequently on sale, I’ve never had oddball tension mismatch issues, and they last compared to other brands.

Really nice bench with great custom colors. It’s a fat man’s dream for floor press as you aren’t crawling up and down to make it happen and having the removable pads makes it extremely versatile. Simpler to my gripe on the 2x2 bench, not having spotter stands is a miss from my view.