What you really need is a Manfrotto 099B extension pole. Perhaps the most used piece in my clamp and stand arsenal. Just put it straight on the stud.
I agree; I just found a new use for mine! Backstory: I recorded a show a couple of months ago (the only one of 2021, actually) and the FOH let me set up in the board cage. The legs on my 1004BAC were too big to fit in the spot, though. The engineer said he could fix it and came out with an old, beat-up vocal mic stand. It only went to 6.5 or 7', took a lot of gaffer's tape, and caused me quite a bit of stress, but it worked. Mixed with the board feed, the recording turned out great. It did make me realize that a stand with a smaller footprint would be useful for a similar situation. I thought about it for a while and realized I already had all of the parts. The Manfrotto
003, which I previously used with a
122b for on-stage, plus my 099b would make a pretty good small footprint stand. I think it is just over 8' with the mic clips. Maybe not super sturdy, but it will be protected by virtue of being in the cage. Plus, the legs of the base are flat enough to make taping it to the floor pretty easy (or maybe some sort of weight). I could add one of my 122b poles to go even higher...