32 inch ATA pedal board for $85

walker rosewood · #1 03-06-2011, 11:43 PM

Just spotted this. They're blowing out 32 inch $300 ATA pedalboard flight cases for $85 with Free Shipping! 24, 28, or 32 Inch. The shorter ones are even cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.com/EFFECTS-PEDALS-A...item5196cc252b

walker rosewood · #2 03-07-2011, 12:02 PM

Ok I did some research, found out the are by a company called "Hybrid Cases" who sell them for $150 plus shipping, any size. So $75- $85 free ship is still a great deal.

http://hybridcases.com/09/

Dave M · #3 03-07-2011, 09:02 PM

Might even be the same company. seems like there are quite a few "companies" out of Holbrook.

This is for just the case, and no board, right?

walker rosewood · #4 03-08-2011, 12:23 PM

yep, just for the case. I just velcro to the case, I don't use a 'board' anyway, though I can just build something if needed.

I ordered one late Sunday night (around midnight). They're ebay page says two weeks to ship, but it shipped on Monday, should arrive tomorrow.

gastric · #5 03-08-2011, 02:23 PM

Let us know if it's any more heavy duty than those flimsy Rondo cases. Note the Rondo cases have a thinner lid, thus you can simply use the lid as the pedal board which is what it looks like they're suggesting you can do with theirs, too. Though their lid is almost 2" deep.

walker rosewood · #6 03-08-2011, 05:44 PM

I asked through Ebay what the brand name was, and what it was made of and how thick, they said Hybrid Cases and 1/4" ply. Will see tomorrow though.

Hmmm...just noticed the pic on ebay has one latch on each end, while the pic I found on hybrid's site has two latches each front and back. Plus in the ebay pic I can't make out the logo, but it doesn't look like it says Hybrid.

danomite64 · #7 03-08-2011, 06:52 PM

I bought a 26" pedal case a while back from that seller, and mine is a Roadie case.

walker rosewood · #8 03-08-2011, 11:26 PM

Looking at the logo again while thinking "Roadie" I can see it. As far as I can tell from their website, "The Roadie Series" seems to be a particular model by Hybrid cases.

I just hope this is a deal and not just me getting overly excited while browsing ebay late at night. At least my current board is a Roadrunner (GC brand) so the bar is set low.

**JoshB** · #9 03-09-2011, 09:53 AM

They've been "blowing" these out for months.

I've gotten a few and they're decent cases for just hauling your board around town or whatever, but mine got the crap beat out of them in the trailer and just didn't hold up.

If you're just tossing it in the trunk for a drive to a gig, or doing short tours, they're fine.

walker rosewood · #10 03-09-2011, 12:16 PM

Well mine showed up just before noon today. I took some pics but I can't get them from camera to computer. It is in fact the "roadie" series from Hybrid Cases.

The handle is strong and sturdy, the butterfly latches are nice but I wish there were four instead of two. The construction is decent, it's plywood covered in a fake tolex/pvc coating. As JoshB said it will be great for going from bedroom to gig in my car, but I wouldn't toss it in the back of the semi with real road cases or stand on it.

The lip is sort of high. Placing my pedals right up on the edge will work with Boss pedals, but some of my lower profile ones would be a bit tough. Not a problem for me, I'll just place them back an inch or so and reach them just fine. I think a Pedaltrain 2, or maybe even the PT-pro would fit in this case. Eventually I'll build a wood version myself.

Overall it is much better then the 'Large' GC roadrunner case, which is only 23.62" x 15.75" x 4" and cost $100. This "Roadie" is 32x16x6" and cost me $85. I guess the 'blow out sale' is sort of an ebay trick, but seeing as Hybrid's website sells these "Any size-$150" I think I got a good deal, and I'd recommend it to anybody who doesn't want to spent $300 on a case and isn't going to beat the snot out of it.