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New gigbag - Mono Double

kesslari

kesslari

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#1
My birthday present to myself this year was a Mono double gig bag. http://www.monocase.com/mono-dual-bass.asp
I do regular gigs with a funk band where I play 5 string fretless and 4 string fretted, and schelpping 2 gigbags was getting to be a minor drag. I had a Mono single and it was by far my favorite bag - protective, easy to carry, well built - so I sprung for the double.

I am really happy with this bag. It's been to a couple of rehearsals and gigs now, and it's solid, carries just enough stuff, protects my basses really well, and makes the cartage that much easier.

Great bag. Pricey, but well worthwhile.
 
#5
That mono looks nice...

I bought a Reunion Blues double a while back & I really love it. There's only one thing...My Fender Jazz American Standard doesn't fit in it. My AMS Precision (both 5 strings) fits but I have to streatch it a bit. I am thinking that if you market an expensive bag like that, you might want to make sure that Fenders fit in them, right? :mad:

My Lakland & my Sector fit just fine...but no Fender...

I can't find a link to my model...probably don't make it anymore. go figure. One thing, though...it protects my instruments like nothing else I've found...
 
#9
Ahh...here's the thread. :D Definitely a terrific bag. Got mine just over a week ago (FWIW, catch up on your sleep here), and it's been out three times now. Well worth the money, IMO.

Folmeister said:
...Has anyone tried flying with one of these? Are they too big for carry-on?
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I haven't, but I'd be very surprised if you were allowed on the plane with one. Best guess would be that it'd be checked at the gate with the baby carriers and other items that won't fit...last on-first off. Just my take on things, though - I don't fly much these days, and rarely do so with an instrument.
 
#11
Hey Mono Users:

I am about to buy a double M80, as it looks like it fits my needs, but I thought I'd check one last time first.

I'm planning a cross-country car trip. The basses would be in the trunk of a car with some boxes, suitcases, etc. They wouldn't be handled by anyone but of course there's always the possibility of getting bumped around during a day of driving or if we had to slam on the breaks.

Would you feel safe with your basses in this kind of situation in a Mono bag?

Thanks.

--JES
 
#12
JES said:
Hey Mono Users:

I am about to buy a double M80, as it looks like it fits my needs, but I thought I'd check one last time first.

I'm planning a cross-country car trip. The basses would be in the trunk of a car with some boxes, suitcases, etc. They wouldn't be handled by anyone but of course there's always the possibility of getting bumped around during a day of driving or if we had to slam on the breaks.

Would you feel safe with your basses in this kind of situation in a Mono bag?

Thanks.

--JES
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Yes I would feel safe.
 
#15
travep said:
That mono looks nice...

I bought a Reunion Blues double a while back & I really love it. There's only one thing...My Fender Jazz American Standard doesn't fit in it. My AMS Precision (both 5 strings) fits but I have to streatch it a bit. I am thinking that if you market an expensive bag like that, you might want to make sure that Fenders fit in them, right? :mad:

My Lakland & my Sector fit just fine...but no Fender...

I can't find a link to my model...probably don't make it anymore. go figure. One thing, though...it protects my instruments like nothing else I've found...
Click to expand...

I had a Reunion Blues double bag back in the day. They make a 'regular' and a 'tall' model, and for J basses, you would have had to order the 'tall' (I believe 49" versus the standard 47"... been a while... might have those absolute measurements wrong).

Never did like the Reunion double... high quality (nice leather), but heavy, and a single zipper design with a center partition.

The Mono bag has two totally separate compartments, each with its own zipper.. wonderful. Very high quality, and most importantly for a double bag, very lightweight (lighter than most single hybrid bags). The only downside I see is the very small accessory pocket, which is really only good for the basic 'bass' stuff... strap, a couple of cables, tuner, and a set of strings.

IMO!
 

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