A Flight Case For Two Electric Basses?

[carlc64]

in case my Lakland's don't sell, I may try shipping them to London with me. I think what would be nice is a flight case that would hold the two basses (I don't know if 35" scale makes them "non-standard" size). I haven't seen such a case though.

For my 3 guitars (Tele, Strat, Rainsong acoustic) my trick is to put them in their hard cases, "bunjee" strap them together, and put them all in a huge duffel bag which counts as one checked bag (it worked fine my last move over). I don't think I could find a duffel/bag/wrapper that would work for two basses in individual cases though!

 

[throbgod13]

look for a large mixer ATA case.. when i was working at a local shop, we had a few cases come in that would fit two basses easily.. essentially, it was the width of two "normal" sized ATA cases, but just one giant one..

you could look for used cases.. but finding the right one would probably take some time...

 

[tijuana_bass]

my bass in the anvil flight case weighs 47 lbs, only 3 lbs under the limit of 50. any case that will carry two basses will certainly incur over-weight charges.

 

[bwoodman]

Pelican makes a case that will fit one of those 2/1 bass gig bags - check out their #1770 Long Case. I have a Undercover 2/1 gig bag and it fits in this case - you'll have to add a little bit of foam on either end - about 3" each end and you can probably fit some other stuff in there as well. I didn't actually buy this Pelican because at the last minute, one of the guys in the band decided to drive the gear to the gig, while the rest of us flew - BUT, if I ever need to fly my basses to a gig in the future, I will buy this Pelican - around $300 - not bad.

 

[carlc64]

thanks for all the replies (sorry I'm late to reply). the Pelican looks promising. I checked my flight (British Airways) and an overweight bag (up to 73 pounds in weight) is $50, and an extra checked bag (if I reserve a "space" online) is $48. So I think it probably just makes sense to pay for two "spaces" ($96) and use my regular hardshell SKB cases (if my two Lakland's don't sell & I take them over). It's more cost effective at least.

the largest duffel bag I found to put them in (i.e. the size I use for my 3-guitar-trick above) won't work on bass cases unfortunately (no room to close the bag). Otherwise you probably could strap two basses together and make it under the 50 pound single bag limit.

edit - blah, it turns out it's $48 for the first additional checked luggage, and then $112 for subsequent pieces! So an "overweight" double-flight-case could make more sense.

 

[Bassflute]

http://www.goincase.com/products/detail/dub-bag-cl56066

and one of these...

http://www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=sku_type-hard-75&id=13&o=&offset=2&c=75&s=75

Makes sure it fits...I haven't really checked.

Cheers,
Cameron

in case my Lakland's don't sell, I may try shipping them to London with me. I think what would be nice is a flight case that would hold the two basses (I don't know if 35" scale makes them "non-standard" size). I haven't seen such a case though.

For my 3 guitars (Tele, Strat, Rainsong acoustic) my trick is to put them in their hard cases, "bunjee" strap them together, and put them all in a huge duffel bag which counts as one checked bag (it worked fine my last move over). I don't think I could find a duffel/bag/wrapper that would work for two basses in individual cases though!

 

[Hoover]

Pelican makes a case that will fit one of those 2/1 bass gig bags - check out their #1770 Long Case.

5.25" is deep enough for a double gigbag? If so that's a pretty attractive solution, I've always liked Pelican cases.

To the OP: I've seen some Anvil or Calzone double bass flight cases that were essentially like a gigantic book; each half of the case was a full-on heavy duty ATA-style flight case, but they shared a common "lid" (that was actually in the center between the two halves). Really freakin' heavy and presumably really freakin' expensive too. If you toured regularly it might be a practical solution, but for a one-off relocation flight I would definitely search for alternatives.

one of these...

http://www.skbcases.com/music/products/proddetail.php?f=sku_type-hard-75&id=13&o=&offset=2&c=75&s=75

There are several threads on TB about the effectiveness of those SKB "Bass Safes", and they are not encouraging. Something about the sides where the latches are mounted flexing too much to ensure consistent locking/protection. Too bad, 'cuz I always thought that looked like a cool idea.