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Best gig bag around?
- Thread starter davidchampoux
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My all-time favorite is the last version of the Incase gig bag, but if I were buying new it'd be a Mono.
The best gigbag was this one:
http://www.goincase.com/pdf/contentmgmt/incaseguitarbagsbrochure.pdf
Unfortunately is discontinued.
Cheers.
http://www.goincase.com/pdf/contentmgmt/incaseguitarbagsbrochure.pdf
Unfortunately is discontinued.
Cheers.
I use a Pro-tec Contego, great protection and lots of storage space for stuff.
As far as the "best of the best" go":
- Igig, heavy with the most pocket space.
- Mono, lightest with the least pocket space.
- Reunion Blues Continental, nice protection, medium pocket space.
- Sadowsky/Access5, nice protection, medium pocket space.
You can't go wrong with any one of these five. Prices vary, as do the strap systems. Some ride high, some low, some have straps that tuck away, some don't. Choose what is best for YOUR needs.
As far as the "best of the best" go":
- Igig, heavy with the most pocket space.
- Mono, lightest with the least pocket space.
- Reunion Blues Continental, nice protection, medium pocket space.
- Sadowsky/Access5, nice protection, medium pocket space.
You can't go wrong with any one of these five. Prices vary, as do the strap systems. Some ride high, some low, some have straps that tuck away, some don't. Choose what is best for YOUR needs.
I use the Sadowsky and love it but it may be a bit on the heavy side. The quality is unbeatable! By far the nicest "bag" I've used - it's of the semi rigid variety...
+++Feel much better about my bass in this than a hard case. Not as cool looking as the mono but I returned the mono and trust the continental
bassnyc1 said:
I forgot to mention that I also have a Sadowsky Porta bag. It's really great but it's on the heavy side for me. I rely entirely on public transportation so even though the Porta bag is great, I use it when I fly or take long trips in which my bass will be in a van with lots of other equipment. For daily use, I was searching for a bag that's light, has ample pocket space and rugged. I narrowed it down to one of the igig bags, reunion blues or the Mono M80. Those 3 are all in the same ballpark price wise so after a good deal of online research, I went with the Mono. I'm sure I would have been happy with any of the 3 bags mentioned. I have seen the new Mono bag that allows to load the bass vertically and that would be great since the M80 has to be almost completely unzippered to load in and out but the newer one seems to have a lot less pocket space so I went with the M80.
I just got a Levy's LM19 and found the pouch to be smaller than I had hoped - so once I sell it I'll be getting the M80. At first I was a bit hesitant because of lack of pocket space....but then I saw this : http://www.monocase.com/mono-M80-tick.asp
Seems to be a good compromise for those who want a Mono with more storage a'la iGIG (well, maybe not as much, but close).
I just got a Mooradian double bag from Sadowsky last week. It's built well and looks to be just what I needed.
I bought a Road Runner with my first bass that I'm still using. Other than the fob breaking off one of the zippers, it's worked pretty well....
Link works great, thanks. Hmm... I wonder if they'll ever offer a Vertigo Dual?
Just bought a Harvest Double gig bag in antique marble cowhide, this thing is the beefiest leather bag I have ever owned.
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I just picked up a Reunion Blues Continental bag and I think it's well constructed though it does ride high meaning you have to watch out for doorways. I'll be using it on this weekends gigs and will report back.
after a week with the Mooradian double bag I'm very happy with it. It's light weight, which is a concern I had with carrying two basses in one bag, but it sill has adequate protection and padding. Looks to be very well constructed and I expect it to last a long time.
