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Best Gig bag
- Thread starter sfmag1
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My yearly rant about gig bags is due, and I guess this thread is as good as any.
Why are the backpack straps still mounted so low? I feel like Herman Munster when I use a bag with those straps and go thru a doorway. That's why I bought a GruvGear Sliver. Jay thinks like I do when it comes to straps. He hates the Herman Munster look, too.
Why are the backpack straps still mounted so low? I feel like Herman Munster when I use a bag with those straps and go thru a doorway. That's why I bought a GruvGear Sliver. Jay thinks like I do when it comes to straps. He hates the Herman Munster look, too.
Music Area flies under the radar, but they are very good bags. I have two - one of them shipped with a Dingwall logo on it and a very nice bass inside!
https://www.amazon.com/Music-Area-Guitar-Bag-Green-WIND20-EB-GRN/dp/B01MS5W1ET
https://www.amazon.com/Music-Area-Guitar-Bag-Green-WIND20-EB-GRN/dp/B01MS5W1ET
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+1,000!
And why did everybody get rid of the over the shoulder strap? That works perfectly for me.
I'm 5'10 and have to duck at doorways with my Vertigo?
And I never wore a backpack across both shoulders as a kid because only dorks did that!
Nah. They are in the minority, but I actually have some gig bags with the straps mounted a little higher, and this isn't a problem. I'll grant you they aren't mounted all the way at the top, but gig bags don't need to be designed so that the neck and headstock extend a foot and a half (46 centimeters) over my head.
Of course it’s possible to mount them higher, but it’s a question of ergonomics and comfort. If you look at most backpacks, the straps are some distance apart, which makes them more comfortable to wear. Personally, I’d rather have the top of the bag a foot and a half over my head than have the bottom of the bag slap against my calves as I walk.
Not really, because then the straps are too far apart to sit comfortably on your shoulders.
I think the «over the shoulder» strap works if the bag is fairly light. I have a Traveler Guitar TB-4P travel bass, which comes with its own gig bag with that type of strap. As the bass is small and light, it works perfectly. But with a 34" bass and the amount of other gear I normally carry, I’d want two straps to distribute the weight properly.
I picked up a brown leather Levy LM18 on the local classifieds for a good price , it's a gorgeous bag .
A black one showed up recently but somebody beat me to it ...
A black one showed up recently but somebody beat me to it ...
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
I'm a fan of my ProGo electric guitar bag, which houses Mustang basses very securely.
But since I've had some money to burn recently and been in dire need of a high-quality full size bass bag, I've got a Harvest Leather gig bag coming. Will report back on that soon.
But since I've had some money to burn recently and been in dire need of a high-quality full size bass bag, I've got a Harvest Leather gig bag coming. Will report back on that soon.
The Gator ProGo I have, and the backpack straps are a disaster-large metal clips that hit ones back. Plenty padded though and very good protection.
There are straps on the cable pouch , a zipper to open and close the bag . I generally put my cables in the bag that holds my amp . I keep tuners in the small headstock pouch , which has a zipper . And I don't like being rushed , I generally get to the gig in time so there's no panic .
The leather Levy bag is easily the best gig bag I've ever used . But it's expensive , I found a deal on one and would not have considered the full price for one .
The leather Levy bag is easily the best gig bag I've ever used . But it's expensive , I found a deal on one and would not have considered the full price for one .
Lol you can reverse the ProGo's clips so the levers don't stick out that way. But, I tend to carry my bag in hand since my head, DI box, cables, & power/ext cords go into a camera backpack I put on my shoulders. Being able to tuck away the straps on the ProGo is a very nice feature for me.
That might change with the Harvest, which I think is playing in the same park as the Levy's bags.
That might change with the Harvest, which I think is playing in the same park as the Levy's bags.
