Gig Bag Vs. Hard Shell Case

I also prefer HSCs. Coincidentally, I just purchased an Ibanez SRC6 for which the company also offers only a gig bag. I found that a Fender Mustang Bass case I had laying around is a pretty good fit. Wonder if the case you reference would also work.

 

Which one of these cases are you talking about?

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Comments? Okay...

It’s not OCD to tolerate nothing but HSCs, but to insist on the manufacturer’s name being on the case seems... a bit much.

I’m not plagued by this. I’ve got a gig bag and an HSC, one each in guitar and bass sizes, and I just throw in whichever instrument I need to transport.

 

HSC's are good for storage, not so much for gigging, IMO.

 

no. i've used gig bags for decades without issue. but i respect your "hate."

 

Cheap gig bags - no, but a good one provides plenty of protection, as long as others are not tossing your instrument into a trailer. My Lull came with a Protec. Fourteen years of gigging later, the bag is still protecting it.

 

A nice HSC protects the bass much better in transit. But I prefer gigbags. I do transport mine in a nice Mono Vertigo bag. I’m not an animal

 

I have a Mono bag which i transport my IbanezSR505. Great bag and light. However, my new Kiesel Icon5, I purchased the HSC. Also for my RIC, Gibson andFenderJazz I use the HSC they came with. I do load my basses in the trailer for gigs and too risk back there of things getting banged around.

 

I don't like hard cases, unless I have to place my bass in the baggage compartment of a plane. I don't much like soft cases either. My favourite cases are semi-hard and the best I've found, protection-wise, is the Sadowsky Portabag. I'd much rather have my bass dropped while in a Portabag than while in a hard case.

 

I have hardshell cases for all of my basses (except my upright) but I have not taken a bass to a gig in a HSC in about 30 years. Ever since I got my first gig bag, I only use the hard cases for storrage.

 

I got a bunch of basses and two stands.

My main bass stays out on one stand. And one of the others is rotated to the second stand. I do this on a strict schedule so they all get played regularly. The ones I'm not playing I would prefer be sitting in HSCs rather than gig bags.

For roading I still prefer a HSC, although for a quick local jaunt, a gig bag works for me if it's something like a Fender or similar. Those basses are pretty hard to damage and easy to fix if you do. But for set necks or necks with angled headstocks, or that are semi-hollow or ABGs, I definitely want something more substantial than a gig bag even then.

 

I went to a mono this pat year. I love it.

 

I’m for whatever works but zippers are potential finish scratchers imhop

 

If you don’t drive, a hard case is useless. Mono gig bags for me.

 

My 98 Fen AB1 is in gig bag

Has nice finish and I cringe every time I put it back into its bag

( I also cringe every time I play it which is why it has spent more time in bag than hands )

 

Hardcase are great for storage...much harder to bring to a gig on a motorcycle or public transportation in a big city. A good gig bag is essential imho for big city gigging.

When I lived in small town Ontario, I always used a hard case...but had the luxury of driving my car, parking near venue...
3 gigs, 3 neighbourhoods across the city and only Subway for transit...gig bag is a must.