Gig bags and storage?

[dgrizzly]

Main bass in the hybrid gig bag, fun stuff in the rack in the living room

 

[Stewie]

My Jazz Bass has been leaning in my closet in a gig bag since the eighties, when I switched from a hardshell case. No worries. I got rid of all my cases as they take up so much space. They lay across the tiny back seats in my Tacoma if the get to go to a gig.

 

[Basshappi]

HSC for storage, gig bags for transport unless they have to go into a cargo area then the HSC get used. There are a few that always get transported in HSC like my Gibson SG.
Once I get my studio set up I'll probably have more of them out on multi-stands.

 

[pica]

A lot of you have said you store your basses upright. Is there any advantage then laying them flat?

 

[Cleezmo]

I have 4, they are in a rack in my practice area, so I can pick up whichever one I feel like. Ideally they'd be on wall hangers, but I don't have the wall space right now... I like to able to see them, they are like tools AND works of art, right?

 

[Nightman]

All of my basses are hanging on one wall except for my Rob Allen, which is in its gig bag.

 

[shodan]

I built a two tiered shelf system. Upper tier shelf is slightly tilted up with a short ledge on one end to 1) clear standard 8 foot ceiling height and 2) prevent a bass from sliding off the shelf....

Kinda like this?

 

[Saratogacv60]

If I put them in a closet, ill forget about them and "accidentally" buy another one.

 

[physics]

My bass stays in a Mono M80 bag when it's not in use and I usually store it vertically. In the year that I've been using it there have been no problems.
The Gibson hard case that came with the bass is built like a tank but I never use it. Maybe if it looks as if the Russians or Chinese are going to nuke us I might put my bass in it.

 

[5544]

All of my basses fit on a pair of Hercules stands.

 

[Ewo]

i line 'em up in a closet, edge facing out. some in hard cases, some in good quality padded gig bags. 'sall good!

 

[baileyboy]

...the best way to store my basses...How do you do it?

When not in use, I keep my basses in their hard shell cases under a bed. They are always in a room where the relative humidity (gauged by a hygrometer) is between 40-60%. I use a heavy-duty gig bag (Reunion Blues) for transport. In between sets on gigs I keep the bass on a very sturdy stand.

 

[mikeyjm2]

All but two stay upright in hard cases. One not in a hard case is a Warwick that came in a gig bag. The other is a parts P that stays on a stand - this one gets the bulk of my practice time since it's already out.

 

[rogerbmiller]

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Kinda like this?

Yes but my top shelf is lower. Angling the upper shelf and leaving space between it and the wall allows you to also angle the lower tier of basses. Imagine parallel diagonally stored basses. My ceilings are 8' so this works perfectly.

 

[Robert Sperling]

Mine are mostly kept on stands, ones that are played infrequently are (Epi Viola for Beatles gigs, Ibby SR206
which I haven't really warmed up to playing 6'ers yet) in hard cases with strings slackened and standing upright in closet. Always transported in hard cases.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

I keep one out in my practice space. The rest are in cases in a closet.

 

[GoLeafsGo]

Two on wall hangers, 2 on stands. Easier to alternate them that way. 2 on stands are plugged into an AB switch (with the active unplugged after use) for easier changes.

 

[Bob_Ross]

A lot of you have said you store your basses upright. Is there any advantage then laying them flat?

They take up less square footage of floorspace that way.

 

[LanEvo]

I found my life got much simpler when I consolidared my basses.

Started with about a dozen, all in cases, all over the house. Sold everything. Bought two "dream basses" that cover all my needs. I keep them on the wall so they're easily accessible.

All the cases were replaced by one good gigbag: the Mono top-loader (I forget the model name). Works great for transportation by car or subway. Protection seems about the same (maybe better) than traditional Fender-style Tolex cases...plus it's lighter, less bulky, and more weather-resistant.

My old bass collection was a mix of low, middle, and high-end stuff. Selling all of it made the pain of buying my dream bass (a '60s Jazz) a lot more bearable. There's no down-side as far as I'm concerned.

 

[gln1955]

A couple that I rarely play are hanging, the other four are on individual stands in my practice area. My two hard cases are just for when my basses get to leave the house.