GruvGear GigBlade early bird

[Burwabit]

$125 early bird price for a new gig bag from GruvGear called GigBlade. It's a Kickstarter so you don't get it till June.

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[Combinator]

I thought it was a cool idea. But for me, I wear my gigbag instead of carrying a sturdier case so that I can push my cab in front of me and/or carry my amp head or pedals at the same time with my hands, which seems like it would not be possible having something dangling off my shoulder. But for the folks that don't try to do the one-trip load in like me, I think these look very cool

 

[Hotblack]

Love it.

 

[Basshappi]

Very cool, I really like this!

 

[rockinb]

Awesome. Just pledged to get one of the bass gigblades. Thanks for posting!!!

 

[rockinb]

I thought it was a cool idea. But for me, I wear my gigbag instead of carrying a sturdier case so that I can push my cab in front of me and/or carry my amp head or pedals at the same time with my hands, which seems like it would not be possible having something dangling off my shoulder. But for the folks that don't try to do the one-trip load in like me, I think these look very cool

Check out the kickstarter page. You can side sling, cross sling (like a backpack with one strap) or quiver sling the gigblade. Check out the info at the bottom of the kickstarter page that shows all the options.

 

[Hotblack]

Early Bird is gone. You can still get the discount of $155.

 

[ScottG]

I got the last Early Bird and I couldn't be more excited. Can't wait for it to get here in June!

 

[MingusBass]

I purchased one of the early bird Bass bags. I'm perfectly happy with the other gig bags I have but I like GruvGear as a company and wanted to support them. I think the idea is interesting. I'm looking forward to trying it out.

 

[bkbirge]

Cool idea, weird that such an established company is crowdfunding it. Kind of speaks to lack of confidence in their ability to deliver or understand their market.

 

[MarTONEbass]

No room for a micro and its the size of a hard case? Pass.

 

[namuxtree]

No room for a micro and its the size of a hard case? Pass.

it can fit a 15 inch laptop, so I'm sure a micro shouldn't be a problem

 

[Burwabit]

they added a new option to the Kickstarter. you can now get it with a weather cover slip for $140 as an early bird. so it's $125 for bag itself and $140 with the rain slip.

there are more $125 early birds available since they let people migrate to the $140 option.

 

[MingusBass]

If we make it to $45,000 they are adding a second color that the backers will be able to vote on.

 

[dave79]

The headstock not being above my head would be huge but I don't see any pics or vids with him carrying stuff while using it. What's it like to carry an Aguilar 12 cab in front with both hands while that is strapped to your side??

Also, that you need to purchase an extra weather slip makes me wary of it's build quality(?)

 

[Dave W]

It looks like it hangs really low, so walking with it strapped to your back might be a PITA with it bouncing on your butt.

I'm not a fan of the separate weather cover either.

I'll pass

 

[MarTONEbass]

it can fit a 15 inch laptop, so I'm sure a micro shouldn't be a problem

I don't see where it says 15" laptop. Even still, that won't accommodate every micro. Even an MB200 might be too tall.

 

[Hotblack]

I was curious about the build quality as well, so I sent an email off to Gruv Gear which was answered pretty quickly.

They are using 840D nylon for the exterior. While it is water repellant, it can still soak water. (I believe that is just par for the course with nylon.) Zippers are high-quality, ample zinc content for strength, and finished in gun metal.

 

[Greg_S]

I saw these first hand at NAMM 2014 in Anaheim and I can tell you they're very well made, as you would expect from Gruv Gear. I wanted to get one on the spot! They told me about the Kickstarter plan to launch them and came back two days later to find a tablet at their booth taking early bird registrations.

For what its worth, I thought they looked great, were well built and could accommodate just about any bass, save for a wide body semi-hollow.

 

[iwearpumas]

I spoke to Jay from Gruv Gear and he said they will come out with a dual gigblade bag.