Mono Bass Sleeve a tight fit ?

It actually seems a bit tighter than it is. The thing about the Bass Sleeve is that it has no side walls, it's just two layers of the same foam that's used for Mono's other products. That means the foam has to bend in order to accommodate your bass, so it feels tight, but it really isn't. I've carried my P in mine a lot, with no problems whatsoever.

 

I use mine for fly-dates where it fits in the upper bins and it's lighter than my other gig bags and I've had no problems with mine, but I'm still getting used to the handle being on the others side from my other Mono gig-bags.

 

As a lefty, I can only say that I' very happy that the handle is where it is.

 

I agree. In any case, the handle cannot in fact be placed anywhere else. The zipper is asymmetrical, and goes down lower on the left side than on the right, just like on the Vertigo. But on the Vertigo you have side walls to the bag, and therefore room to place the handle and zipper side by side. On the Bass Sleeve, you don't. In order for the Sleeve to balance correctly when carried by the handle, the only option is to place it on the other side, where the zipper is shorter.

 

It does seem really tight at the headstock. Does anyone see that as a problem that it is pushing against the tuners?

 

It depends on the bass. My P and my Sabre are OK, but my EBMM SUB has tuners with lighter action, so it tends to go out of tune when I carry it in the sleeve. This doesn't really matter to me, as I always retune after transport anyway.

 

Wish I could use the Sleeve or any other slimline cases... All my basses have tilted back headstock, so if I put one inside a slimline case, not only it might ruining the tunings, but most importantly the top part of the case would bend, thus the tip of the tilted back headstock would still get impact whenever the case falls down on its back and hit the floor.

 

I've noticed on my Jazz V(4+1) that it's a very tight fit over the machines. I'm not worried about my bass going out of tune(That's just what gig bags do) but I hope that it doesn't shorten the life of the zipper due to the sustained tension on it.