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Mono Vertigo or cheaper?

magic8161

magic8161

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I Travel a lot and I have a nice gig bag. but, it wore out on the bottom where the strap button is. So when I put my bass down there is a bang where the button hits the floor with no protection. Its a RBX reunion blues. I like it because it has enough storage for my 12.9 I pad, cord, extra strings and tuner. I looked at a mono vertigo cases and man its not cheap. is there anything as good for less money that will protect the bottom if i set it down to hard? With good storage?
 
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magic8161 said:
I Travel a lot and I have a nice gig bag. but, it wore out on the bottom where the strap button is. So when I put my bass down there is a bang where the button hits the floor with no protection. Its a RBX reunion blues. I like it because it has enough storage for my 12.9 I pad, cord, extra strings and tuner. I looked at a mono vertigo cases and man its not cheap. is there anything as good for less money that will protect the bottom if i set it down to hard? With good storage?
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Any bag with an internal cushion at the bottom would probably suit you. There are plenty of those around - Gator Transit and Pro-Go spring to mind. The higher-end Fender bags like the 620 and 1225 have a special plastic cup at the bottom to protect the strap button.
 
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I love Mono cases and bags. Copy-pasting from a recent post I just wrote:

I use Mono bags, and can't be happier with them. They're not cheap but are bags and cases for the whole life (or at least decades). Not the lightest ones but light enough to carry around on your back, a really good protection, a patented system to keep the neck on its place and protected, water-proof, top loading feature (you dont need to have the bag/case in an horizontal position to open it), and they say that are specially designed also to fly with them (I dunno, never had one in a plane).​

BUT... are not cheap and also have NOT MUCH storage space. For the Vertigo theres and accesory, The Tick, for more storage space. But well, its another 80-100 € or $.
 
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GonBass80 said:
I love Mono cases and bags. Copy-pasting from a recent post I just wrote:

I use Mono bags, and can't be happier with them. They're not cheap but are bags and cases for the whole life (or at least decades). Not the lightest ones but light enough to carry around on your back, a really good protection, a patented system to keep the neck on its place and protected, water-proof, top loading feature (you dont need to have the bag/case in an horizontal position to open it), and they say that are specially designed also to fly with them (I dunno, never had one in a plane).​

BUT... are not cheap and also have NOT MUCH storage space. For the Vertigo theres and accesory, The Tick, for more storage space. But well, its another 80-100 € or $.
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Totally agree with your post in all particulars, except for your point about the storage space. I find that storage space on the Vertigo is ample, at least for what I usually bring:
  • Wide 4" leather strap
  • Instrument cable
  • Foldable stand
  • Zoom recorder
  • Multitool
  • String cutter/winder
  • Clip-on tuner
  • Terry-cloth wristband
  • Ear plugs
  • Batteries
The only thing I can’t fit in the pocket of the Vertigo is my pedalboard, but I have a Tick for that. I will say, however, that the pocket on the Vertigo isn’t the best organised pocket I’ve seen - the pocket of the M80 Classic is better in that respect, if a little smaller. The Classic also has the «hidden» pocket at the top.
 
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I have both the vertigo and the M80 dual bass bag. Both protect very well, especially the V’s strap button area. But they protect the bass more than being a pack mule. I’ve taken the Veritgo with a tick attached through airports and the shoulder straps dig in after ten minutes or so. But creeping along in big TSA lines is easy because dragging the bag with the boot-like sole on the bottom doesn’t cause much wear to it.
It should serve you well!
 
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IMO, Mono is firmly in you get what you pay for territory.

If you're wearing a hole in the bottom of your Reunion Blues, the rubber boot that's on the bottom of a Vertigo should solve that issue. Not sure you'll find that in a lower priced bag.
 

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