Most Heavy Duty Soft Case

Check out this very recent thread. A custom-fit soft case? From everything you said, it sounds like a flight case would be the way to go. By the way, why the need for custom fit?

 

Check out Reunion Blues. Their cases used to be very heavy duty, thick padding, etc. I haven't seen a current model, but at over $600.00 list, I imagine it has similar features to the old ones. The website says the 7/8 size will accommodate a 30" lower bout.

 

Bobelock.

 

Flight case.

 

I would call or email Mooradian and let them know exactly what you are looking for.

Mooradian made a custom bag for me a while ago for the Czech-Ease. I gave my requests, measurements, etc. and they did a great job.

http://www.mooradian.com/Custom_Bags.html

 

Around the city? No. A flight case is for air travel. You'll be pretty much hamstrung if you try to use a coffin for any kind of metropolitan daily use. It is a good means of storage if the bass is in one place for any length of time. Otherwise, you'll be using the best quality daily bag you can afford. The Reunion Blues bag will work for that kind of thing. It might be a good investment for you at this point, because they last a long time. I'm a Mooradian user myself, and it's disintegrating, but still working after ten years.

Where is all this high traffic coming from? All of us deal with that.... whether it's in concert halls or in jazz clubs, there's always going to be people.

I know that dings are painful on a new instrument... the first one is the worst. It seems to just be part of the game when you play something made out of wood that's six feet tall and three feet wide.

 

While reunion blues does make a great case, their customer service is unacceptable. I have a case which is 20 years old. It has held up beyond what I ever expected...been all over the world. The straps have worn out and unfortunately, the original design had the straps sewn and grommeted to the body of the case. Reunion blues will not service or refurbish the bag. They will send it to their plant in China with a wait time of 120 days and install eyelets so a clip-on strap can be installed, for $400.

I suggest looking elsewhere for quality bass bags as service is part of value.

 

"Reunion blues will not service or refurbish the bag. They will send it to their plant in China with a wait time of 120 days and install eyelets so a clip-on strap can be installed, for $400."

In all fairness, this retailer probably has no means of locally dealing with industrial sewing projects. If you wear to contact a nearby tent & awning company, you would likely have much better luck with your repair/modification, perhaps for a surprisingly low cost.

 

I remember that... sometimes it's a zoo back in the bass room. It's a tough call, because you want to play your own bass, but sometimes it might be better just to play a school bass, and save your own nice bass for when you have more control over the surroundings.

I don't expect that you'll wanna do that, though.

If you get a really good bass bag, at least you'll have the best protection that you can get that is still transportable on a daily basis. The problem with coffins is that they take up all that room while seeing very sporadic use, and space is at a premium no matter where you live. It's better than it used to be....the airline cases I've seen lately are great compared to the ones of yesteryear, which were just huge and heavy.

 

Maybe keep it in a sarcophagus at the school and take it out on the town in something easier to carry.

 

Try this.
http://www.glenncronkhite.com/index.html

 

Is that Glenn Cronkhite, the drummer? I think he used to play with Art Lande?

I played with Art.... what a lovely dude.

Whoops...sidetrack....