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Quality gig bags for short scales?

Gremson

Gremson

Mar 22, 2012
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North-Leftern USA
www.commonlycourteous.com
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I've got a cheap Ibanez bass bag for my vintage short scale Epiphone, it does the job, but I'm thinking I'm going to want more if I start getting regular gigs again.
I'm wanting something decent with a nice neck cradle that will protect the headstock. But I've never seen anything short scale specific. I know a standard electric case will work if it's short enough, but my Epi is about 43.5" long, and just outside any standard guitar bag I've seen.
Would a standard bass case adequately protect a short scale bass?
I'm looking to spend up to $150 for a decent bag. Of course the Mono Sleeve is at the top of my list, but I don't want to sacrifice protection by getting the wrong sized bag.
Thanks for the fish.
 
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Gremson said:
I've got a cheap Ibanez bass bag for my vintage short scale Epiphone, it does the job, but I'm thinking I'm going to want more if I start getting regular gigs again.
I'm wanting something decent with a nice neck cradle that will protect the headstock. But I've never seen anything short scale specific. I know a standard electric case will work if it's short enough, but my Epi is about 43.5" long, and just outside any standard guitar bag I've seen.
Would a standard bass case adequately protect a short scale bass?
I'm looking to spend up to $150 for a decent bag. Of course the Mono Sleeve is at the top of my list, but I don't want to sacrifice protection by getting the wrong sized bag.
Thanks for the fish.
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Several gig bags have neck cradles that are secured by velcro…you can adjust them an inch or two higher or lower.
Gator Pro Go and the Gig Blade.
I'd have to think a few others, too.
I've used my Pro Go for an Epiphone SG 6-string guitar. Nice fit.
It's also one of the few gig bags an Epiphone Pro IV fits in.
Very nicely padded and when you zip it up, the d9drs and entire case becomes very firm.
The Gig Blade is even nicer. I think they use a thin sheet of ABS plastic on the front and back between the outer vinyl and the padding.
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Gremson said:
I hadn't considered contacting Epiphone since this bass is so far removed from what the company currently is, but I suppose it's worth a shot.
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Definitely worth a shot. I've owned a few long out of production basses I've needed something for. Most times I've politely contacted a builder or manufacturer they were surprisingly helpful and at the very least were able to offer some suggestions about things to try.
 
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jd56hawk said:
Several gig bags have neck cradles that are secured by velcro…you can adjust them an inch or two higher or lower.
Gator Pro Go and the Gig Blade.
I'd have to think a few others, too.
I've used my Pro Go for an Epiphone SG 6-string guitar. Nice fit.
It's also one of the few gig bags an Epiphone Pro IV fits in.
Very nicely padded and when you zip it up, the d9drs and entire case becomes very firm.
The Gig Blade is even nicer. I think they use a thin sheet of ABS plastic on the front and back between the outer vinyl and the padding.
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Gig bags that fit Thunderbirds and other non-"standard" basses should be stickied!
 
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Gremson said:
Strange. I read about the Sleeve on Sweetwater, and saw it had a max length of 41" Maybe I need to dig a little deeper.
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Mono publish internal dimensions of each bag on their web pages. Their guitar products can carry up to 41.5" in length. I use their M80 Vertigo Electric Guitar for my short 30" scale Ibanez SRC6:

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The overall length of the SRC6 is also 41.5", so I had no doubt ordering this gigbag online. But when I've received it and I put the SRC6 inside, not shown in the picture, actually there's still a small room about an inch on top of the headstock due to the curvature of the bag.

Also you might want to consider Gruv Gear GigBlade 2 for semi-hollow guitar (not their regular guitar GigBlade 2 which couldn't even fit my SRC6) and their slimline gigbag: the Sliver, which could also fit my SRC6 and still has a small room on top of the headstock.
 

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