mark beem
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I really like my MONO Vertigo, GruvGear Gig Blade and Protec Contego bags. I recommend any of these.
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Recommend me a VERY good gig bag please..
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Burwabit
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SamJ,
I use 2 iGiG singles. I literally bought them as soon as they became available, so I've had them for 7 or 8 years. I gig, a lot, and these bags have been workhorses. These bags have held everything from USA MTD's, Pedullas, Spectors, and Warwicks, to Stingrays, Sterlings, and Jazz basses. Right now, they're holding my NS Design CR5 Radius basses. I've yet to come across a bass that doesn't fit(I've never owned a Thunderbird or something with a long, pointy headstock, so they may not...).
As has been mentioned, they have plenty of space(I also carry my GK MBF 800 in one of the front pockets)and plenty of options for carrying it. If I had to come up with a con, it would be the fact that you can fit so much stuff in the damn bag, you can make it too heavy.
One bag does have one strap coming apart, which I attribute to constant use and nothing else, but the other bag looks as good as the day it showed up at my house! The iGiG bags are super well-made and worth the money. I've thought about trying the MONO bags, but I can assure you that as more basses show up at my house, so will more iGiG bags. I do have total faith in my iGiG bags!
I use 2 iGiG singles. I literally bought them as soon as they became available, so I've had them for 7 or 8 years. I gig, a lot, and these bags have been workhorses. These bags have held everything from USA MTD's, Pedullas, Spectors, and Warwicks, to Stingrays, Sterlings, and Jazz basses. Right now, they're holding my NS Design CR5 Radius basses. I've yet to come across a bass that doesn't fit(I've never owned a Thunderbird or something with a long, pointy headstock, so they may not...).
As has been mentioned, they have plenty of space(I also carry my GK MBF 800 in one of the front pockets)and plenty of options for carrying it. If I had to come up with a con, it would be the fact that you can fit so much stuff in the damn bag, you can make it too heavy.
One bag does have one strap coming apart, which I attribute to constant use and nothing else, but the other bag looks as good as the day it showed up at my house! The iGiG bags are super well-made and worth the money. I've thought about trying the MONO bags, but I can assure you that as more basses show up at my house, so will more iGiG bags. I do have total faith in my iGiG bags!
I can't justify spending more than $100 for a gig bag and i think that is pushing it. I've been happy for years with my Gator Two Bass bag, and it gets used a lot.
BassHappy
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So, even though the OP asked about a VERY GOOD gig bag, you default back to price, not necessarily quality? He didn't mention price, he wants VERY GOOD.
Just my opinion I could be wrong.
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I use the Protec contego bag for my mediums with excellent results. The neck retainer inside is fully adjustable.
http://www.protecmusic.com/
I bought a MONO peddle board bag.....padded nice, but after first gig I had a tear in the cloth. The cloth isn't the toughest. A more resilient fabric would have been better. So it goes, so goes rock and roll. Just saying, I think a canvas exterior would be better.
Here's what the iGiG bags look like up close:
If they made a pedalboard bag, I'd buy that too...
If they made a pedalboard bag, I'd buy that too...
BassHappy
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HA sweetheart right - Hardly....
Anything less than heavy duty leather is second quality. Of course - if you don't have any basses worth protecting - that is another issue. Save your hard-earned money and just go for the $100 bucks or under bag. You are not going to hurt my feelings.
However, the OP didn't mention price or being on a budget and just because you can't justify spending more than $100. doesn't mean everyone feels that way.
Love to see the marks on your bass after a collapsed cymbal stand inadvertently falls on it at load in - in a nylon or "space age" material or equivalent bag. I own a number of expensive Tumi bags which are not leather and they are second quality too. A gouge is a gouge - and gouges happen sooner or later if you are a busy road warrior. Heavy duty leather protects from that.
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Maybe I'm missing something, but when I think of GIG BAG, I am assuming that I will be the only person transporting my beloved basses. I would NEVER give ANY GIG BAG to another person with my basses. I use my gig bag to transport my basses from my car to the stage, and back again. That's IT. When the last note has faded, I am already packing my basses away in my trusty $50 double gig bag, and transporting them away from the stage.
Sorry for the RANT, but I just can't justify spending $100's of $$$ for a gig bag. JMHO
Sorry for the RANT, but I just can't justify spending $100's of $$$ for a gig bag. JMHO
I think very highly of G&L's gig bag. I've had one for several years now. It is semi-rigid, protects the instrument great, easy to store, has nice additional pockets, and doesn't cost a lost. I highly recommend it.
BassHappy
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Hey No problem jlepre
I am realizing I sound like a true elitist here, but my situation is much different. Not an exercise for me of having the luxury of carrying from the home to the car to the club and home again. I do keep the bass with me at all times, but things happen when you tour. Things like gouges.
Ultimately, this is the beauty of Talk Bass, we all have our different approaches and experiences - there is no right or wrong! I always like to say - one person't jewel is another person's yawn and that always goes both ways!
PRS #11 was on the road for years and years in that Reunion bag I posted earlier. Nothing I would call a gouge or even a scratch since 1977 and it got clobbered a few times in the bag I am sorry to admit.
Of course, I retired this bass from "live" use in 1999 and made it studio only. It's simply too valuable to take out of the house.
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I LOVE the storage capacity on my Igig bag. But the handle seam area came apart rather early .. after a couple of months.. I guess i need to take it to a tailor to have repaired. But the storage is rather nice
mark beem
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Same here. My basses stay with me at all times! No one (with the possible exception of my significant other) lays a hand on my gear from the time it leaves my house until it returns.
That's cool. Different strokes 'n all. I use them because I want ease of portability coupled with the extra protection these style bags provide. I hate the cumbersomeness of hard cases.
I was giving my opinion to the OP with the premise that not spending a lot of money on a “bag” has has still satisfied my needs as gigging musician. I’m not coming down on people who spend a lot on protecting there finish. For me personally, the only nicks, dents or scratches I’ve had on my guitars have happened outside my cases or bags. But that just my experience.
I just wanted to make a quick comment to a gig bag question, not defend my opinion.
I have to say that is the FIRST PRS BASS I have ever laid eyes on. I've been a gigging bassist for over 30 years, and I have been using backpack style gig bags for the past 20. I like the fact that I can basically make one trip in and out utilizing my double gig bag. I totally understand that everyone's situation is going to be slightly different, but this is what works for me. I have a 2001 SR5 that doesn't have a mark on her, and a Squier VM5 Jazz that I bring as my backup. Still I baby all of my gear
mark beem
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One of the reasons I like the Gig Blade so much is that it's carried over the shoulder. I'm a tall guy and have inadvertently knocked many a headstock on door frames over 30+ years playing.
buldog5151bass
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Another option is the Protec Contego - not exactly a gig bag - not exactly a hard shell. I have an older version of it that has lasted over a decade. Zipper stitches are finally starting to go, but still protecting my bass.
