Why isn't this the 'no brainer' hard case?

[J.Wolf]

With as much as hard cases cost these days, not to mention cases sturdy enough to check on a plane, I can't figure out why this isn't the absolute go to. Dimensions seem big enough for most everything, just get a hot foam cutter and you're good to go. Might have to give one a shot, next time I need to fly.

Amazon.com

 

[Nuisance]

I don't think the neck support would be very good with just a solid piece of foam in there.

 

[Code Brown]

Link to case on the Pelican site:
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Looks like a good solution. Price is actually about the same as the ESP LTD B-type case that I need. The Pelican case looks much more solid, but the ESP case is form-fitted to my guitar.

 

[J.Wolf]

I don't think the neck support would be very good with just a solid piece of foam in there.

seems like the depth is there with the foam to where you could contour the cutout to provide all the support where its needed.

 

[Lance Bunyon]

Seems like a lot of moolah for a mod platform.

 

[mikeoso]

Dunno anything about electric bass cases, but Pelican is the gold standard for casing anything you want protected.

 

[Five or Six]

I think you can drive a tank over a T40 case. I've seen a case like that a couple of times but never really checked one out.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

21 lbs, I think I'll just use my gig bag for gigs. These are built well. I have one for my ARs.

 

[ole Jason]

They're heavy as hell. I have cases similar to that for rifles, I would not want to use them for a bass.

 

[Spectrum]

I have a really nice vintage hard case for my Rickenbacker, which I rarely use because I like to have backstraps.

What I use most is a Reunion Blues bag, which is as tough as most hard cases I've seen, has backstraps, lots of support and padding, and extra pockets for cables, etc.

If I had to carry on a plane, though, I'd definitely use a hard case. That Pelican case might be alright, and the outside is probably tough enough, but I'd have to add some reinforcement inside I'm guessing.

 

[Bassinthemudd]

With as much as hard cases cost these days, not to mention cases sturdy enough to check on a plane, I can't figure out why this isn't the absolute go to. Dimensions seem big enough for most everything, just get a hot foam cutter and you're good to go. Might have to give one a shot, next time I need to fly.

Amazon.com

Like @mikeoso said, Pelican is the gold standard in cases. And I think you're right; a hot foam knife and a little time, and you'll have a great flight case, (maybe the best you can get.)

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I carry my bass on flights and just put it in the overhead bin. The one time I checked by bass it was a minor nightmare. Never again!

 

[logdrum]

Snipers care about weight too. They use soft cases amd in combat as minimal as possible. Just a regular bulldozer will crush most things. A fast moving tank will damage anything. I have to see any case survive a tank. I mainly gig FSO's and have a spare neck for most of them. I only have 3 on rotation now, I do okay with Mono gig bags - not even the vertigo just entry level one's

 

[JakobT]

This looks very similar to the SKB iSeries of flight cases, except that you have to fix the interior yourself, whereas the SKB offering has an interior specifically made to fit a bass.
And while it’s certainly cheaper than an iSeries, I for one would rather pay a little more for a well-fitting interior if I was going to use a case as big and bulky as this.

 

[J.Wolf]

I hear the comments about weight. I'm mainly thinking about this as a good fly solution when you can't (or cannot risk) being able to gate-check something. It's also got wheels.

Cost-wise, it's a lot cheaper than something like a Gruv Kapsule, Gator G-Tour, or SKB iSeries. Pelicans are also just really bomber and well made.

Personally, I still think a gig bag in a SKB Bass Safe makes a lot of sense, so that once you get where you're going, you just have to deal with a gig bag.

 

[J.Wolf]

just saw this, which is an interesting and costly new flight option, for 2 basses. I dunno though, I'd be hard pressed to put my basses in there without any additional case or protection, just suspended in foam inside the box. Id probably opt to rip out the foam and put my double gig bag in it. but man, pricey.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...i-vault-case-rack-for-2-electric-bass-guitars

 

[_Some Dude]

One of the bassists near me uses a Pelican with wheels. Probably the one above. It’s pretty nice.

When you cut out the neck pocket, you can remove the blank, cut that in half, then reinsert it to build the height back up so it supports the neck.

As for weight, I’d be comparing this to a flight case and not a gig bag.

 

[HeavyDuty]

I actually have that case for one of my precision rifles (it come with it as a promo, and a heck of a nice one at that.) It’s built like an absolute tank.