gig bag recommendations

[sgcim]

I just came back from lugging my Borys B-120 around in a HSC and my back is killing me.
I want a gig bag, but I've heard stories about either the neck or headstock snapping on this model after falling down when it was propped up against the wall in a RB leather gig bag (Circa. 2001)

Somebody HELP ME!!!!

[Spook410]

A good gig bag will have a neck tower to support the neck and is not easily 'crushable'. Of course they can also be bulky. The Fusion bag I use for flat tops is a handful but is light and works well as a backpack.

[campusfive]

I'm digging my Reunion Blues Continental. I was going to get the Dreadnaught size for my 16" ES-150, but it actually fit in the size smaller, which also fits my 16" Eastman 805 non-cutaway fine. I like the semi-rigid skeleton, neck suspension system, super comfortable backpack strap setup, and the ample padding. They have videos where the literally drop a guitar off 4 story roof, and it survives.

While I'm guessing that may not translate the same injury/damage one might expect ordinarily, it is a pretty strong statement.

[kawa]

Gig bag is not safety for top plate.

BACKAXE INSTRUMENT CASE BACKPACK - Elderly Instruments

https://www.stringsbymail.com/rokkom...ment-4701.html

[Jim Soloway]

Gig bag is not safety for top plate.

BACKAXE INSTRUMENT CASE BACKPACK - Elderly Instruments

https://www.stringsbymail.com/rokkom...ment-4701.html

I bought a set of those when they first came out. I hated them. Putting them on and taking them off every time I wanted to take the guitar out or put it in what just a giant inconvenience.

[pingu]

Gig bag is not safety for top plate.

BACKAXE INSTRUMENT CASE BACKPACK - Elderly Instruments

https://www.stringsbymail.com/rokkom...ment-4701.html

of course no gigbag will protect as well as
a hard case ....
you've got to treat the bag with care in and out of vehicles etc

but many musicians have used them
sucessfully for years without incident

i have

[kawa]

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[jzucker]

Gig bag is not safety for top plate.

BACKAXE INSTRUMENT CASE BACKPACK - Elderly Instruments

https://www.stringsbymail.com/rokkom...ment-4701.html

fortunately, i'm not carrying my guitar in a moving van...

[jzucker]

my problem is that I have a couple 17" archtops as well as 16,15 ones. I guess I need a bigger one for the X-500. I wonder if my heritage eagle would fit in the smaller bag since it's thinner.

[rkettner]

Jack- I have a 35 year old leather Reunion Blues gigbag for a 335 style. I used it for my AS200 but haven't used it for years. The zipper has been replaced and I have a second zipper that I got from the company after talking to them at the NAMM show several years ago. It got some stains and lots of wear but still a great bag. Send me a message if you might be interested in checking it out.

[Woody Sound]

There was a lot of hype recently about a new gigbag designed to be carried sort of vertically under your arm, but now I can't find the info.

[Woody Sound]

Mono vs RB Cont (size):


Mono Dread: 16 x 42
Mono Classic: 15 x 40

RB Dread: 17 x 42
RB Classic: 16 x 41


I think all of them are a bit forgiving in the width, because the rims of an archtop are generally narrower than a flattop, and the case will "wrap" a little.

[MHeld]

Looking for a few different gig bags.

Needs:

• Semi-hollow / GB-10 size

Jack, did you end up finding a bag for the GB10 that also fits a semi hollow? All the Dred cases look way too big.

[mrwoland]

Hi!
I have a brand new Reunion Bag that I used for one tour in USA.
It was able to accomodate an Aria D'Aquisto Centura.
I left it at my friend's house in Chicago (I don't remember why, probably because I left my guitar to the luthier?) and he's keeping it in the closet since I don't remember how many years!
If you interested I can sell it to you!

[Bflat233]

I use a Mono Vertigo to carry my ES-175 and my Pisano AR480 everywhere except onto planes. It is a great product. Highly recommend it.

Vertigo Acoustic Guitar Case, Black – MONO

[Mick-7]

I use a Mono Vertigo to carry my ES-175 and my Pisano AR480 everywhere except onto planes.

That makes sense, no one wants to get vertigo on a plane.

[Jabberwocky]

That makes sense, no one wants to get vertigo on a plane.

[Bflat233]

Now that we are off topic, I will mention that when my Eastman takes a plane ride, it is packed in a Hiscox case. I check it at the curb and forget about it. So far so good.