lapolpora Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Cases! Wa-hey! Hiscox, Berkeley, Fender, Stagg, SKB, Miscellaneous and Hobbycraft... [url="http://s712.photobucket.com/user/lapolpora/media/IMG_2308.jpg.html"][/url] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Nice cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I don't want to worry you, but I think one of those cases is for a saxamophone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1463588925' post='3052645'] I don't want to worry you, but I think one of those cases is for a saxamophone [/quote] Yes…my baritone. Schweeet isn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 This is like nails on a chalkboard for me. Bass cases eat every available bit of storage in my house, I can't get rid of them soon enough, I can't stand those cumbersome lumps of heavy plastic. I don't get why basses still come with cases, does anyone actually travel with one of these things? I know they look nice, and they're handy for shipping or possibly international travel, but I reckon there's something to be said for basses that ship with sturdy gig bags instead of cases. I would think about 95% of people who buy basses never travel abroad with them, and those that go on international tours use heavy duty cases instead of these things. So who are these actually for? I think companies need to rethink the whole plastic case thing and put some research into making better bags instead. For those of us who don't have a lovely room that size to store all our cr@p in anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anDy LAKIN Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 (edited) i think Mr project c is suffering from room size envy as he does live in london where that room is normally used to house a small family Edited May 18, 2016 by anDy LAKIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project_c Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 [quote name='anDy LAKIN' timestamp='1463604180' post='3052809'] i think Mr project c is suffering from room size envy as he does live in london where that room is normally used to house a small family [/quote] 100% correct, I own a whole house and it's smaller than that room Still I think cases do need a rethink, they look nice but what are they for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapolpora Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 [quote name='project_c' timestamp='1463604535' post='3052814'] 100% correct, I own a whole house and it's smaller than that room Still I think cases do need a rethink, they look nice but what are they for? [/quote] Thanks for the room compliment. It is a nice room - converted loft in a London house. And the rest of that house is swamped in family cr@p! I only posted for a laugh. To raise a chuckle. An antidote to the "Wals you can't afford" thread if you like. But I take your point. The Hiscox's get used a lot, and they're the only ones I trust. The rest are just there to protect the instruments in the house - from kids, dog, falling objects etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 What, no coffin cases? Pfft! I own a grand total of two hard cases. One is a very battered case for a headless Flying V skinny string guitar, that is too short to hold any of my other guitars. And the other is a Warwick coffin case lined with purple crushed velvet (that came free with my BC Rich Warlock Bass. Good job it did, too, considering the other packing consisted of two small pieces of cardboard and a bin bag). I have to confess, though, as much it never gets used and I seem to be constantly trying to find somewhere out of the way to put it, I do love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 (edited) - Edited February 22, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukulelelab Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 a nice softcase is also a treat. Hersh Hamel (Chet Baker, Art Pepper) used to store his '56 pbass in that Guild case. [url="http://s39.photobucket.com/user/brianmay1957/media/69fd0e56-2e6a-4aea-a737-1fbb9612760b.jpg.html"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 I've just done a quick count of mine as I've had a bit of tidy up and they are all in one place and I have the following: 4 Hiscox bass cases (one branded Fretking, the others plain) 1 Hiscox guitar case 1 SBK rectangular bass case (branded Warrior) 1 Warwick flight case (StarBass size) 1 5-star semi-flight case 1 Hallmark rectangular alligator skin effect hard case (For a Hallmark Wingbat guitar) 1 generic guitar-sized rectangular hard case 1 Burns hard case from the 1960s 1 home-made guitar-sized rectangular hard case 1 Mono M80 gig bag 1 Warwick gig bag (StarBass size) 1 generic bass sized padded gig bag 1 Tokai branded gig bag for a Talbo Jr guitar 1 Fernades branded gig bag for a Pie-zo bass And that's about half the number of cases I had a couple of years ago! IME the majority of branded gig bags that come with guitars and basses when you buy them are pretty much useless for protecting the instrument they were designed to hold. Out of all the ones I've had (and it's been a lot) the only half-way decent one was the one that came with my Lightwave Sabre bass. The rest offered little more protection than a bin-bag and some didn't even have good enough straps to be any use for carrying a bass or guitar on your back! The Mono gig bag offers a decent amount of protection but it's about the same size as a Hiscox case and almost as heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1469650831' post='3100116'] I've just done a quick count of mine as I've had a bit of tidy up and they are all in one place and I have the following: 4 Hiscox bass cases (one branded Fretking, the others plain) 1 Hiscox guitar case 1 SBK rectangular bass case (branded Warrior) 1 Warwick flight case (StarBass size) 1 5-star semi-flight case 1 Hallmark rectangular alligator skin effect hard case (For a Hallmark Wingbat guitar) 1 generic guitar-sized rectangular hard case 1 Burns hard case from the 1960s 1 home-made guitar-sized rectangular hard case 1 Mono M80 gig bag 1 Warwick gig bag (StarBass size) 1 generic bass sized padded gig bag 1 Tokai branded gig bag for a Talbo Jr guitar 1 Fernades branded gig bag for a Pie-zo bass And that's about half the number of cases I had a couple of years ago! IME the majority of branded gig bags that come with guitars and basses when you buy them are pretty much useless for protecting the instrument they were designed to hold. Out of all the ones I've had (and it's been a lot) the only half-way decent one was the one that came with my Lightwave Sabre bass. The rest offered little more protection than a bin-bag and some didn't even have good enough straps to be any use for carrying a bass or guitar on your back! The Mono gig bag offers a decent amount of protection but it's about the same size as a Hiscox case and almost as heavy. You have a PM! [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 If anyone thinks a bass hard case is hard work, try a cello in a Hiscox case (which being a cello will set you back £300 or so rather than the £100 ish for a BG case). I play another stringed instrument which is relatively delicate - the bass is cello sized and the tenor guitar sized. Because they are non-stadard instruments, the only way to get a hard case is to have one custom made (e.g. Kingham) for about £400. Needless to say I can't afford that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 two reasons I tend to cull a lot of my instruments: 1 - I don't like them to be unused 2 - the amount of space taken up by the cases. I was rather amazed at the bombproof case my latest MIA Fender Jazz came... seemed much bigger than the (shaped) P bass case from a few years ago, albeit great if you chuck in the back of a van. I much prefer the Warwick gigbag my Thumb lives in... but I don't chuck it in a van. Most bulky case (as the guy posting above) was my baritone sax, which really was big enough to hide a body in, and weighed a ton. I mostly play flute now... fantastic... the case will almost fit in my pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I never take any of my basses out of the house without a case. I agree they take up a lot of room, which is a good reason for not having too many basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 I have to agree - maybe becasue I'm a cellist but it doesn't take much of a knock to put instruments out of alignment or worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritBass 2 Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 I ended up getting one of these to reclaim some space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I wish there was a Scott Dixon case in this thread. They are the bomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Yeah those cases are pretty awesome! I've had a few, the award for most substantial cases I've had is the new Warwick Aluminium and ply flight case that my 2013 Streamer came in - it left the flight case issued with my Infinity for dead! I ran a Peli case for a time too which was again, ridiculously strong! Generally speaking now, I don't fly the Infinity now, that's why I've got the FNA. So I've got a pair of Hiscox cases, one battered by airlines, the other one spare in prep to be battered by airlines (or if I have to fly two basses). They're also used when basses are going in the back of vans / trailers and such. For the times where I'm travelling by my own car or if I take public transport, which is the sizeable majority of my work, I have a Harvest leather bag which is the nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chiliwailer Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Here a Martin acoustic guitar case (Parlour size). It’s around 180 years old! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Here a Martin acoustic guitar case (Parlour size). It’s around 180 years old! You could make a very large headstock out of that... two tuners a side. Edited April 28, 2020 by Trueno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 My cases are all in my parents loft 👍 They don’t live in London so have space for stuff beyond the absolute essentials. I have a full flight case for one of my Wal sixers which is larger than my flat and so heavy it is of little use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) On 28/04/2020 at 18:03, Trueno said: You could make a very large headstock out of that... two tuners a side. Don’t tell @Andyjr1515 he’ll turn it into a fretless les Paul with jazz pickups ... and a tug bar with a butterfly inlay Edited May 2, 2020 by Geek99 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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