msb Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I just ordered one from BC , the other end of the country. Black leather bass gig bag , I’ve heard good things about them. Time for a splurge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I have a Harvest leather gig bag, which is very similar to yours. Good choice. They are fantastic pieces of kit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 6 hours ago, msb said: I just ordered one from BC , the other end of the country. Black leather bass gig bag , I’ve heard good things about them. Time for a splurge. A review of the bag would excellent once it arrives, he said selfishly, as I've been looking at them 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) I have a Levy guitar case my Longhorn fits into , and I love it. I picked it up for about 1/3 of retail on the local online buy&sell. It’s a heavy case , but I love it , and I’ve somehow managed to regularly gig despite being older than dirt. Most of my other basses will not fit into the Levy however , so I decided to splurge. Here’s the Levy case. I’ve been using for about two years now. And it’s made me a believer. It looks like it will be about ten days for the delivery of the Maruszczyk. It will be interesting to compare them. Edited August 24, 2022 by msb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, msb said: I have a Levy guitar case my Longhorn fits into , and I love it. I am looking for quality bags like this that will fit a 32" scale bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Frank Blank said: I am looking for quality bags like this that will fit a 32" scale bass. My Levy is a guitar case , my Longhorn fits perfectly , and my Gibson DC Jr will just make it , but my others will not . The Maruszczyk is said to be a long scale case , so I’m expecting most others will too. I mostly use short scales these days but still have the assortment of classics one accumulates over the years. The Longhorn and Jr are my two favourite things at this point. So I’m optimistic , my fingers are crossed. I suppose I should have gone around with a tape measure first , but we’ll find out when it arrives! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 The Levy company started here in Nova Scotia , they became famous for their straps. I was doing an outdoor show across the harbour in Dartmouth last month and a guy asked me how I liked the case. He had worked up in Antigonish for Levy Leather for thirty five years! And mentioned the leather in my case was beautiful leather. They do make a larger bass case, but they’re pricey. But they are beautifully made , and tough. A friend has been using one every week for well over thirty years now, and it’s still in perfect shape, the wear has given it wonderful patina , and all of the zippers still work like new ones. After around two years mine still looks brand new. I was looking at Levy , Warwick , and Maruszczyk this time around and the best price for what was available was the Maruszczyk. I’m expecting similar quality to the Levy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Bag arrived this morning and I’m really happy with it. Now the Levy leather is softer but this Maruszczyk is beautifully made and will easily fit most long scale basses , with the exception of my Eastwood Classic IV , which is a big hollow body bass . I have a nylon Eastwood bag for that , not a big deal. The storage compartments on the Maruszczyk have Velcro , whereas the Levy has leather buckles. They should be fine . I plan to use it this weekend and am looking forward to driving it around . I’ll probably put some leather conditioner on it. Here’s the two side by side , the Levy is actually a guitar case , but my Dano Longhorn fits perfectly. edit … my Flying V will not fit either , but I didn’t expect it to Edited August 30, 2022 by msb 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nice looking gig bags. I've been using a leather Reunion Blues gig bag for a couple of years now, and it's great. I love leather cases- they're not cheap, but they are worth it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 I don’t believe Reunion Blues make leather bags any longer, their old ones are legend. I only found several leather bags available , a couple were silly expensive , and looked absolutely gorgeous. I looked at Levy and Warwick Rockbass bags , and found a good price on the Maruszczyk. The bags I have now will certainly outlast me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, msb said: The bags I have now will certainly outlast me. . . . These bags are buy once and use for at least 2 generations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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