High Quality 3/4 DB Gigbag - suggestions?

[Beedster]

On 18/08/2025 at 14:56, Happy Jack said:

 

This remains a lovely piece of kit but it's deffo intended for a genuine 3/4 DB, not a 7/8 DB like my Alcoa. Overall length is 2cm short (bit of a stretch but probably manageable), but body length is 7cm short for my bass.

 

My guess is that I could just about squeeze the Alcoa into this gigbag but it would be pulled out of shape with inevitable potentially disadvantageous consequences.

 

I.E. I'd end up breaking something.

 

Not keen to spend £835 to find out.

 

 

As an owner of the bag, it's the bass that would come off worse 👍

[PaulKing]

I'm still really happy with my Roth & Junius after a few years heavy use. Recommended, good value.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/roth_junius_bsb_04_3_4_og_bass_soft_bag.htm  £219

Ample protection, thick foam, really sturdy handles everywhere you need them, comfy 'rucksack' shoulder straps with back-up straps round the neck, strong zips.

Doesn't show any signs of strain anywhere.

They do a 4/4 too, if the Alcoa needs it.

Only downer is that it is quite bulky for storage. Doesn't easily fold down or compress, so needs almost as much space as the bass itself.

 

Edited Monday at 12:37 by PaulKing
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[Burns-bass]

1 hour ago, PaulKing said:

I'm still really happy with my Roth & Junius after a few years heavy use. Recommended, good value.

https://www.thomann.co.uk/roth_junius_bsb_04_3_4_og_bass_soft_bag.htm  £219

Ample protection, thick foam, really sturdy handles everywhere you need them, comfy 'rucksack' shoulder straps with back-up straps round the neck, strong zips.

Doesn't show any signs of strain anywhere.

They do a 4/4 too, if the Alcoa needs it.

Only downer is that it is quite bulky for storage. Doesn't easily fold down or compress, so needs almost as much space as the bass itself.

 

This is a most excellent review and I concur with it completely. It’s a beast of a gig bag!

[Duckyincarnate]

Useful thread, thanks everyone. I have just gotten seven years of use out of this Roth and Junius bag which seems alright, given that I am schlepping it all around town and on the Tube, and not just in and out of a car like many. It's starting to fail in the zip now, and open seam around the neck joint and just general wear of the fabric. I did look at a Soundwear last time (£650 then) but it was too roomy for my bass, and they stopped making a 1/2 size one. Might try the fancier R&J this time around, or splurge on a TuffBag.