Members camelface Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I don't wanna carry this huge case with me around the city but I have this little {censored}ty Squier starter pack gig bag..... I probably won't do it. I think I'll have to invest in a sturdy bag as cases are pretty impractical if you have to go around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimytheassassin Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Depends on the city, and how you get around. If you're in NYC in the subways..there's no way in hell I'd carry my fender in a crappy gig bag. A good gig bag...maybe. Otherwise you're just askin for a wack to your precious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 no, i wouldn't even carry a {censored}ty guitar in a gig bag, i think that gig bags are a joke, and no guitar should be sold with out a case. but thats just me. ymmv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members balthazarr Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 no, i wouldn't even carry a {censored}ty guitar in a gig bag, i think that gig bags are a joke, and no guitar should be sold with out a case. but thats just me. ymmv I agree, heartily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lndianScout Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 USA strats come with HSC.. it's a fargin trick question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 personally, no. but here's an interesting factoid: joe strummer carried, i believe, the same tele everywhere w/him throughout his career w/out even so much as a gig bag. granted, this tele was {censored}ed to hell, but still... i will stop and contradict myself here: it may have been better cared for near the end of his career... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members camelface Posted February 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I would carry a Mex like a bag of potatoes though... Maybe I should get one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ebidis Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 no, i wouldn't even carry a {censored}ty guitar in a gig bag, i think that gig bags are a joke, and no guitar should be sold with out a case. but thats just me. ymmv +1:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Put the guitar away, THEN.... Go get a set of dumbells, pump them repeatedly for a couple weeks... THEN..... go get a hard shell case and THEN congratulate yourself for no longer being a weenie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I regularly haul my Am Dlx Strat in a good gig bag. Yeah, it's gotten some dents but it adds to the mojo, IMO. Of course it's nice to baby your $2,000 baby but when you're gigging weight is a major issue. The ability to haul your guitar on your back, your amp in one hand and your pedalboard in the other is crucial. No fuss, no muss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I regularly haul my Am Dlx Strat in a good gig bag. Yeah, it's gotten some dents but it adds to the mojo, IMO.Of course it's nice to baby your $2,000 baby but when you're gigging weight is a major issue. The ability to haul your guitar on your back, your amp in one hand and your pedalboard in the other is crucial. No fuss, no muss. AND no muss... cles!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Put the guitar away, THEN.... Go get a set of dumbells, pump them repeatedly for a couple weeks... THEN..... go get a hard shell case and THEN congratulate yourself for no longer being a weenie. thats some funny {censored} right there...get r done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aenemated Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Put the guitar away,THEN....Go get a set of dumbells, pump them repeatedly for a couple weeks...THEN..... go get a hard shell caseand THEN congratulate yourself for no longer being a weenie. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JSM Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 If you can't handle carrying a guitar in a case around then don't play guitar Take up skin flute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members klinefelter Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 AND no muss... cles!!!In case you hadn't noticed, it's Alecto, not Kali. There is another way I could carry a hardshell case while hauling my amp and pedalboard to the gig, but that would (a) get me arrested and (b) cause every other guy around me to feel extremely inadequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-Type Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I regularly haul my Am Dlx Strat in a good gig bag. Yeah, it's gotten some dents but it adds to the mojo, IMO.Of course it's nice to baby your $2,000 baby but when you're gigging weight is a major issue. The ability to haul your guitar on your back, your amp in one hand and your pedalboard in the other is crucial. No fuss, no muss. A guitar carried on the back and in the city and only in a gig bag is just asking for a broken neck or similar horrifing incident. But if an extra 7lbs is that much than you need a bud too help you imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 In case you hadn't noticed, it's Alecto, not Kali. O.K. I'll consider myself officially told. I have NO idea what you just said, but, O.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I'm no fan of light-weight gig bags. All they really are just dust covers. But I do use primarily heavy-duty gig bags (Levy's and Reunion Blues) and I carry old and expensive guitars in them. For me, hard cases are for traveling and at gigs (where there are way too many people stumbling around and equipment often has to be piled in the back corner). They are too bulky and cumbersome for just heading out to jam, rehearse, play with a friend or go to lessons. There sheer bulk makes them a liability in tight, high population settings because it's harder to maintain a good clearance from closing doors, hazards, vehicles, etc. and even harder to move it out of the way fast. Most vintage style cases offer false security and don't hold a guitar firmly enough to protect the neck and headstock securely from hard impacts anyway (that's why my hard cases are all Ameritage). I can throw a gig bag over my shoulder and hold it close in on my body, and when I move it moves with me. And a quality gig bag is solid enough to protect my guitar from anything short of being hit by heavy equipment or a vehicle. My gig bags run about $120 each (my hard cases $400, and the one Reunion blues gig bag is $250), and are re-enforced to protect the bridge and strings and offer as much padding as any hard case; it just doesn't have the bulky wooden shell that turns carrying a guitar into an obstacle course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 HATE gig bags. What's the point? Some of them cost as much or more than a hardshell? That's crazy. No way I'd carry that nice of a guitar ANYWHERE in a bag...NO WAY... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-Type Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Road-Runner-Polyfoam-Electric-Guitar-Case-?sku=541152 I have one of these. Its lighter than a hard case but is Way better than a gig bag. Its still bulky like a case but the weight relief is nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 If I'm hand-carrying, all my solidbodies travel in (Fender or Granite) gigbags, and that includes the Custom Shop and 1963 Strats. If the guitars had to travel in the back of a van, where there was a danger that a sudden stop might topple a Super Reverb or bass cab over on top of them, then they'd be in hard cases. Acoustics and semis INVARIABLY get hard cases, except for the reso which, being heavy metal (if you know what I mean) is probably stronger than any case I could put it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clay sails Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 I wouldn't use a paper thin gig bag -- even for a Squier. I've got one that seems to be made of tent material lined with felt. Ick. A decent, cheap used gig bag should be relatively easy to acquire. Fenders are born to go on planes, trains, and automobiles: it isn't going to get hurt in a decent bag vs. a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jordan8865 Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Who cares if it's in a gig bag. Who cares what guitar snobs think. Do what is comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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