Help with Bass Bag or Case

[Eric Swanson]

+1 on the Moordadian. I have had mine, a deluxe, heavy duty-version, for about ten years; no trouble, all positive experiences. Using geographical proximity to my advantage, I went to the factory with my bass and had it custom-sized.

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

The Mooradian is a very nice bag. However, for my new bass I looked at Bobelock. They have several additional areas of protection that the Mooradian Standard lacks. There are stiff sewn-in pieces to protect the bridge and fingerboard. The heavy zipper has a flap to protect the bass from the zipper. A zipper that goes from the lower bout all the way around the bass to the scroll is very nice. Also, there is added strappping material sewn along the outside lower bout area. This will protect the bag from tears and snags.

I ended up buying the KC Strings version of the Bobelock for three reasons.
1) the 7/8 Bobelock bag was a tight fit, not much bigger than my 3/4 Mooradian. A bag should be snug, but I don't want to struggle with it at 1:00am.
2) The handle placement is better for me
3) It is less expensive.

[Eric Hochberg]

Originally Posted by Greg Clinkingbeard

The Mooradian is a very nice bag. However, for my new bass I looked at Bobelock. The heavy zipper has a flap to protect the bass from the zipper.

Thanks for pointing that out. Now I know where the 2" scratch on my recently touched up upper bout came from (as the Mooradian has no protective flap).

[Eric Hochberg]

Ok, I emailed Mooradian, and they replied that as of a year ago, they've added a zipper guard to the standard double bass bags. They offered to retrofit mine.