Talk about your Bass Bag/Cover...

[Steve_M]

Someone needs to reclaim this thread.

I have a Ritter double gig back for both my fretted and fretless Smith BSR5GN basses. It's crap. The thing started falling apart from almost the time it was delivered and I went to great pains to sew some black denim reinforcement into the seams that held but its started falling apart in different places now. I wonder where my $120 went!

Part of me is tempted to get a double leather gig bag but they're fairly expensive.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Steve_M

Someone needs to reclaim this thread.

I have a Ritter double gig back for both my fretted and fretless Smith BSR5GN basses. It's crap. The thing started falling apart from almost the time it was delivered and I went to great pains to sew some black denim reinforcement into the seams that held but its started falling apart in different places now. I wonder where my $120 went!

Part of me is tempted to get a double leather gig bag but they're fairly expensive.

Steve, sorry to pull you up on a technicality but...
What you are talking about is actually a 'basses' bag and not a bass bag.
Unfortuuately we don't actually have a thread titled 'Talk about your basses bag' so I guess it's alright to post about this freak of the bass bag world here. But let's hope that this little leniency doesn't compell 2nd fiddle Rod to start going on about violin cases.

[Robert Prowse]

Puppy's are also a serious threat . Note damage in rim and padding

This case originally belonged to Richard Prowse and was home for his bass when just a baby

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

Puppy's are also a serious threat . Note damage in rim and padding
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This case originally belonged to Richard Prowse and was home for his bass when just a baby

Cute, but "puppy's" shouldn't have a possessive apostrophe.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

thanks.... did you really think it was cute ; 'cause I wouldn't want you saying it just to be nice ...you know what I mean ?

...and no space between 'mean' and the question mark.

[Dennis Michaels]

I have a Levy's bouble bag and it has held up great. Theie stuff seams to be bullet proof so to speak.

Originally Posted by Steve_M

Someone needs to reclaim this thread.

I have a Ritter double gig back for both my fretted and fretless Smith BSR5GN basses. It's crap. The thing started falling apart from almost the time it was delivered and I went to great pains to sew some black denim reinforcement into the seams that held but its started falling apart in different places now. I wonder where my $120 went!

Part of me is tempted to get a double leather gig bag but they're fairly expensive.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Dennis Michaels

I have a Levy's bouble bag and it has held up great. Theie stuff seams to be bullet proof so to speak.

I don't believe it's bullet proof... not for the basses anyway!

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Robert Prowse

"Levy's double bass bags are now standard issue to U.S.A. military".

Rob, you might be getting this 'Levy' bass bag confused with a Sherman Tank. Though, technically you could keep a bass in a tank.

[Richard Prowse]

I've recently gone back to using my old bag because the new one that my wife bought me is so damn cumbersome. There is something to be said for a thin bag. For one, when you enter a gig, people know that you've been playing for a long time. For two, a skimpy outfit can make a bass look desirable after a few chardonnays.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

I've recently gone back to using my old bag because the new one that my wife bought me is so damn cumbersome. There is something to be said for a thin bag. For one, when you enter a gig, people know that you've been playing for a long time. For two, a skimpy outfit can make a bass look desirable after a few chardonnays.

Lol.. you walking in wearing a skimpy bag.., what is this world coming to..

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Lol.. you walking in wearing a skimpy bag.., what is this world coming to..

No, not me, the bass.

Ah!... I see, yes, yes! It could work!
First I put on the bag... put my right arm up into the top bit... Ken dims the lights ... and...and...