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Gig bag recommendation for an OM acoustic?

TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7392
edited December 2020 in Acoustics
Will be ordering a Vintage Paul Brett Statesboro acoustic for a 12th birthday present - we’ll need a gig bag for it - don’t want to spend too much but needs to protect from rigours of being ferried between parental homes weekly - what can you vouch for? 
Red ones are better. 
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7392
    Hmm https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Acoustic-Guitar-Foam-Case-by-Gear4music/C88
    Red ones are better. 
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  • earwighoneyearwighoney Frets: 3493
    TimmyO said:
    Hmm https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Acoustic-Guitar-Foam-Case-by-Gear4music/C88
    I bought one like that from Music Store as I had a coupon, which was pretty much exactly the same specs.

    My OM fits in pretty well, but I there a few gaps which I filled with some old pair of socks.  I'm not going to take the guitar out of the house so I am not bothered about the gaps, even if they can be plugged for now.
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7392
    Ta.

    I like the TGI Extreme one he’s got for his bass too - the acoustic versions seems to cost a bit more 
    Red ones are better. 
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 72254
    edited December 2020
    TimmyO said:
    That type are really good for the sort of use you want - pretty much all the best features of hard cases (better crush and bending protection than a gig bag) and gig bags (lighter weight and better shoulder straps than a hard case) for less money than either. It's always puzzled me why they're not more popular for guitars - most classical musicians use them, including for instruments that cost many times more than almost any guitar.

    Check the size though - if it doesn't say anything other than 'acoustic guitar' it may be a dreadnought size, which will be miles too big.

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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7392
    Cheers. Yeah all the less expensive acoustic cases seem to be generic “acoustic” or explicitly dreadnaught 
    Red ones are better. 
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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 9592
    edited December 2020
    Tanglewood make an OM-sized one: https://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/product/twsfc/
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  • olafgartenolafgarten Frets: 1648
    If you struggle to find an OM, I noticed that Classical guitar bags sometimes fit quite well.
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  • TimmyOTimmyO Frets: 7392
    Good to know thanks.

    in the event he switcheroo’d and decided on an electric (I dunno, you and raise em right...) 
    Red ones are better. 
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