Gig bag recommendations

Bungle1

I recently picked up the Fender FE610 gig bag and was surprised to find that my Stratocaster only just fit in it, and my ESP PS1000 which is an inch or 2 longer had no chance of fitting.

Any recommendations for gig bags that are big enough for longer guitars but around the £50/60 price point?

skullfunkerry

I've got a Protection Racket bag that has plenty of room for my superstrats, and some movable bits of padding to ensure it's a snug fit. It's got semi-rigid sides too:

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/protection-racket-7050-classic-electric-guitar-bag/5443

Just realised that it's slightly over your budget, but I think it's worth the money.

HAL9000

I’ve got a Fusion semi-rigid bag with movable padding which will hold a superstrat. Over budget but, like @skullfunkerry, I figure it’s worth spending a bit more if it protects your prized guitars. I’ve damaged enough guitars by using gigbags that aren’t really up to the job.

fretfinder

The older PRS SE gigbags are great and you can sometimes find them second hand for reasonable money. At some point a few years ago they changed the thickness of the padding in them and made it significantly thinner, hence the older ones are best if you can find them. 

Wazmeister

The Suhr ones re superb. 

richardhomer

skullfunkerry said:

I've got a Protection Racket bag that has plenty of room for my superstrats, and some movable bits of padding to ensure it's a snug fit. It's got semi-rigid sides too:

https://www.gak.co.uk/en/protection-racket-7050-classic-electric-guitar-bag/5443

Just realised that it's slightly over your budget, but I think it's worth the money.

I’ve just bought one of these for my Reverend 12 string. I agree with @skullfunkerry - well worth the money.

ZenOvertone

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

skullfunkerry

ZenOvertone said:

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

That looks really good

kennedydream1980

skullfunkerry said:

ZenOvertone said:

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

That looks really good

I’ve just bought 2 of these that are due to arrive tomorrow. One is for my G&L tele the other for my Charvel pro mod. I’ve had the Mono bags/sleeves in the past but couldn’t stretch to 2 of those. These look to be very similar but a hell of a lot cheaper.

HAL9000

ZenOvertone said:

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

That looks really nice. What’s the padding like round the sides? The description only mentions the front and back.

Edit - Just ordered their last one.

guitarmangler

ZenOvertone said:

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

These are excellent . A couple of my students have got them. I’m about to buy a couple to replace my now very worn prs se cases. They look to be as equally as good.

Philly_Q

fretfinder said:

The older PRS SE gigbags are great and you can sometimes find them second hand for reasonable money. At some point a few years ago they changed the thickness of the padding in them and made it significantly thinner, hence the older ones are best if you can find them. 

That's interesting to know, I've got a couple of older ones and they're exactly the same as the current S2 bags, just different colours and logos.  They are really good.

I guess when they started making the S2s they thought they should (or could) downgrade the SE bags.

drpbier

Second the Fusion bags

HAL9000

ZenOvertone said:

I bought a few of the TGI Extreme ones recently to replace a few tatty Fender ones, very nice with padding all round and seem to sell out quickly...
https://www.peachguitars.com/accessories/gig-bags/tgi-gigbag-electric-extreme-series-.htm

Had a Mono that fell apart in a few years and Reunion Blues that are overpriced, the TGI is every bit as good in terms of quality.

I ordered one of these on the strength of this thread. It arrived this morning. I have to say that it looks to be really well made, is substantially padded, and was a good deal cheaper than my Fusion gig bag. Great recommendation. Thanks.