Gator Cases ABS molded case

[fender3x]

Most of my cases are SKB. One is a custom soft case with hard foam under the outer shell which came with my 6-string bass.

That sounds like what some mfgs are calling a hybrid case. Do you like it? I like the weight, but most are fairly thick, and I have been concerned that a good whack on the neck would break it right in half.

The last case I bought was an ABS Gator that said it fits 335-style guitars. Turned out that wasn't entirely accurate. My Epiphone Dot Studio does indeed "fit" in it, but it definitely wasn't made for it. The section for the body is too deep, so with the top closed, the guitar is held in place only by the neck, with no support behind the body.

This is similar to the issue I had with the Road Runner case for my hybrid bass, which has a fender neck with a ES335 body. I had to use a fair amount of padding to get the body to fit right. The funny thing is that, once I did that, my Fender Coronado fits in it as well. Take the padding out, and my dreadnaught fits.

I am thinking about what to do with for my other basses. Back when ignorance was bliss, saw that my G&L ASAT, my Frankenjazz bass, and my '74 Fender Precision all fit rather nicely in my '74 Fender case. What I did not realize at the time is that (a) it doesn't protect the Pbass that came in it all that well, and it's now probably worth more than the basses I'd take out in it.

We live in an odd world where a post CBS bass case is worth more than a bass that plays, sounds and looks better than the bass that came in it.

[PJSprog]

That sounds like what some mfgs are calling a hybrid case. Do you like it? I like the weight, but most are fairly thick, and I have been concerned that a good whack on the neck would break it right in half.

No, not really. The bass is a custom 6-string, and it came with this case, made specifically for this bass. It's hard foam covered with a canvas outer cover. It was made wrong to begin with, as the handles were sewn on in the center, making the back droop when carried. I, too, have worried about traveling with it. It's only ever traveled with me locally in my vehicle. I kept telling myself that I should have a flight case made for it, but I never did, and that's harder to justify now that I no longer play live shows with it.

[fender3x]

No, not really. The bass is a custom 6-string, and it came with this case, made specifically for this bass. It's hard foam covered with a canvas outer cover. It was made wrong to begin with, as the handles were sewn on in the center, making the back droop when carried. I, too, have worried about traveling with it. It's only ever traveled with me locally in my vehicle. I kept telling myself that I should have a flight case made for it, but I never did, and that's harder to justify now that I no longer play live shows with it.

Not a ringing endorsement, although I see why you have not purchased a new one.

https://roadrunnercases.com/road-run...uitar-gig-bag/

I have occasionally considered something like this, which would fit 4 of the basses I have... Better than any gig-bag I have had in my hands, and lighter than a case, but the guitar can still move around lenght-wise. It says it has "corrugated boards front and back which might strengthen it...but of course "corrugated boards" is not very descriptive. Could mean cardboard.