alyctes Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Nobody seems to make them Edited February 28, 2016 by alyctes Quote
EssentialTension Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Epiphone. Jack Casady case 34" scale Guild Starfire bass comes with a hard case 30" scale Quote
EssentialTension Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 Also Hagstrom Viking bass case ... and Gretsch do one ... Thomann have several, but they are not cheap. Quote
Muppet Posted November 7, 2015 Posted November 7, 2015 What bass is it? Fender do one that fits the Coronado and starcaster. Quote
alyctes Posted November 7, 2015 Author Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1446931315' post='2903645'] What bass is it? Fender do one that fits the Coronado and starcaster. [/quote] Yamaha BEX 4 - this one http://basschat.co.uk/topic/265853-yamaha-bex-4-fretless-now-sold/page__p__2834886__hl__bex%204__fromsearch__1#entry2834886. They don't make them any more. Edited November 8, 2015 by alyctes Quote
alyctes Posted November 7, 2015 Author Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks folks; now I have some leads to follow up. Edited November 7, 2015 by alyctes Quote
alyctes Posted November 8, 2015 Author Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) Not looking good. Stagg don't do anything for a semi-acoustic. AFAICT Warwick ditto. Hagstrom and Guild are short scale. It's not easy to get any dimensions for a non-generic case - not surprising, but not helpful. Edited November 8, 2015 by alyctes Quote
Muppet Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) A lot of semi acoustics are short scale. The. Epiphone Jack Casady is 34" the same as yours so I reckon that's a good place to start. I found the Jack Casady case dimensions on the net. If yours matches , then the case should be good. lower bout - 16.5" upper bout - 12.5" middle (hips) width - 10" body length (bottom to hips) - 13" body length (hips to top) - 8" overall length - 50.5" Edited November 8, 2015 by Muppet Quote
EssentialTension Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 You could visit a shop that stocks Casady bass and try your bass in the case. Quote
EssentialTension Posted November 8, 2015 Posted November 8, 2015 Gretsch long scale case ... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g6297_bass_ft_case.htm"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/gretsch_g6297_bass_ft_case.htm[/url] Quote
Mykesbass Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 For that bass aren't you going to need a full size acoustic bass guitar case, rather than the semi-acoustic styles that have been suggested? [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinsman-Premium-Shaped-Acoustic-Guitar/dp/B005F40M1I"]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinsman-Premium-Shaped-Acoustic-Guitar/dp/B005F40M1I[/url] Quote
alyctes Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1447078356' post='2904618'] For that bass aren't you going to need a full size acoustic bass guitar case, rather than the semi-acoustic styles that have been suggested? [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinsman-Premium-Shaped-Acoustic-Guitar/dp/B005F40M1I"]http://www.amazon.co...r/dp/B005F40M1I[/url] [/quote] I don't think so. The body is less than 6cm deep (front to back), so the 16- or 18cm acoustic cases look to me as if the bass will not be properly supported. I may yet have to go that route and build a (removable) false bottom in an acoustic case, but that's a lot of work for a case which is going to take up more space than I can spare. Quote
alyctes Posted November 9, 2015 Author Posted November 9, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446971670' post='2903738'] You could visit a shop that stocks Casady bass and try your bass in the case. [/quote] I'll be trying that. Thanks There's probably somewhere in Bristol or Southampton. Quote
Mykesbass Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1447104097' post='2904966'] I don't think so. The body is less than 6cm deep (front to back), so the 16- or 18cm acoustic cases look to me as if the bass will not be properly supported. I may yet have to go that route and build a (removable) false bottom in an acoustic case, but that's a lot of work for a case which is going to take up more space than I can spare. [/quote] Ah, sorry, they've always looked deeper than that in pictures. Quote
BigRedX Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1446946853' post='2903713'] Not looking good. Stagg don't do anything for a semi-acoustic. AFAICT Warwick ditto. Hagstrom and Guild are short scale. It's not easy to get any dimensions for a non-generic case - not surprising, but not helpful. [/quote] Warwick do have a case specially for their Star Bass Semi-Acoustic. I have one. It's not particularly small or light, but it offers excellent protection. Quote
alyctes Posted November 11, 2015 Author Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1447104636' post='2904978'] Ah, sorry, they've always looked deeper than that in pictures. [/quote] They are tricky little devils Quote
alyctes Posted November 11, 2015 Author Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1447172882' post='2905523'] Warwick do have a case specially for their Star Bass Semi-Acoustic. I have one. It's not particularly small or light, but it offers excellent protection. [/quote] Thank you; I will look again. Quote
Mykesbass Posted November 11, 2015 Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='alyctes' timestamp='1447205953' post='2905844'] They are tricky little devils [/quote] Yes, but lovely looking things! Hope you find something. Quote
alyctes Posted November 11, 2015 Author Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='Muppet' timestamp='1446950878' post='2903717'] A lot of semi acoustics are short scale. The. Epiphone Jack Casady is 34" the same as yours so I reckon that's a good place to start. I found the Jack Casady case dimensions on the net. If yours matches , then the case should be good. lower bout - 16.5" upper bout - 12.5" middle (hips) width - 10" body length (bottom to hips) - 13" body length (hips to top) - 8" overall length - 50.5" [/quote] Apologies for somehow missing this. That would be a decent fit - if anything slightly over size. Thank you very much Quote
Maude Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Mine came in a hard case, second hand from here so I don't know if it was a Yamaha one or one bought after original purchase. I can have a look and see if it's got any labels on it but it's a in our rehearsal space so I probably won't see it until next week sometime. I post back with any news when I see it Quote
alyctes Posted November 16, 2015 Author Posted November 16, 2015 [quote name='Maude' timestamp='1447710018' post='2909750'] Mine came in a hard case, second hand from here so I don't know if it was a Yamaha one or one bought after original purchase. I can have a look and see if it's got any labels on it but it's a in our rehearsal space so I probably won't see it until next week sometime. I post back with any news when I see it [/quote] Thank you Quote
Maude Posted December 5, 2015 Posted December 5, 2015 So sorry for the delay, we'd only rehearsed last night for reasons only known to a guitarist. Unfortunately there are no labels or markings in the case. Quote
pete.young Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Epiphone Les Paul bass case, if it's a really small body. Quote
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