Enki cases?

[Steve Browning]

Yes it can. It's just held in its snug fit so you can put it where you want and you can reverse it so store your basses either way round. 

[andydye]

20 hours ago, Cscsiga said:

Quick question regarding the neck holder foam insert. Can it be moved up and down?
We are thinking about getting only a bass case for us to put my bass and our guitarist's guitar in it for fly in gigs, so we can manage the flights with one case. But obviously, where the foams are on the photos, there would be the normal guitar's head. 

Aye it can be moved up or down to suit, can on mine for sure

[SteveFromBerlin]

I‘m very much interested in this case. Seems like you guys are the only ones with some real life experience over here. How have you been in the meantime? Still satisfied? I am thinking of selling my Gator Double Bass Bag abd going for the Enki. I know Gator has a similar product but it is „much“ heavier. 

[Steve Browning]

Wouldn't tour without mine. Keeps the basses nice and secure and not difficult to move around. 

 

Stairs are slightly tricky but not to the point of annoyance. It's a very small price to pay. 

[three]

27 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

Wouldn't tour without mine. Keeps the basses nice and secure and not difficult to move around. 

 

Stairs are slightly tricky but not to the point of annoyance. It's a very small price to pay. 

A bit off-topic, though it has to be said: that's a spectacularly lovely looking rig - and back on-topic, the Enki is a lovely complement

[Owen]

37 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

Wouldn't tour without mine. Keeps the basses nice and secure and not difficult to move around. 

 

Stairs are slightly tricky but not to the point of annoyance. It's a very small price to pay. 

I can see your rig. The Enki case looks like the least of your weight concerns. 

[Owen]

The Scott Dixon flightcases have the same vibe, but are more expensive. However, they come up on ebay now and again. 

[Steve Browning]

1 hour ago, Owen said:

I can see your rig. The Enki case looks like the least of your weight concerns. 

The amps aren't in the rack any more. It wasn't so much the weight as the slight overhang against the cabs. The weight saving is not insignificant. 

[Steve Browning]

1 hour ago, Owen said:

The Scott Dixon flightcases have the same vibe, but are more expensive. However, they come up on ebay now and again. 

I decided against those as the guitars weren't held so securely and there's more room for them to move around. 

 

I did a gig where a guitar player had a Scott Dixon and it was dented to bu99ery. 

[SteveFromBerlin]

I have just found out that there is a new, seemingly improved version out there that retires the AMG-2, the ENKI XB-2.

 

Damn it, I'm getting closer and closer to buying one.

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU07L_d7avc

[mike257]

8 hours ago, Owen said:

The Scott Dixon flightcases have the same vibe, but are more expensive. However, they come up on ebay now and again. 

 

1 hour ago, SteveFromBerlin said:

I have just found out that there is a new, seemingly improved version out there that retires the AMG-2, the ENKI XB-2.

 

Damn it, I'm getting closer and closer to buying one.

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU07L_d7avc

 

I've toured with the Scott Dixons - never seen a guitar damaged in one, but they always ended up dented/deformed around where the lids attach after a while and become an absolute pain to close up. 

 

Recently picked up four Enki cases for a touring client - two of the new X series, and two (one guitar, one bass) of the original AMG versions, as that was all the available stock in the UK that week! Have had them in car boots, planes, vans, and on a truck over the last three weeks. 

 

All of them weigh in around 21/22kg fully loaded and flew as standard hold baggage on Ryanair without issue (their bag limit is 20kg but we had other stuff under weight so worked out with weights pooled - most other airlines are 23kg so should be fine elsewhere). 

 

The new X series are definitely neater - handles and latches are all recessed, so when you're stacking them in a van they're much easier to play Tetris with compared to the AMG where the handles protrude. The lids are much easier to remove and replace on the AMG though - the moulding around the hinge pins on the new X series makes them very awkward to slide back on in comparison. Only really an issue if you're using the cases as guitar stands and need the lids off and out of the way, otherwise you can just hinge them open and closed without removing the lid. 

 

Definitely happier with them than with the Scott Dixon alternative though, and the new X range has a triple guitar case too (which there was no UK stock of, unfortunately, else I'd have had them!). Been using them in lieu of a guitar rack while I've had limited workspace on a support tour and they've been great.