I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

Is a thinline MIM okay? $350.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/ ... 51403.html

And yeah, fuck a gig bag when you're dropping that much money.

yard barf wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:00 pm

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

Is a thinline MIM okay? $350.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/ ... 51403.html

And yeah, fuck a gig bag when you're dropping that much money.

Damn that's a good deal, but I need that single coil bridge pu for my needs.

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

To each their own. If I bought a guitar and it came with a hard case, that case is going promptly into the closet and the guitar into a gigbag. That's locational though...dont have a car, dont wanna walk a mile to practice holding a case.

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:07 pm

yard barf wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 2:00 pm

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

Is a thinline MIM okay? $350.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/msg/ ... 51403.html

And yeah, fuck a gig bag when you're dropping that much money.

Damn that's a good deal, but I need that single coil bridge pu for my needs.

You need a Tele Custom? With a single coil in the bridge? AND in a hard case? WELL HOWZABOUT you slide into my DMs and we can talk about what I've got on hand here. I'm likely selling one in the near future.

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:18 pm

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

To each their own. If I bought a guitar and it came with a hard case, that case is going promptly into the closet and the guitar into a gigbag. That's locational though...dont have a car, dont wanna walk a mile to practice holding a case.

I'm definitely at a point where if it's a standard guitar/bass shape, I'd rather have a gig bag as I've got enough cases I can use at this point, and I'm tired of figuring out where to store the ones I've got.

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

we had more discussion on that than you might imagine, and most people on the manufacturing side feel the same way. That turned into this gig-case that quickly became my favorite carrying guitar anything
https://www.taylorguitars.com/taylorwar ... readnought

Oh and I'd definitely wouldn't frown on a hardier soft case/bag like one of the Mono ones in lieu of another hard I've gotta store somewhere.

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:18 pm

Owen wrote: Thu Feb 17, 2022 1:09 pm I have really bad Fender Telecaster Custom lust right now.

So I have been window shopping and its wild that you spend over $1000 on a guitar and they want to give you a gigbag instead of a hardcase with your purchase. When the hell did that change (says the guy that has bought most of his guitars from people in person)?

To each their own. If I bought a guitar and it came with a hard case, that case is going promptly into the closet and the guitar into a gigbag. That's locational though...dont have a car, dont wanna walk a mile to practice holding a case.

I think for me it is a matter of spending X and getting a $30 bag that isn't sitting right with me. I have a good bag much like what Tyler mentioned and if I am running around back and forth from practice that is what I would use, it fits pretty much any guitar. BUT, if/when I move or tour, I want the option of a hardcase that will protect better. Once all guitars and basses have hardcases and I end up with more hardcases I would probably just sell them as they are more valuable than a bag and buy a pedal or new cables or something.

Just got a looper pedal from Fm tallchris. Can’t wait to get my inner “solo acoustic person at open mic night” thing going!