Thomann E-Bass Gigbag BK

Seems ridiculous to review such a low priced gig bag, but it’s worth saying that it’s reasonably well made and looks as if it will be quite durable.

Balance: being an all purpose electric bass gig bag, it’s likely made to accommodate standard sizes with a long and sometimes top heavy head stock. The Ibanez SR300EB that I bought the bag for is quite a bit smaller and some two inches (5cm) shorter than the bag. When I first put the bass into the bag, the carry handle seemed out of place and was uncomfortable. However, if I slide the bass by those two inches as far as it’ll go into the pointy end of the bag, then the balance changes and the carry handle works well. Just something to remember, if carrying the bass more than a few yards.

The pockets are good. Nothing to complain about there.

Only minor niggle is that the foam in the side walls is cut a bit skimpy, so you can feel the instrument through the fabric in places where the foam in the sides doesn't quite meet the foam in the front and back panels. Room for improvement there, I think.

Still, a good bag for the extremely low price.

Needed a gigbag to carry my bass from home to car to practice studio and for occasional gigs, because sometimes a hard-case is just too much to carry around with everything else...

Let me get this straight right away - it is not going to provide much safety for your bass if you are not cautious.

The zippers are not good, straps are looking weak (they are comfortable, but I don't trust them), the padding is really thin, but the overal material is quite good. Got two separate pockets for stuff, which is really nice and it looks quite good!

I think it will last a long time, even though it's not perfect. But if you need a cheap gigbag to carry your bass from point A to point B from time to time, give it a go, you have nothing to lose. Nothing beats this price!

I bought this to carry around a cheap bass that I'd bought at the same time. I wasn't too worried about that bass getting a couple of knocks because it's only really for recording with, but this gig bag is better quality than I was expecting. The outer fabric seems quite tough, and as for the inner padding, whilst it isn't as thick as you'd want from a higher end gig bag, is very dense and sturdy. I would think that this gig bag is going to protect your bass completely from most knocks it is going to get whilst carried around or transported in a car. I might not trust it in the bag of a van with other sharp corners around, but at the same time would not be overly concerned.
The compartments on the front are really big, and great for carrying cables and books, but strangely they are joined at the sides, rather than the bottom like most gig back pockets, so beware losing things! The buckles seem to be made of cheap plastic so might break eventually from strenuous use but should stand up to day to day use. Some of the stitching and melted joins on the hem are a bit ugly and probably not the strongest, but aren't a major factor for the gig bag's main uses.
Overall, decent quality for the price, and probably better padding than some 'branded' gig bags that are more expensive.

I bought this in bundle with HB B-450 and at the point I don't realized it's actually an empty bag with side padding. If you search for neck strap or things like this, it has a Premium version. But the Thomann line offers much better bags if you want to protect not just carry your instrument.

pros:
- materials and finishing are good
- inside the bag has a strong material to protect the soft inside from the hardware
- padding around the side
- two large pocket
- comfortable backpack strap
- floor protector

cons:
- the bag has nothing to hold the bass in his place
- inside the bag has to much room where the bass can move

In total it's a good product, the cons are more like financial decisions, and user demands for different levels of products. Thomann (with Harley Benton too) has really good sense to design products for value and money with non lack of quality. I trust these brands.