The case that came with my OM is pretty heavy, so I picked up this gig bag: http://www.hobgoblin-usa.com/local/s...e-mandola-bag/
Here are my thoughts on it, in case it’s useful to somebody else (I would have liked to know more about the various bags I was looking at before pulling the trigger):
- Materials and construction seem good.
- Protection seems decent, but not as good as the hard case, and not quite as good as some other gig bags I’ve seen for other instruments — mainly that this one doesn’t have very rigid sides. The block the neck sits on looks good and its position is adjustable.
- Fits my Weber Yellowstone (22” scale) okay. It’s only JUST long enough, and a little wide. But not bad overall.
- Backpack straps and handle are nice.
- Pocket is fairly large, but slightly too small for 8.5x11” sheets of paper, ya kinda gotta cram them in.
- When you unzip it, it sorta doesn’t want to open all the way. Not a huge deal.
Overall, I’m pleased with the bag, especially for around a hundred bucks. My Reunion Blues gig bag is nicer (for an electric bass), but costs a lot more. And I don’t know if any of the ones Reunion Blues makes would fit an octave mandolin as well as this does.
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