Soft Case or Gig bag for Rhoads?

[Danacus]

Can anyone suggest a generic gig bag or soft case that will fit a Rhoads? I bought a RR24 and it did not have a case.

Thanks.

[MountainDog]

Jackson makes one, p/n 299-1511-000, but it looks like everyone is out of stock:
http://www.nextag.com/Jackson-Electr...43/prices-html

[Speiro]

Warwick Rock bag. There was a thread on this recently with a few suggestions. Do a search.

[Vass]

Can I just ask- is it a comfort issue or a cost issue? I am sure others feel differently but I just don't have great experiences with gig bags- They really don't provide all that much protection aside from protecting from scratches.

Maybe I'm just a baby. I've never been 100% comfortable with em- I gave mine to my brother to store the Agile I bought him to play with. If I knew he was going to be travelling I would have bought him a case.

Vass

[Model1VH2]

I'd seriously consider a hard case if I were you.
The unusual shape of a RR model makes it very suseptable to damage.
A gig bag ain't gonna cut it IMO.

[nsubulysses]

Plus, that is a really expensive guitar! Why blow over $1000 on a guitar and then not protect it? Might as well spend the extra $100 and keep that thing looking good. That's not some made in Korea 2002 Rhoads with the top V broken off.

[fett]

When are they going to make a contoured case for Kelly's and V's? Those cases are gigantic, as they are, with a lot of wasted space. Oh, I know!!! Never.

[wilkinsi]

Actually Fett, I agree with you completely. My JCC917 case weighed more than my WRMG. If I got a custom case that had most of the excess removed (almost like a figure hugging exterior as well as interior), it would drastically reduce overall weight. I'll ask my local retailer about this and see what they say.

[fett]

Not to mention shipping costs. If I had a $1,000+ plus guitar, I would go with the hardest case I could buy.

[Danacus]

I am looking to get a used case. I collect guitars so most of the time they just sit in storage; they don't have to travel to gigs or really be moved around anywhere so usually a soft case will do.

BTW, I bought my brand new RR24 for $900 from a dealer on Ebay