Do you use the Hardcase?

[JZ06]

i know guys who always use gig bags. sorry, but the hard case is the ONLY thing my guitars will be carried in, whether it's simply to downstairs or to play out. they're worth a LOT to me, so they're always well protected.

[straycat]

Hard cases only.

[shadowcat]

My guitars would be dead as fuck touring without a hardcase!!

I should have added... If I ever get to go on tour, I will DEFINITELY use nothing but hardcases.
I only use gigbags when I have total control over it.

[charvelguy]

it depends on the guitar..I never used to use gigbags for years of playing in clubs as they really weren't as popular or available in the 80's.
'but'...if all I am doing is traveling from the hotel to the club or from the house to the club or practice.. I sometimes use a good gigbag. Where am I going? through a few doorways into a dressing room or practice area..if I feel like traveling lighter and having the ease to sling my guitar over my back..I use a gigbag. Its a tradeoff on security tho or feeling more secure with a hardcase. There's alot of decent hardcases made by Fender that are very portable.

[Bryan]

If I were to ever tour, I believe I would have to get flight cases for my guitars. I know hard cases are good for local playing, but I wouldn't even trust them on a plane.

[charvelguy]

well..nowadays..if the guitar has to be checked to baggage.. it would be prudent to aquire an ATA flight case. There used to be alot of articles on this back in the 70's and 80's on how the airlines were just trashing and destroying valued instruments. I wouldn't take a cherished irreplaceable LP on tour...I'd take a replaceable factory second or a Korean import that is just as good for the need.

I've taken a Charvel acoustic on a plane several times in an SKB low budget hard case. It went in the overhead as a carryon or .... if the flight staff was exceptionally nice..they'd let me store it in the clothes footlocker for the flightcrew.

[Shawn Lutz]

I only use them when I leave the house with them. Otherwise they all stay , a dozen on hanging on the wall and the rest (10) on stands.

I don't own hard cases for every guitar I own though. I've build a bunch from parts and those ones have no cases. I never take 20+ guitars with me at once so I'm still all good

[brent]

I use InCase bags, I have a slim and a dub, great protection, really more a soft case than a bag. The Dub bag is awesome, 2 guitars 1 bag.
At home most stay in their cases but I have a few scattered around the house on stands.