Is the New Gibson "Soft Case" Better than a Hard Case? 2018 / 2019 Brown Gig Bag Review + Comparison
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0:23 - Pros Soft Case
4:50 - Cons Soft Case
9:29 - Final Thoughts
The New Gibson Les Paul / SG Soft Case / Gig Bag had me really curious when I first saw it. I wanted to know if it was any good or not so when I got one with my new 2019 Guitar Center Exclusive Les Paul Special, I was ready to put it to the test. I compared it with a regular Gig bag in this video - • Is the New Gibson "Sof... ?sub_confirmation=1 and I concluded that these are many times better than the original style.
However, how does it compare to a proper soft shell case? How much do they cost new? $149. That is quite a lot for a 'Soft Case' especially when a hard case costs $199 new.
In this video, I will go over many pros and cons of this soft shell gig bag case as compared to the hard case. In the end, I found myself being able to take both sides. With just a few minor improvements to this new design, I could find myself liking them better than a hardshell case. Until then, the Taylor made hard gig bag cases will be my favorite style!
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0:23 - Pros Soft Case
4:50 - Cons Soft Case
9:29 - Final Thoughts
Overall, after I've beaten this thing up, I now have a better understanding of this soft case. I truly believe there are situations where this would be more ideal than a hard case. These are great for students that have to take their instruments to lessons as the storage capacity in these things are great! I can also see these being great for city buskers for similar reasons. I REALLY like the Taylor hard Gig Bags (I like them better than hard cases) so with a few tweaks to this Gibson design - they might be on to something!
Nobody is gonna steal your Gibson Les Paul gtr if you stuffed in a Taylor gig bag case haha !
The Trogly's Guitar Show hey bro what Gibson hard case fits the 2019 Gibson Les Paul Doublecut junior?
For me hard shell is foremost priority
Iron Eddie the answer is no
Next chapter... What is the best gig bag for LPs in the market right now?
Idk a hard case makes you look more mysterious, more bad ass. A soft case makes you look like you’re late for cello practice.
Cello practice 😂
I’m a badass cello player & I know where you live.
I still prefer a hardshell case to a new softcase! But, this new case is definitely better than an old case!!!
Yeah, I got one of those older black gig bags with my Firebird. Not a very good source of protection. Also with that white interior, if you are actually playing the guitar it's gonna be impossible to keep clean
This new one is way better ! But looks wise I like a hard case but protecting it I like this soft case
Your sense of humor always makes these videos fun
I know! ....he reminds me of my best friends older brother
I agree! Austin I love your videos. Seeing Austin wrestle a gig bag....well, I can't unsee that! LOL!
Yeah, he's a great guy
that why 2018 gibson studio tribue is the bes deal ever gibson done. the guitar looks a proper les paul with proper inlays and a gold top + comes with this nice gig bag
Man ruthlessly smashes guitar case
How about a hard shell for the soft case? Then you would have both options. Just a drunk drummer wondering.....
I think it's illegal :)
SBK used to make over cases for Fender cases. Basically if you were flying you could put the Fender case in the armoured SBK case and not have to worry about transferring all your stuff over. Not sure they still make them, I don't imagine they sold that well as you might as well just buy an SBK case.
A more homemade solution a guy I worked with bought a large equipment case from Sam Ash and flew to London with his guitar in a cheap gig bag, some pedals and his clothes inside. All fine. However this was pre 9/11 so you wouldn't be able to do that now.
If my drunken drummer ever fell into my Les Paul, he would become my former drummer.
Odin Hammersmith Dead former drummer! :-)
I'll not ever mention my former drummer whom just killed my fender mustang
It would be the last time he stepped on my case…
If I'm spending Gibson level money, I want as much protection as I can get.
When I was young and trying to learn, my mentors showed me the "turn your guitar case so that if it fell open the lid will fall against your thigh", possibly saving you from a tragedy. Also wear your belt buckle at your hip instead of your front to prevent buckle rash to the back of your guitar
Steven Kimsey that’s really useful, exept for the belt thing. Guitars are built to be used and abused, don’t worry about a couple of scratches from your belt and just focus on playing. idk
I never actually wore my belt buckle to the side. The older guys just told me about it. I have several nice guitars with buckle rash on the back. I sometimes wish I had turned that buckle. I always carry my case with the lid to my thigh though, better safe than sorry 🍺🎸
I got my guitars way to high strapped. They can't touch my belt buckle
Sorry.. a hardshell case is still a armour shield compared to a soft case..
But if you do a lot of gigging, especially if you live in an urban area and need to take public transportation, a gig bag is the way to go. Just make sure its the RIGHT gig bag. Like a MONO case.
Did either one of you see this case ?? It’s way better than an old hard case lol
Greenman is a folk hero, he would never steal anything.
He's the Hero we need but not the one we deserve
I can’t think of an angle you didn’t take. Very comprehensive. The little thing at the end was funny too
In a.... lot of years of gigging some 250-300 cities a year, I've never had a case "accidentally" come unlatched.
That being said, these are some of the best soft cases to come out since the Holy Grail of soft cases: The Summit Pack
Don't know if it's true or not, but BB King had a nice story about his ES hardshell case saving his life during some Louisiana floods. Apparently they float, well enough to hold the big man himself.
Great, you need both, a case for travel/storage and a gig bag for, well, gigs!
Thanks for the review. Might possibly consider a "Disclaimer" that "No Soft-Cases" were harmed in the making of this video"!
just bought one for my 2017 Les Paul tribute T to replace the gig back i love it.
The price points of both make the hard case the better buy every time for me. An extra $50 is a small price to pay for the added piece of mind. If the soft case was around $75 - $100, then it would give me reason to consider it over the hard one if I absolutely had to have a Gibson branded case.
Love the vids keep in up
This video contains the best gig bag assault I've ever seen
This came with my tribute and as long as I don't plan on traveling with it much I absolutely love these cases
I like these for fender type guitars, but id never use a soft case for a guitar with an angled headstock.
Same here
The hockey rink green screen was absolutely hilarious
I’m starting to dig a gig bag more nowadays. This leather/faux-leather one seems pretty good to me. One thing that makes no sense to me is the outside pocket with no lock. Either it goes inside or it should be able to lock. One thing that would send it over the edge is like memory foam around the bottom edge to really secure the instrument. Very cool
2:27 Imagine if he forgot to take the guitar out for this take.
Please make a comparison of this to the newer Gibson soft case. There’s some small differences, I think.
I bought a new SG and then bought a hardshell. An hour later I realized I prefer the bag.
honestly compared to any other gig bag that thing has hardshell level protection (in comparison especially to any fender,epiphone squire or lower gigbag) but at the end of the day the hardshell is tried and tested for decades
Given how pricey Gibson’s still are, if that thing doesn’t come with a hard shell case, then forget it! Yeah, the softshell case might be easier to carry and all of that, but given how Gibson guitars are so prone to neck snaps, a hard shell case still gives better protection! Also, if you are a musician who travels on an aircraft and given how they handle luggage, good luck because you’re going to need it.
Hard shell in my opinion is much more protective especially if you have an SG because they are prone to breaking at the headstock. Putting a neck lock in a hard case would be cool also because it has a combination lock which wouldn’t randomly pop open. I’ve use both and I’m a lot more confident in a hard case.
My wife loves her purses. I love all these different gibson cases & gig bags. Had them all, except this new one. Love the video, thx Austin! :)
It would be pretty cool if Gibson reinforced their soft case, similar to how Taylor does their "hard" cases. This way, you can carry it any way you want, and the outer padding of the case further minimizes impacts when compared to a traditional hard case.
I'm between the soft case and the "gator skin" case for JR. I have s flat top so trying to balance finding something for a thinner body that also has room for the headstock tilt.
I'm waiting for the air bagged motion sensored GPS embedded titanium sheathed auto-return to home soft landing geared case.
In burgundy tweed.
My dog has chewed multiple hard guitar cases and took a latch off a Martin case would love the Taylor soft case to replace it
I died when you stuck the Glarry in the gig bag, that bag costs twice as much as the guitar XD
i remember my gibson info book that came with my studio lite Miii suggested carrying the case with the lid facing your body. That way if the latches came open ( as unlikely as that may be) the lid wouldn't be able to open because your body would catch it. 2019 LP Studio tribute showing up tomorrow with a soft case. so ill be able to check it out myself!! LOVE THIS CHANNEL.
I'm ready for a carbon fiber case...who's with me???!!
The playing demo totally changed my mind.
That was great... Kiesel offers similar bag to Martin.
I'm 6ft and 14 st , I literals stood on my Ovation collectors series once with the guitar in it, no problem at all
Hey Trog, you should MONO case, wow padding everywhere you want if and the neck is very secure.
Dude went all WWE on that case lmao!
When all the latches come undone..cue What The Butler Saw facial expression 😲😂😂😂👍
2:26 2:46 Thank you for this. You will never live it down
I want whatever you've been taking!
Hey, you should do a video talking about Gibsons new "Core Line" and how they aren't going to release different models every year like a car company. Some interesting stuff coming from NAMM
You are so funny Trogly 🤣😆😂😄.
if you have two zippers you can just put a little padlock through there, like you do with luggage , so i think the sneaking up thief would be on you. though they should have supplied some gibson branded padlocks, gibson people would have loved that i imagine.
If flying, TSA or baggage check in will tell to unlock it and hinge the lock on the loop and they will lock it back. They do not, the lock falls off somewhere and they do not care.
The first thing I think about when I see this soft case is the cheap luggage my parents owned back in the late 60s. You put lots of good graphics here to prove your point. We won’t get into you wrestling your bag on the floor. Wow, that was an image I can’t seem to get out of my head. I’ll stick with a hard shell case. But I do have a reunion blues gig bag that fits very snug. That would be my first choice or a mono bag, if I were looking for a gig bag. The fit of the rb bag is very snug and compact with lots of padding. Hey, keep up the great videos. You have a future in comedy if you decide to change careers. Thanks!
Not as beautiful as the hardshell case though but I guess if you at playing gigs around often then it’s better but for the casual guy who sometimes takes its guitar somewhere then Hardshell simply has a more vintage badass style on it.
They say girls notice a guys shoes or boots as a first impression. If she sees a guy with a soft case she'll assume he's gay or worse...........European
The very first thing I purchased after acquiring my 2018 Tribute Gold Top has a Gibson hardshell case.. The softcase was a nice one, but not enough security for me..
Most Airlines (at least european ones) don't allow hardshell cases to be taken into a plane as carry-on baggage.. but they are okay with soft ones.
I think the added few seconds it takes to get my guitar out of the soft case wouldn't be a deal breaker. I think we're stretching that con just a little..lol. That being said, I would still rather have a hard case. I just feel more comfortable having that added protection. Plus on the two acoustic guitars I have, I wouldn't put them in anything but a hard case. They were both inherited and I would be heartbroken if something happened to either of them.
I had one come with My SG, all my other gibsons had hard cases, it is a nice bag honestly, but yeah I'd rather have a hard shell lol
My SG came from Guitar Center "new" with this case. Not sure if that was like that from the factory or if they swapped it out for some reason.
I like the soft case but the giant Gibson logo would make me worry about getting mugged carrying it. I'll stick to my Levy bag because REASONS 🎸
The Stratosphere sells these for $69.99. When they get them in stock. You can get generic hard cases for $90 everywhere. I'd take a hard case any day.
If you have a Gibson get a SBK or a fitted Momo the number one cause of Standard Gibson Headbreak is the poorly designed (ie cheap as chips) bags and cases they provide. As anyone who's ever unloaded a shipment at the dealer 30-40% won't make it to the store head intact.
Nicely done!
Wall hanger and guitar stand next?
The Dean lightweight cases are pretty good too
The hard case has a good center of balance, that one latch opposite of the handle is easy to forget. For those collector-purists-perfectionists, the edges of the hard case is chippy. My LP case had a chip missing on the edge I have no idea where or when it happened. Neck locker? are they looking for another way to put more stress on that vulnerable LP and SG neck?
soft case is better, but hard is a must for planes
You should put that glarry guitar inside both and throw it around to see if it protects the guitar
And the soft case fits a Bigsby unlike the aluminum flight case that weighs as much as two guitars.
Thanks, helpful informative fun! Keep on rockin'!
The hard case for my Sully Erna Studio feels like it weighs 50 pounds empty!!
I really like that new soft case but if I was to do a lot of traveling I would want a hard shell case. A commentor in part 1 said that he gigs in a van and on planes and only uses the deluxe gig bag (old style) . He claimed he has never had an issue, to which I replied " just wait" or something like that. In my mind if I am going to be putting my guitar in something for protection and it will be getting bounced around in a vehicle, handled by other people and that sort of stuff, I want as much protection as I can get! I like the way the Taylor bag did the sides as well, but what is the weight difference in the Taylor and the Gibson bags?
In the end it comes down to this point - what is the daily life of your guitar?
I'm glad you pointed out about the downfall of multiple guitars will fit also means it's not a snug fit and your guitar can slide around. I wish they would come up with a liner that forms to your guitar, like those mattress pads made of foam that do that. They could stuff a bunch of that in and then when you put your Les Paul in it will conform to that as well as when you put in your SG or even an ES style, heck even Explorers and such. One outside size for all guitars with that foam on the inside. THAT would be THE case to own!!
Lighter, softer, SOLD! Beat the shit out of it too 🤪. I like it!
For me, although the soft cases are much more practical with padding and zips etc, they just don't look cool. It's like Fanny Pack vs a real leather belt with a lion's head on it, or Indy Jones v Dora the Explorer look to me. TBH I feel the same about Dayglo midnight blue zebra stripe koa wood 8-string 'performance guitars'. Whether you want to look like Johhny Greenwood or Kenny Gs rhythm guitarist of course that's up to you. It has to look cool and have rockstar cred for me. I don't think you would catch Jonny Marr being photographed with a soft case (even if his roadie insists on'em!!). Bottom line..use a hard case and suffer a bit for your rock star cred - it's all about attitude, often more than the number of notes you can shred in sweep picked Mixolydian arpeggios!!!
As cool as those hard cases are, I prefer my Gator Poly foam. It's the cost of a nice gig bag, its lighter then a hard case, and just as rigid and protective as a hard case.
My John Mayer fender soft case is the best soft case ever made. Can’t buy them on their own and they don’t make em anymore would love to find another one for another guitar. This seems less protective but has a lot of the pros anyone know of anything else that compares to the Mayer incase case?
Great review. Thank you
Thank you for this video! Helped me make a decision :)
I bought the black Gibson hard case and I’m not impressed. I don’t feel like I got my money’s worth. It doesn’t feel as tough as hard cases I have that cost half as much. I’d try the soft case next time or at least a 3rd party hard case for much less.
Its pretty simple to say it's better than the old gig bag but of course you'd wanna keep your nice gibsons in a proper,hard shell case. And please,take it easy on that poor bag!you just beat the snot out of that thing!
Really enjoyed that, but my guitar never leaves the house, I will stick with my chainsaw case.
Omg the ending 😂😂😂😂😂 loved it
Mono Vertigo and reunion blues are the good ones
If I'd paid today's money? Gimme a hardshell case, please!
I was expecting a more practical science comparison, i.e., launching them into brick walls at 100 kph to see if the crash test dummy painted guitar inside survives. Follow that up with the drunk drummer standing on the guitar case experiment :)
Aquila Rossa Yup the protecrion of the guitar is the most relevant and he did not even go there. It is like testing a watch with a million functions but if you ask the time they find out it is not on it hahaha.
The end 😂
That premiun soft case fits a acoustic guitar like the epiphone Dove ?
@2:29 lmao the fish out of water test passed! ;)
How about next comparing the standard Gibson gig bag Vs. the Gibson HP gig bag?
Great video! I have a question; Do you know if it fit a es 339 model in this soft case? Thanks so much for your answer!
I don't know for sure - but I'd imagine it would
Top ten fight scenes of all time
You can tune a guitar but you cant tune a case.
I remember that 1. Cool
Have you ever owned a mono bag? The promo video is them dropping s vintage strat from a roof.
I haven’t used a hard case to take a guitar to a gig in 20 years
Hey so what about humidity? Is the gigbag good enough for a full-time case?
I think those soft cases would be really good if you were in a small touring band and had limited space.
What is better for an Explorer? Harcase or a Gigbag?
Mono guitar case best of both world
I should get one for my telecaster
To me it just seems that big companies like gibson and fender cant get gig bags right compared to reunion blues, gator etc.
compare to the Levys thick leather soft cases, theyre so plush and thick
Having actually seen baggage handlers fling guitars on to the belt I'd lean towards a hard case
Trogster first finding out that he's been ripped off with no guitar in the case at 2:29
BTW thanks for talking about it 👍
Hi there, Would you consider taking a les paul in this soft case as a checked luggage in the airplane? Do you think it was built for this usage too? Thanks so much