Gig Bag

For decades, the Gig Bag has been a key component of the Rock 'N Roller's arsenal. Well that's what all good musical instrument retailers like Derringers and Billy Hyde will make you believe. If you're out of the loop, a gig bag looks like this:

Most electric guitar 'starter packs' come with one of these padded, travelling warriors. My question is this. When have you ever seen someone rocking up to a gig with a gig bag? It's totally preposterous, and if some pathetic man rocked up to a gig with his prized Legend electric guitar, protected by a sturdy gig bag, he deserves a massive kick in the bollocks.

I get the feeling musical instrument manufacturers use this pathetic term to lure impressionable young children into buying their product. "Well I've never played the guitar before" says little Edgar, "but it comes with a gig bag so I'll be playing gigs in no time." If little Edgar is reading this, splash some cash on a proper heavy duty hard guitar case mate, because that's the only thing that'll stop your shitty Legend snapping at the neck under the slightest trauma, which a gig bag will hardly be able to deflect. 


Don't get me wrong, the padded bag is perfectly fine for beginners, it's just the name 'gig gag' that winds me up. They should call it a 'guitar glove' or an 'axe pack'. Wikipedia describes the gig bag as such: "most gig bags include pockets for storage of sheet music, instrument cables, picks, straps, and other accessories, along with shoulder straps and grab handles for added comfort, portability, and ease of use." Get fucked. 

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