ChromaCast Pro Series Rudy Sarzo Signature Electric Bass Guitar Padded Gig Bag

This review is for the ChromaCast Pro Series Rudy Sarzo Signature Electric Bass Guitar Padded Gig BagFirst off.... I LOVE THIS BAG!!I have 7 different bass cases and this is one of my favorite cases.The good:It is a quality built bag. It definitely deserves the "pro" designation. The shell material is sturdy and looks nice. The padding is adequate (more about that in a minute) and I feel comfortable with the level of protection it offers any of my basses. The pockets! OMgosh, those pockets! Please sir, can I have more? 6 really well thought out pockets! When I say thought out, I mean they have room to stretch and are plenty deep. The large one can hold a full size iPad. Probably could hold a lap top but I wouldn't risk my laptop out front like that. I'm old school, so I carry my charts in a 2" notebook. It fits with room to spare. I have actually put a pair of folded up jeans in the big pocket! The other pockets have plenty of room for most anything you would need to carry. Extra sets of strings? No problem. iPad mini or other smallish tablet? No problem! Multiple guitar tuners ala Snark? No problem! Need to take a change of clothes, extra shirts? No problem, no I'm not joking! The inside has an adjustable neck rest with a velcro strap to keep your bass from tipping out. Want more? OK, how about a piece of material sown on the inside to keep your bridge from getting scratched or the bag from getting torn? Well, it's there! A little extra padding for the bottom of the bout so that the strap pin doesn't tear the bag or get dinged? Yes, they got that covered too! Rubber feet so that you can stand your case and lean it? Done! How about some of the same rubber feet material around the TOP and sides of the bag, so that when you lean it against a wall or prop it on the floor it has some grip? Would you like that? Bingo! It's there! A 2 piece handle that secures with a velcro wrap to help keep the bass from sliding out? Check! A rubberized handle on the back? Yep, got that too! Adjustable straps so you can sling it on your back? Of course! That long pocket over the fretboard will hold a lot of stuff. They say you can put a guitar stand in it, I wouldn't want anything like that near my fret board but I guess you could do it. What's not to love? I was thinking of getting a Mono bag, but they just don't have everything this bag has to offer. Yes, I know, Mono is Mono for a reason. But the Mono costs 3 times as much and lacks all the pockets. I looked at other bags too. In the end, this one checked off 99% of the boxes on my list. Ok, the padding! You want extra padding? On the inside of the bag, there are zippers that reveal the padding. You can add your own extra padding. It's also a nice option to have to put your wallet or phone in. Not completely safe, but it adds a small additional layer of protection for your personal items.There are only 2 things I don't like and both are a personal preference. One, I'm not a fan of the red lettering advertising the bag. The other is that you have to slide the guitar in and out of the bag. On several occasions, it has gotten caught on the piece that protects the bridge, or it hasn't reached the bottom of the bag. So you do need to make sure your bass is settled correctly in the bag. That's a very small price to pay for such a great bag. This doesn't take away one bit for how much I love this bag!!You're NOT going to find a bag for under $100 that even comes close to this. Right now, this bag is roughly $90. You can't go wrong! Buy one, heck, buy 2!The bad: NOTHING!Suggested improvement: If they did this, I'd buy it in a heartbeat! Make it so that the bag can lay flat on the ground and the top cover flip open like a hard case! (think Gator Transit and Roadrunner Highway Series (yes, I have a RR Hwy series case) Both are gig bags that flip open. Both cost a little more. The Transit is close in price, the RR is about $40 more. But like I said, the Chromacast is under $100!!!! You just can't beat it!Chromacast...PLEASE make a bag like this with the flip open option!!Thanks for making a quality bag at a reasonable price point! Not everyone can drop $150+ for a gig bag. We need you!

I have used various guitar gig bags over several decades and with each passing year I have watched them get better and better. ChromaCast Pro Series is now by far the best of the bunch. I am using mine with a medium scale acoustic bass guitar and it fits perfectly. The multiple pockets for storage exceeds my demands. The stitching, handles, reinforced areas, and padding are all well designed AND the price point is far better than any of the competitors producing gig bags that truly don't measure up in comparison.

Many years ago, I purchased a Tacoma Thunderchief. It is easily the largest acoustic bass guitar I have ever seen (except for one custom job called a Halfling, but I digress). I have been on the lookout for a bag big enough and worthy of transporting a $1200 bass. This bag gets the job done! It is plenty big and I have even used it to transport my Gretsch hollowbody bass too.If you're into pockets, you will not be disappointed. I usually take a pack with me on overnights, but didn't even need it with this thing. If I'm counting right, there are NINE! pockets on this thing. Sarzo wasn't kidding when he says it can carry all his stuff. By the time I had it loaded, it stood up without leaning against anything! I had a 13" laptop, strings, over a dozen harmonicas, a harmonica holder, humidifier, strap, a one liter jar of "stuff," earbuds, a bottle of Excedrin Migraine (great for hangovers), and some other stuff that I forgot was even there.The straps are great and all look like they'll hold up well (although I've only had it on the road a few times so far). Two "cons:" 1) I wish it had one of those cool handles at the base of the neck on the front as well as the back, and 2) I wish there was a bit more padding. Regarding #2, I am comparing this bag with my Gruv Gear Gigblade -- now THAT'S padding.

After owning this bag for a while now, I can honestly say that it is a SUPERB product. Since then, I've had several students and musician friends purchase one for themselves. There's great protection to the instrument, lots of pockets for your gear, great quality handles for the bag and just super convenient. It's priced less expensive than some of the other name brand gig bags and offers more protection and usability as well. Trust me, you'll love it. Get one now! You won't regret it!

Great product! The reviews had me worried about the zipper quality, but they are excellent. The bag is very big. My long-scale acoustic (Washburn) had several inches of extra room but the Velcro strap at the headpiece held it in place. I had my 5-string Dingwall and my Rickenbacker 4003 also. The padding is really sturdy and thick. The pockets are very well done and hold a lot.

I was sold after watching RS’s thorough description video. Great design; versatile and handy.

Carries everything except pedals and amp. Heavy use since I purchased nearly five gears ago and it’s still going strong!

I bought 3 of them 2 riped at the strap and the 3rd on the bottom it holds a lot of stuff but it not really made for it wish they'd make it out of better material

Los espacios son muy grandes, pude guardar cables, plumillas, extension para amplo, pedalera y eliminador, tali, afinador, entre otras cosas.

Funda doble. La he usado para traer mis guitarras seguras. La calidad es buena en general. Sin embargo, cambiaría la calidad de los sujetadores que usas como "mochila". Son demasiado delgados, sin acolchonamiento, y además agregaría la posiblidad de cambiarlos de posición. Yo la uso para andar en moto con mis guitarras, y cuando la uso, por la posición de los sujetadores, me parece muy incómoda. Tengo una marca Guitar Research y ha sido mi preferida porque no me causa inconveniente andando en moto. Si la usas caminando, o para andar trayendo en tu carro, no creo que sea ningún problema.

Has the most number of pockets in any bag I’ve seen. Even fits my tech21 flyrig, and I can fit my quilter bass block bb800 head inside the largest pocket.

I was at my local guitar store when I spotted a used Epiphone Classic-IV Pro Thunderbird bass at a great price! I plugged it in fell in love and took it home. The clerk did his due diligence and offered me a Thunderbird Hard Case but I am not a fan of hard cases and since I always have at least one more quality gig bag than I need I politely refused and took my new toy home. Well, none of my gig bags would fit. I have four different gig bags from different companies and nothing fit. I briefly considered the hard case and slapped myself upside the head. I scoured he bass guitar forums and got one solid suggestion, a Gator Pro Go Bass case. I liked the look and he level of protection it provides but I pretty much spend all my free cash on the Thunderbird. I scoured YouTube for a video featuring a Thunderbird bass and a gig bag when I stumbled across the video for this gig bag. I thought to myself, the Thunderbird is perfect for hard rock and Rudy Sarzo lives and breathes hard rock so I watched the video. To my surprise, the video actually shows Mr. Sarzo putting a Thunderbird bass in the bag! I went to Amazon, ordered on to arrive next day.(A cheap shipping upgrade from Prime’s Two Day shipping)The case arrives promptly the next day. I unboxed it, took it out of the plastic bag it’s in and immediately I am pleasantly surprised. The bag was sturdier and the padding looks better than the gig bag Rudy Sarzo was demoing in his video. It lead me to believe he was showing the actual bag he uses. I checked all the zippers, pockets and stitching and everything was top quality. The bag came folded, which I expected, but once I put my Thunderbird in, the case bounced back to life. Oh, and most importantly, this case fits my Thunderbird like a glove! This case doesn’t provide as much protection as my most expensive gig bags, both costing me about $200, but provides enough protection that I can travel safely with my baby and know it will survive the trip.The one place this bag shines above the many bags I have tried is in the amount of storage it has. This bag has more storage than I could have thought possible! Easily one of the best features of this particular gig bag.Overall, I could not be more pleased with this purchase. I expected I was buying a “Well it will do for now” bag but I can see this bag sticking around for the long haul! This was my first ChromaCast purchase but it will not be my last! I would love to see what they could create in the top end gig bag space currently occupied by Mono and Reuinion Blues!

Great gig bag, purchased specifically for a semi hollow body Warwick bass, fits with ease, also can get my amp in the large pocket.