Hi there.
I’m Toru Hoshino (@jazzbassisttoru), a bass instructor.
I put two basses into a bass case and weighed myself with it on. The result was pretty incredible.
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The MONO Bass Case
For work, I often need to bring two electric basses with me, so I bought a case that can hold two at once.
It’s MONO’s “M80 Dual Bass Guitar Case BLK M80-2B-BLK” — a gig bag built to hold two basses at once. I bought mine online.
Loading Two Basses
You load one bass in from each side, like this.
The padding is thick.
Inside, there’s a neck holder and cushioning to keep things secure.
The pockets are big too — there’s plenty of room for a fake book and two cables.
Time to Weigh Myself
So, I loaded the basses into the case — and it’s seriously heavy.
I decided to go weigh myself with it on.
I don’t have a scale at home, so I borrowed one from a share house I used to live in.
Here’s what it looked like carrying it on my back.
From behind:
From the side:
It’s about as thick as my face.
I could still ride a bike with it on, at least.
The Moment of Truth
Here’s my weight before:
About 55kg with clothes on. (Sorry about the weird socks.)
Alright, here goes!
Σ（ﾟдﾟlll）
66kg!!
An 11kg increase!!
That was the result.
The case alone weighs about 4kg.
So loading two basses into MONO’s bass case — the “M80 Dual Bass Guitar Case BLK M80-2B-BLK” — adds about 11kg to your total weight, confirmed by actual experiment.
Every case I’ve owned before this one eventually had its strap give out, so this time I’m hoping it holds up for the long haul.
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