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High-End Gig Bags Reviewed  Roundup: 5 High-End Gig Bags
Reviewed  One of the most important tools you can take to any
gig is one that doesn't improve your tone at all—the gig bag. To
some, any gig bag will do. That is, until they pull out their
favorite axe at the blues jam and find a crack in the headstock
due to some bumps and dings on the way to the local pub. It's an
even bigger consideration when you are a professional musician
who spends mos¬t of their waking hours going in-between buses,
vans, airports, hotel rooms, and cramped green rooms.  There is
no shortage of different styles, sizes, and shapes of gig bags
for nearly every instrument you can imagine and they offer a few
distinct advantages over a hardshell case. First, how great is
it to have your guitar—or guitars—on your back, combo amp in one
hand and pedalboard in the other? Any time you can cut down how
many trips back and forth to load in, the better. Also, let's be
honest, a