No one wants to think about cases.  That is, no one wants to think about cases until their instrument is crushed by an airline or damaged by getting caught in a downpour.  I am psyched to have new Levy’s Leather cases for my electric basses. 

Back in 1993, I needed a new case for my main electric bass, which at that time was an Alembic Series I.  But I had two electric basses, and so I had to lug around a stupid case (a world of 1980s pleather) and…another stupid case (an oversized “hard case” made mostly of foam).  That’s all fine and dandy if you have a car and if it doesn’t matter how many trips to the car it takes to unload gear.  Got a roadie?  All the better.  But in the city, with no car, relying on the subway, one trip is all you get.

My solution was to buy a 2-bass gig bag at EU Wurlizer on Mass Ave in Boston.  This way, I could carry both instruments at once, and since I still had the old stupid bags, I could also just take one bass, if I only needed one for the gig.

Fast forward 15 years or so, and that case was so worn out that I couldn’t reliably hold anything in it any longer.  I got in touch with the manufacturer, Levy’s Leathers, and sent in the bag.  They were so impressed by how worn out it was, they sent me a brand new one.  I remember an even exchange: they keep the destroyed case so they can make improvements, and I get a new case.  After another decade or so, that case was pretty worn out.  Another call to Levy’s, but this time, I’m not interested in the 2-bass gig bag any longer – which they don’t make anymore anyway.

“Are you still playing?” Eden asked (from Levy’s).  “Yes,” and I sent her a photograph of a recent recording session with me playing electric bass.  A quick conversation and a few emails, and I have two new cases for my electric basses, that I love.  I haven’t taken them through a Nor’easter yet, but the reviews online are all about how durable and protective these cases are.  Very psyched to break in my CM19L cases – thanks Eden!