A padded bag for full-size acoustics between 39 and 41 inches, with 8 mm (0.31 in) of foam. Enough for dust, rain and a car boot; not enough for anything that gets thrown.
CAHAYA Gig Bag 8 mm (39–41")
A padded bag for full-size acoustics between 39 and 41 inches, with 8 mm (0.31 in) of foam. Enough for dust, rain and a car boot; not enough for anything that gets thrown.
Padding
8 mm (0.31 in)
Fits
39 – 41 inch acoustic guitars
Type
Soft gig bag
Amazon reference
B07BMQMF9N (identical on 5 markets)
EAN
5060987640434
Eight millimeters is real padding, not the 3 mm (0.12 in) that passes for it on cheaper bags
The size range is stated in inches, so it can be checked against your guitar
A soft bag protects against knocks, not against being dropped or crushed
Best for: Carrying a full-size acoustic to a lesson or between rooms.
The first accessory a guitar needs after strings, and the one people buy twice because the first one was 3 mm (0.12 in) of foam in a nylon shell.
Eight millimeters of padding is enough for the transport most guitars actually see: a car boot, a bus, a walk to a lesson in the rain. It absorbs the knocks that put dents in a soft top and keeps dust out of the soundhole.
What it does not do is protect against a fall or against being crushed. For that there is a hard case, at three times the weight and price, and no gig bag substitutes for one.
The stated fit is 39 to 41 inches, which covers full-size dreadnoughts and classicals. Depth is the dimension that varies most between models — worth a tape measure if your guitar is unusually deep.
The questions players ask
How much padding do I need?
Under about 5 mm (0.20 in) is a dust cover. Eight to 12 mm (0.47 in) handles ordinary transport — a car, a bus, a lesson. Anything that will be checked into a hold or thrown by someone else needs a hard case, and no amount of foam substitutes.
Will it fit my guitar?
CAHAYA states 39 to 41 inches, which covers most full-size dreadnoughts and classicals. Body depth varies between models more than the nominal size suggests, so measure the deepest point of the lower bout if the guitar is unusual.
A padded bag for a 49-key keyboard with an X-shaped zipper that opens the whole top, a reflective strip on the front, convertible straps, and two elastic bands inside to hold the instrument still.
Fits
49 keys — the M size, stated in the maker’s own bullet. The only bag on this shelf sized below 88 keys
Opening
X-shaped zipper, stated to give easy access rather than the struggle of a straight zip. The only X-zipper on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Visibility
V-shaped reflective strip, stated for low-light conditions. The only reflective element on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Carrying
Single shoulder strap, convertible to a dual-strap backpack, adjustable (maker’s bullet)
Shell
Stated thick, durable and waterproof material, against rain, spills and accidental bumps (maker’s bullet)
Inside
Two mesh pockets on each side for chargers, phones, microphones and manuals, and two elastic bands that hold the keyboard against sliding in transport (maker’s bullet)
Padding
GETTOONE puts nothing in writing on this. One keyboard case on this shelf publishes 6.6 mm (0.26 in), and the two guitar bags here publish 8 mm (0.31 in) and 12 mm (0.47 in)
Recorded size
911 × 300 × 90 mm (35.9 × 11.8 × 3.54 in) in the product record
Manufacturer reference
GET-EPB-3S
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B0D25VD6BG
EAN
0762206599497
An X-zipper opens the whole top, so the keyboard lifts out instead of being threaded through a slot
The only reflective strip on this shelf — which matters walking back from a venue at night
No padding thickness published, on a shelf where another page publishes the scale that decides it
Best for: A 49-key controller or keyboard that travels on foot or by bike, often after dark.
A stretch cover that wraps an 88-key piano where it stands, music stand and sheet music included, and goes in a washing machine afterwards. It carries nothing and protects against nothing that falls.
Type
A stretch dust cover, not a carrying case. The shelf’s own scale, published on another page here, puts anything under about 5 mm (0.20 in) of padding in this category — and this cover publishes no padding at all
Fits
88 keys, stated for most leading brands including Yamaha, Casio, Roland, Kawai and Korg (maker’s bullet). HOIGRBOM asks that the key count be confirmed before ordering
Material
High-elasticity spandex, soft-touch, stated to resist friction and not scratch the instrument (maker’s bullet)
Fixing
Heavy-duty round elastic with an ABS cord lock, for a fit stated to stay in place without slipping, sagging or gaping (maker’s bullet)
Coverage
Wraps the piano, the music stand and the sheet music together, and is stated to block dust, animal hair, food residue and moisture (maker’s bullet)
Care
Hand or machine washable, stated to resist shrinking, fading and staining. The only item on this shelf that can be washed (maker’s bullet)
Included
A matching drawstring storage pouch, so the cover folds into a bag rather than a drawer (maker’s bullet)
Padding
HOIGRBOM puts nothing in writing on this. There is none: it is a fabric cover, and the two bags on this shelf that publish a figure give 8 mm (0.31 in) and 12 mm (0.47 in)
Dimensions
HOIGRBOM puts nothing in writing on this, which is why the key count is the only fit check available
Also available
The same cover in a 61-key size under the reference HGPC15B, at the same price
Manufacturer reference
HGPC15A
Weight
Not in the product record
Amazon reference
B0GT9BPJZ8
EAN
0649226717288
The lowest published price on this shelf, for the one problem a standing piano actually has
Covers the music stand and the sheet music with the instrument, which no bag here can do
It is not a case. It carries nothing and absorbs nothing, and the shelf’s own scale says so
Best for: An 88-key piano that lives in a room and never moves, gathering dust and animal hair between sessions.
An 88-key case on wheels, in 900D Oxford, with a reinforced handle, hidden backpack straps and adjustable interior straps that stop the instrument moving. Three ways to move it, and the only rolling case on this shelf.
Wheels
Yes — wheels and a reinforced handle, stated for musicians moving between rehearsals, performances, churches and studios. The only case on this shelf with wheels (maker’s bullet)
Carrying
Three modes: wheels, reinforced handles, and hidden backpack straps (from the title and maker’s bullet)
Shell
High-density 900D Oxford — the heavier of the two fabric weights published on this shelf; one case here states 600D (maker’s bullet)
Interior
53 × 14.5 × 7 in stated (from the title)
Retention
Adjustable interior securing straps, stated to reduce movement in transport. Two of the eight cases on this shelf hold the instrument at all (maker’s bullet)
Padding
Described as thick foam padding. No thickness is published. One keyboard case on this shelf publishes 6.6 mm (0.26 in) on all six sides (maker’s bullet)
Storage
Large storage pockets (from the title). No count is given; one case on this shelf publishes three
Folding
Foldable for compact storage when empty, which a hard case cannot do (maker’s bullet)
Load rating
megarte puts nothing in writing on this. No case on this shelf states what its straps or wheels will carry
Manufacturer reference
PianoBag001
Weight
3,084 g (108.8 oz) in the product record — the heaviest figure recorded on this shelf, and the only one on a wheeled case. Wheels, a handle and a frame are what the extra weight is
Amazon reference
B0H8PG3DD1
EAN
0754459260910
Wheels: the only case here that moves 88 keys without anyone carrying them
Interior securing straps, which stop the instrument arriving at the end of the bag under its own weight
The heaviest case recorded here at 3,084 g (108.8 oz), before the instrument goes in
Best for: A player who moves the same 88-key piano every week between a car and a hard floor.
A USB-C MIDI cable with a 32-bit processor inside it. It can filter, remap and route MIDI through free software, and in its second mode it links two instruments directly with no computer in the chain.
Mode 1
USB MIDI interface — computer to MIDI hardware over USB-C (maker’s bullet)
Mode 2
Smart MIDI Cable — links two MIDI devices directly, without a computer, powered from the MIDI Out port. The only cable on this shelf that works with no computer (maker’s bullet)
Processor
32-bit — the only processor published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Processing
Routing, filtering and mapping, configured in the free UxMIDI Tools software for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. The only configuration software on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
Message support
Stated to transmit all MIDI messages including clock, sysex, MTC and MPE — the only listing on this shelf to name a message type (maker’s bullet)
Platforms
macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux and Chrome OS (maker’s bullet)
Plug
Retractable USB-C, with dual-tone MIDI connectors (maker’s bullet)
Channels
CME puts nothing in writing on this. Both other MIDI cables on this shelf publish 16
Length
CME puts nothing in writing on this. One of the three MIDI cables here publishes a length
Manufacturer reference
S-F000C12
Weight
89 g (3.1 oz) in the product record
Amazon reference
B0DQYJJ3L2
EAN
8885011101517
Connects two instruments with no computer in the chain — nothing else on this shelf does that
Filtering, mapping and routing in a cable, configured from a phone as well as a computer
Five times the price of the least expensive item on this shelf, for a cable
Best for: A rig where a controller has to drive a synthesizer without a laptop, or where incoming MIDI has to be filtered before it arrives.
A three-and-a-bit-foot stereo lead in oxygen-free copper under a braided jacket. The shortest cable on this shelf, which on a desk is the point rather than a compromise.
Connection
3.5 mm (0.14 in) TRS to 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS, stereo, male to male (from the title)
Length
3.3 ft — the shortest length published on this shelf (from the title)
Conductor
Oxygen-free copper with shielding — the only listing on this shelf to name oxygen-free copper (maker’s bullet)
Signal
Stated to support balanced to unbalanced transmission, with strong anti-interference capability (maker’s bullet)
Jacket
Braided outer cover with gold-plated connectors (maker’s bullet)
Named compatibility
Yamaha, Casio and Roland keyboards, digital pianos, bass amplifiers and home theatre systems (maker’s bullet)
Shielding
Described as shielded. No layer count or coverage is published; one cable on this shelf publishes two layers (maker’s bullet)
Manufacturer reference
190 0027
Weight
30 g (1.1 oz) in the product record
Amazon reference
B0FPQZ3SZQ
EAN
0826341058438
The shortest lead on this shelf, which on a desk means no coil on the floor and less aerial
TRS at both ends and said so, where most listings here describe stereo without naming contacts
3.3 ft will not reach from a desk to an amplifier across a room
Best for: A desk: interface to monitor, or laptop to a 1/4-inch input, with nothing left over.
Three sets of light-gauge 80/20 bronze at $6.66 a set — the lowest price per set on this shelf — in the bolder and brighter of the two acoustic alloys, created in the 1930s.
Quantity
Three sets — which works out at $6.66 a set, the lowest price per set on this shelf
Gauge
Light, 12-53 — the same gauge as the two phosphor bronze sets here, so the comparison is purely about alloy
Wrap wire
80/20 bronze, which D’Addario states gives a bold, bright sound with crisp projection — the other acoustic alloy, against phosphor bronze’s warmth
Core
A hexagonal high-carbon steel core, precision wound
Origin
Created in the 1930s by John D’Addario Sr. and the guitar maker John D’Angelico — the earlier of the two dates published on this shelf
Made in
The USA, drawn at D’Addario’s New York facility
Packaging
A recyclable VCI bag with a Players Circle code
Instrument
Acoustic. Not for the electric or classical guitars this shelf also serves
Amazon reference
B0783QYRV5
EAN
0019954255855
The lowest price per set on this shelf — $6.66, against $8.30 and $9.99 for the same gauge
The same 12-53 gauge as the phosphor bronze sets here, so the only variable is the alloy
80/20 bronze is brighter and loses its brightness faster than phosphor bronze
Best for: A played acoustic whose owner has decided they want bright rather than warm, and wants a year of strings.
