Hardshell Case or Gig Bag? It Depends on How You’ll Use It

(Image credit: William Baeck)

Several years ago, I was buying a new guitar from my local shop. The salesman opened the cardboard shipping box the guitar came in, removed the foam packing sleeve from the guitar, handed me the packing sleeve and the box, and told me with a smile, “Look, a gig bag and a case!”

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