Dick Rees wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 17:30 |
These have been available at Home Depot and other places for a number of years. The dividers don't really hold together and the edge banding on the exterior comes loose very quickly, snagging on whatever. The handles break if you look at them and I paid $12 for mine. that was $12 lost. Save your $$$ and get something that'll last more than a week or two......... |
Gerry Seymour wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 17:42 |
Those would make nice cases for mics, etc for folks like me. For mixers, etc., I'd spend a bit more, even in the budget realm. Here's what I keep my lighting console in: http://www.tuffboxcases.com/ It's reasonably stout for occasional use (not even close to an ATA case), and are pretty inexpensive. Their rack cases are decent for low-use, too. I use one for my amps. It's not gonna hold up under a lot of abuse, but what do you expect for the price? I think this is the same folks: http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Space-Over-14-Space-RACK-MIXER-ROAD-C ASE-Heavy-Duty_W0QQitemZ300389986468QQcategoryZ23789QQcmdZVi ewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26 its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252 BDDSIC%26otn%3D20%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D91375486690297 05129 This is where I got my FOH rack case. It's stouter than you'd expect for the price. It ships flat, with some assembly required. I figure if it dies saving either my mixer or my Graphi-Q (both in it) then it saves me money. My main annoyance is that the edges are unfinished, so I anticipate the coating will peel and the edges will deteriorate. From these guys (via eBay), I managed to get a 12/14 FOH rack (kit), a 10-space rack case (Tuffbox), and a briefcase-style case for my lighting board (Tuffbox) for about $420 shipped. Again, it won't compete with ATA, but you guys may find a use for some of these for backup equipment or even some HOW locations where they need to be able to roll stuff a short distance between uses. |
Dick Rees wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 18:06 |
Besides purchasing from AudioPile.net (which I do regularly), Labster Richard Palm has a business dealing used gear where (if you shop over the long term) you can find very usable gear. Here's a link to the "road case" section. http://stores.ebay.com/AVFORSALE_Road-Cases_W0QQ_fsubZ564210 0QQ_sidZ10981170QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322 |
Mike McNany wrote on Mon, 19 April 2010 08:28 |
Last cheap case I bought for similar duty was a plastic pistol case from Wal-Mart for about $20. Designed for 4 standard size pistols, it has several layers of foam, some are pull & pluck, some are convoluted padding type. Great size for mics & DIs. Somewhat like a knock off Pelican case, I think Docasil(sp?) brand. I use mine for a cheapee NADY 2 wireless mic set for (gasp) DJing Mike McNany |
Gerry Seymour wrote on Sun, 18 April 2010 17:42 |
From these guys (via eBay), I managed to get a 12/14 FOH rack (kit), a 10-space rack case (Tuffbox), and a briefcase-style case for my lighting board (Tuffbox) for about $420 shipped. |