How To Choose The Best Road Case For Bands

Road cases are a must for any touring band. If you have a travel instrument, it's best to keep it safe and secure inside the road case. SKB plastic case is not as durable and not easy to remove. If you use these types of cases, you will need more cases and will result in longer loading and audio testing. Prices for road cases vary widely, from cheap to expensive.

The best road cases for touring bands:

When it comes to buying road cases, there aren't many places where you can buy them locally. This is different from buying any musical instrument. You can sometimes find used road cases at your local pawn shop. In a lot of cases these cases will lack studs and the latch will wear out. A better idea is to buy new and buy a quality one.

Avoid the following road case brands

I bought what is supposed to be a bass drum and cymbal box from Road Cases USA and it really sucks.. It's only 1/2″ thick (making it very flimsy), the studs are terrible, the pins are tiny. and I can't even use the wheel. In the end, it was too small to hold my bass drum and cymbal, so I just turned it into a cable box that I still use to this day.