[A6] Road Advise

[Chris Pickett]

except that the keyboard is a bit of a vibratory thing [sic] now, still 
not sure if this is from the trip or not, but i don't see how any other 
case would do better for that.

Chris Pickett wrote:

> I have the Gator GK-261R ... it's about half as expensive as the Anvil 
> cases.  Admittedly it has only survived the trip from Boston to 
> Montreal as carried by UPS, but there's plenty of room for bubble wrap 
> to protect the knobs and endcheeks ... I don't see mine getting 
> damaged in this case.  Anybody who has this case and has suffered, 
> please comment.
>
> analoguediehard at att.net wrote:
>
>> 1) Handle the knobs with care.  Some of the pots on the front panel 
>> can break
>> loose from the PC board if the knobs are bumped during rough 
>> handling.  These
>> are the stereo pots and they are the filter cutoff frequency and the 
>> master
>> volume pots.  If the master volume pot comes loose from the board, 
>> your MAIN
>> outputs are kaput and you'll have the AUX outputs as backup but zero 
>> effects.
>>
>> 2) Buy nothing less than an Anvil ATA case.  I have one for the road 
>> and it is
>> excellent protection.  No problems with endcheeks.  And the A6 is 
>> secured
>> inside by the ends when you close it, so that there is a gap between 
>> the knobs
>> and the case for zero impact damage.
>>
>> I've been gigging with mine for over two years now.  Reliability has 
>> been great.
>>
>> MC
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