Best material for steel cover

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 26 Oct 2004 11:14 am

I bought a black vinyl steel cover way back that has some kind of inner lining that results in more crude on the guitar than would be with it. Any ideas for better cover or material to make one? Real hide would be cool but a little expensive. Thanks.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 27 Oct 2004 6:39 pm

Stephen,
You can get vinyl with a felt backing,had one made for a D12 once.Worked OK. Check out your local fabric shop.

Bill

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 27 Oct 2004 7:40 pm

Had mine made at a boat shop; works great and a great protector. Has a tough inner lining with vinyl on the outside.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 27 Oct 2004 8:51 pm

You should cantact forum member Gary Preston. He makes the best covers you can buy. Quite reasonable in price too. His e-mail addy is gppreston@rr.columbus.com

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Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 27 Oct 2004 9:15 pm

I made one myself for about $5 with some heavy black cloth - almost canvas like. Doesn't leave any crud, and of course its black...

Roger Kelly · Post by **Roger Kelly** » 28 Oct 2004 4:22 am

I have a cover made of Denim. It looks nice and does the job and is easy to fold up and put in your seat when not in use. Most any one who is pretty good with a sewing machine could make one.

Steve Howard · Post by **Steve Howard** » 28 Oct 2004 4:29 am

Don't mean to sound like a real Hoosier here but can't you just cover it up with a big T-shirt, or two regular T-shirts? That is what our band covers are mixer board up with so it doesn't get dust in it.

Just a thought.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 28 Oct 2004 5:57 am

If you play outside much, check out StayCool Covers--they are made of a space blanket material and keep the heat and weather off just dandy. I have a couple of them, and use them all the time, indoors or out. They also have elastic around the bottome to keep it snug. Plus it's made by one of the guys in Mark Chestnut's band...
www.staycoolcovers.com
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Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 28 Oct 2004 9:01 am

Thanks for the great suggestions. It's a difficult choice, but I think Im leaning towards "Fruit of the Loom " underwear for "extra" large men. [This message was edited by Steven Welborn on 28 October 2004 at 10:02 AM.][This message was edited by Steven Welborn on 28 October 2004 at 10:03 AM.]

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 28 Oct 2004 9:22 am

There are lots of designer hand towels available that complement and cover the strings and pickups perfectly.....plus, they do double duty when used to wipe moisture from the strings! One of my favorites is a black towel with horizontal white stripes that resemble the strings!

www.genejones.com

Steve Howard · Post by **Steve Howard** » 28 Oct 2004 9:31 am

Don't forget that the Fruit of the Looms will do double duty too. If you are in the middle of a gig and have any "issues", you have a spare. You can't get that kind of assurance from a designer towel

Ray Montee (RIP) · Post by **Ray Montee (RIP)** » 28 Oct 2004 10:04 am

Steve........sounds like a reasonable approach to an age old problem but.....

Do you then use "the Fruit of the Looms", with the skid marks, for the cover on the next break?

We're your friends here, and deserve to know the entire story not just bits and pieces.

Steve Howard · Post by **Steve Howard** » 28 Oct 2004 10:06 am

Ray,

You just turn them inside out. The chances of it happening twice in one night are slim to none.

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 28 Oct 2004 4:09 pm

Ray's correct. It's a reasonable question and deserves a reasonable answer.
A month ago this solution would've come in handy after I dropped my brand new BJS chrome bar in the middle of a solo. It's difficult to predict the frequency of these events though. Nevertheless, no two skid marks are alike, and it could keep things aestheticly "fresh" and interresting.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 28 Oct 2004 4:10 pm

And...Don't forget to put "that" side down...

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 28 Oct 2004 5:49 pm

Vinyl with a cloth backing (the same stuff used for most amp covers) gets my vote.

Steven Welborn · Post by **Steven Welborn** » 28 Oct 2004 9:13 pm

Thanks Donny. That gives me an idea. Maybe I can glue some clothe to the inside of the vinyl cover I have. Or spray /brush on some kind of coating to keep whatever that crud is from coming off.

John Daugherty · Post by **John Daugherty** » 29 Oct 2004 3:55 am

Gene Jones, How dare you steal my patented idea of using a towel for a cover. I wipe my guitar with it and cover it on breaks. There are a lot of good uses for a towel. One of the best is: When I decide I've had enough of this band, I can "throw in the towel". ....JD

Carl West · Post by **Carl West** » 29 Oct 2004 6:16 am

I had one made from a pool table cloth. Worked darn good. Not water proof, but never played in the rain anyway. Was heave and very durable.

Carl West

Jim Ives · Post by **Jim Ives** » 29 Oct 2004 12:07 pm

I use a bath towel.

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 6 Nov 2004 11:12 am

THE BEST THANG IS UNBORN NAUGYHIDE....

JENNINGS

ANGELIC SOUND OF STEEL

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