VAYA BAGS Stylish storage for your cymbals made of recycled materials
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by Rosana Caban
Vaya bags is a Queens, NY based company that makes custom and pre-designed bags made for everything from drumsticks, cymbals, records, and bike messengers. They’ve done a great job of fusing fashion and function by using creative color combinations and appealing design. The woman-owned and operated business is dedicated to using as many recycled and sustainable materials as possible, like recycled bike tubes and scrap sailboat canvas. The rugged, industrial textiles are a perfect match for drummers who are bored with the other cymbal bags on the market. With a $215 price tag, the bag is slightly more expensive than the average cymbal bag. As far as cymbal protection goes, your cymbals will be as safe as most canvas/cloth bags but if you’ll be doing a lot of rugged touring, you may want a sturdier option that wouldn’t cave if stored under a pile of keyboard cases or amps. As far as the styling goes, Vaya nails it. The bag comes in 4 colors; blue striped, brown & tweed, green & black, and red & black. The blue striped was our favorite here at the office, but any combination is more exciting than the typical black cases we’ve grown used to seeing from other manufacturers. If you want more variety, you can contact Vaya to create a custom bag to fit whatever color scheme your drummer heart desires. As drummers, we’re used to getting limitless material and color combination options for our drums, so it’s great that Vaya is giving us options for our cases as well.
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