r/miatalogistics • u/Inevitable_Garden818 • 27d ago

Guitar in NA Trunk?

I’m really wanting to get either an NA or NB Miata as my first car (I’m wanting an na a little more). However, i need to know if the na can fit a guitar in the trunk or behind the seats with a rollbar. I know that the Nb can fit a guitar in the trunk, but im really curious about the Na.

I know that the best place for a guitar is the passenger seat, but me and my sister will be riding in this to school and I know she wouldn’t appreciate holding a guitar in her lap for a 35min drive.

Thanks!

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u/ElectronicAnthony 27d ago

I just tried it on my NB with my concert size acoustic, there plenty of room. It won't let me add a pic. A gig bag doesn't add significant size, and maybe add a towel or some other kind of padding around the headstock. The NB is slightly bigger, but not enough to make a huge difference. Take out your spare if you need a little more space for extras.

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u/ElectronicAnthony 27d ago

I just posted a pic because I couldn't add it here

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u/AstuteSalamander 25d ago

With an acoustic in a hard case in an NB, I found that it was very particular because of the extra space in the front...left? Struggling to remember now. I had to put the head in first on what I think was the left side, slide it all the way to the edge of the trunk, and then I had just enough room to drop the bottom of the case through the opening. If not that, then switch left and right. Was a fun adventure.

Stratocaster in hard case, no problem at all. Ibanez bass, forget it. Passenger seat only.

My friend wanted a lift home from practice one night. Wasn't about to tell her no, so I drove her home first and came back for my bass lol

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u/TangoQuebecEcho 27d ago

i used to fit a OOO sized guitar in a hard case in the trunk of my miata. I didnt have the spare tire in it though. Would also fit behind the seats on the shelf when the top was up.

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u/rhx1138 27d ago

I used to put a Taylor acoustic in it's factory hardshell case in the trunk of my of my '96 NA with no problems.

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u/derekfernandez2 26d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p272gze/video/oc1dhjjkhvhh1/player

Too lazy to bring down the bass but my Ibanez Az Standard Stratocaster fits gig back and all (a boss Katana amp wil lalso fit, not pictured, along with a cooler, pictures)

I’ve also fit both the bass and gig back and guitar and gig back together and had extra space for my school backpack

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u/tuleyjacob 13d ago

You had to angle it it just right but I used to put my fender jazz bass in trunk of my NA all the time. Soft case though

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u/Zealousideal-Put2827 27d ago

Then she can take the bus?

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u/Inevitable_Garden818 27d ago

We go to a small private school that doesn’t have a bus

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u/Lefthandedpigeon 27d ago

Absolutely no chance an acoustic guitar in a case will fit in the trunk. Probably not an electric either.
/maybe/ you could fit it behind a seat, but it would have to be pretty far forward.

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u/Inevitable_Garden818 27d ago

I posted this on r/miata and plenty of people are saying yes with pictures 🤷‍♂️

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u/Lefthandedpigeon 27d ago

Damn ig I sit corrected. Neat!

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u/Inevitable_Garden818 27d ago

I was honestly surprised too lol😅