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Post by johnreardon on Feb 28, 2021 16:03:42 GMT
Nope, not a teardrop case....Thermometer case is actually guitar-shaped.  linkThat's the shape all my archtops have. What Fenders come worth these cases? Custom shop? Some Teles came with them, I think the 52AVRI, so Custom Shop |
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Post by infant on Feb 28, 2021 16:07:28 GMT
I just read about these last night. I don’t know if they come with any guitar in particular. They cost $240 CAD at Long and McQuade and they are not G&G but rather made offshore.
Apparently Fender saw how much original thermometer cases were selling for and thought that they would get in on the action. Would I spend the money on one? Nope! My 47 year old G&G case looks beat up but still does a great job protecting my ‘75 Tele and all I’ve ever had to do to it is replace 2 latches as the internal springs broke.
These thermometer cases aren’t well balanced because of the handle location. If the handle were moved up to the shoulder of the case like the Gibson cases, these would balance out quite well.
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 28, 2021 17:03:11 GMT
That's the shape all my archtops have. What Fenders come worth these cases? Custom shop? Some Teles came with them, I think the 52AVRI, so Custom Shop My '52 AVRI didn't have one, it had a rectangular G&G case (but it wasn't a custom shop) |
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 28, 2021 17:04:56 GMT
I just read about these last night. I don’t know if they come with any guitar in particular. They cost $240 CAD at Long and McQuade and they are not G&G but rather made offshore. Apparently Fender saw how much original thermometer cases were selling for and thought that they would get in on the action. Would I spend the money on one? Nope! My 47 year old G&G case looks beat up but still does a great job protecting my ‘75 Tele and all I’ve ever had to do to it is replace 2 latches as the internal springs broke. These thermometer cases aren’t well balanced because of the handle location. If the handle were moved up to the shoulder of the case like the Gibson cases, these would balance out quite well. $240 and made overseas? They should be ashamed of themselves. At that price they could make it in North America. |
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Post by Bill h on Feb 28, 2021 17:20:04 GMT
I think gig bags are great if your moving around a lot with your guitar, especially walking. I have a couple guitars that would cause me anxiety if I were to put them in gig bags. The lp studio I bought a year or so ago came with a sort of a hybrid/semir-rigid soft case which I think is pretty cool, anyone seen those? Do you have a picture of it? I think have something sort of like that for my Fibretone, but l was never really satisfied with it (which is why I am interested in that other gig bag JR posted).I think mine was an Ibanez case. I can post a picture of mine later you can see it’s the same color scheme as the older Gibson hard shells. The front (which has a pouch) and back are soft but it’s pretty thick, the sides are “semi-rigid” and of course the carry strap like any other gig bag.   |
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Post by zontar on Feb 28, 2021 20:17:55 GMT
Most Gibson cases over the last few years have been made in Canada or Costa Rica
From what I have heard the made in Canada ones are preferred as they are lighter
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Post by Die Bullen on Feb 28, 2021 21:40:07 GMT
Do you have a picture of it? I think have something sort of like that for my Fibretone, but l was never really satisfied with it (which is why I am interested in that other gig bag JR posted).I think mine was an Ibanez case. I can post a picture of mine later you can see it’s the same color scheme as the older Gibson hard shells. The front (which has a pouch) and back are soft but it’s pretty thick, the sides are “semi-rigid” and of course the carry strap like any other gig bag. That's sort of similar to the one I have- i forgot to take a picture of it! |
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Post by infant on Mar 1, 2021 3:54:35 GMT
I just read about these last night. I don’t know if they come with any guitar in particular. They cost $240 CAD at Long and McQuade and they are not G&G but rather made offshore. Apparently Fender saw how much original thermometer cases were selling for and thought that they would get in on the action. Would I spend the money on one? Nope! My 47 year old G&G case looks beat up but still does a great job protecting my ‘75 Tele and all I’ve ever had to do to it is replace 2 latches as the internal springs broke. These thermometer cases aren’t well balanced because of the handle location. If the handle were moved up to the shoulder of the case like the Gibson cases, these would balance out quite well. $240 and made overseas? They should be ashamed of themselves. At that price they could make it in North America. G&G cases are cheaper than $240 CAD here in Canada. I think I’d rather have a good quality G&G case over some unknown imported one. |
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Post by zontar on Mar 1, 2021 7:09:07 GMT
$240 and made overseas? They should be ashamed of themselves. At that price they could make it in North America. G&G cases are cheaper than $240 CAD here in Canada. I think I’d rather have a good quality G&G case over some unknown imported one. & that's $240 Canadian dollars--or about $75 US  (Yeah, not really--more than that, but less than $240) |
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 1, 2021 12:23:23 GMT
$240 and made overseas? They should be ashamed of themselves. At that price they could make it in North America. G&G cases are cheaper than $240 CAD here in Canada. I think I’d rather have a good quality G&G case over some unknown imported one. That's exactly my point. I have no problem paying a premium price for a premium product. I'll bet G&G could easily make that case for the same price point. |
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Post by infant on Mar 1, 2021 15:05:52 GMT
G&G cases are cheaper than $240 CAD here in Canada. I think I’d rather have a good quality G&G case over some unknown imported one. That's exactly my point. I have no problem paying a premium price for a premium product. I'll bet G&G could easily make that case for the same price point. And with better latches and hinges! |
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 1, 2021 15:51:41 GMT
That's exactly my point. I have no problem paying a premium price for a premium product. I'll bet G&G could easily make that case for the same price point. And with better latches and hinges! probably with better everything! |
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Post by infant on Mar 1, 2021 17:31:31 GMT
And no formaldehyde smell!!!
My wife bought a new comforter for our bed last week. She took it out and laid it out on the bed and left the room for a few minutes. When she walked back in she sensed a heavy chemical odor in the room and realized it was coming from the comforter. Sure enough, made offshore. It got packed up and went back the next day.
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Post by Die Bullen on Mar 1, 2021 19:20:22 GMT
And no formaldehyde smell!!! My wife bought a new comforter for our bed last week. She took it out and laid it out on the bed and left the room for a few minutes. When she walked back in she sensed a heavy chemical odor in the room and realized it was coming from the comforter. Sure enough, made offshore. It got packed up and went back the next day. Yuk- that can't be healthy... |
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