Gator ATA Molded Guitar Case - W TSA Latches for Strat Tele Style Electric Guitars

We bought this case for a custom-made bass, essentially a P/J instrument with a neck from a Roadstar 2. Not only am I a custom instrument maker, but I have extensive history in instrument case design, having built custom woodwind cases for clarinets and saxophones, and having been commissioned to build a custom waterproof carbon fiber and titanium case for an Amati viola worth over a million dollars, so I know what I'm talking about when it comes to protecting instruments.I assumed I'd be making extensive modifications to protect our custom bass, but in fact, so much of this case is responsibly designed that I only had to make one custom pad. And that's a pad that I'd recommend ANYONE make who is serious about protecting their electric bass in this, or any case. The only exception might be if the body of your instrument already touches the case at both strap buttons so that the body can't move either direction in the body cavity. Even then, a custom pad to ensure that the strap buttons would not take all the load if the guitar were to shift toward the head or tail would be wise. If the pad can also be shaped to ensure that the body can't shift side to side, all the better.With the pad customized to the bottom curve of the instrument, the body can't shift in any direction, and the majority of the neck is also protected against shock, case-fall, etc. The tuning head sits suspened in open space in the case, so that no part of it touches anything, even in an impact. This is ideal.We also checked that the height of the body relative to the neck means that no undue shear load will be put on the neck-body joint in the case of a flat fall in either direction, or the equivalent impact.So, with the fleece upholstered grey pad you see in the photos, our cherry burst cherry bass is beyond snug.Highly recommend this caseHighly recommend an end pad to take up all remaining available motion for your instrument!

Very solid quality case. It has a really snug fit and excellent padding. The locks are also very secure. I would highly recommend.

Hello, friends! I bought a GTSA-GTRDREAD guitar case for a Yamaha FGX830C acoustic guitar. The case fits this guitar very well. The guitar fits tightly in the case and does not dangle during transportation. The only thing I would like to say is that at the widest point of the body the guitar fits very tightly, right next to the case, but I think that over time the inner lining of the case will shrink and the guitar will fit more freely in the case. Considering that all Yamaha FG/FGX series guitars have the same dimensions, then I think that the case will fit very well for the FG/FGX series. Before purchasing, measure the exact dimensions of the guitar; detailed internal and external dimensions of the guitar case are available on the gatorco website. I won’t post photos of the case; there are a lot of photos on the Internet and on the gatorco website. The guitar case in person fully matches the photos on the website. The guitar case is made of high quality and protects the guitar well during transportation. If you need to transport a musical instrument, then this case will cope with this task very well. The only negative I would like to mention is the weight of the case with the guitar inside. The case, along with the musical instruments inside, is quite heavy (about 7-8 kilograms) and this can cause significant difficulties when carrying.

I really wanted this case for my Yamaha fg-150 but its a pretty small acoustic (000 or OM size). SKB makes a really nice hard case that is the perfect size for my guitar but the Gator case just looks more rugged so I took a chance and went with the Gator Classical case because it would have rattled around in the Gator Dreadnaught (how ever you spell it) case and the Classical case was the only other option. Well, the case showed up today and I love everything about it. It’s well built, nice and soft inside, and it just looks overbuilt. The only problem is……. My guitar doesn’t fit in the case!It’s my own fault though. I do have a crappy classical guitar that I love and I was planning to get a cheap case for it anyway so I decided to keep this one. Now I have a $200 case for a $100 guitar that I’ll always leave out on a stand anyway because I love playing it so much. So my cheap classical guitar is happy and now I just spent my small Christmas bonus buying the SKB case for the Yamaha that I should have bought in the first place. I wish I could say that this was an isolated incident but alas, this is typical for how my brain works : )Anyway, the Gator case is a fantastic, well built case that I would feel confident chucking under an airplane for multiple flights. Even better if you can find a used one on Amazon for $150. I hope this was helpful : )