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[Dubs]

Ok..the black Warwick tolex case has been ordered this morning from SoundsLive.co.uk. No idea when delivery will be but I'd hope to have it by the end of next week.

I'll post some pics and give a small review once I've used it a few times. Fingers crossed it's a gooden

[budget bassist]

Cool, nice to see someone more impulsive than i am The catches on that look significantly more heavy duty than the ones on the gator.

[Dubs]

The Warwick Tolex case just arrived and I've got to say that I am very impressed by it for the money it cost (approx £45 inc delivery). However, on first impressions it does seem a little cheaply made but it does fit my Warwick Thumb very nicely - much better than the Gator that I was using for it.
I'll review it in the Reviews thread in a couple of weeks once uni is over and I've had a chance to gig it a bit and see how it stands up to a bit of abuse.

[budget bassist]

Does it fit most standard sized basses like the gator case? say... a musicman... or a tobias?

[Dubs]

budget bassist, on Apr 28 2008, 08:08 PM, said:

Does it fit most standard sized basses like the gator case? say... a musicman... or a tobias?

Yeah it should do, can't see any reason why it wouldn't, but why would you want to put your musicman in a warwick case when it comes with its own fantastic purpose built case? It seems to be pretty versatile, it fits all my basses anyway although one thing I would say is that the neck support near the headstock is quite tight so it's a bit of a squeeze for those wider neck basses (Stingray, P-Bass etc...)

It's a good case for the money anyway and i seriously doubt that there's anything better for £40.


Actually - I've just realised it's the same as buzz's case...check it out ^^

The white stripes match my Ampeg SVT rig :brow: = +6% cool factor

[budget bassist]

My sub didn't come with a case (bought used with a pretty hefty gig bag), hence having to buy a gator and maybe a warwick case.

And would a 5 string toby probably not fit then? neckwise that is

[Dubs]

budget bassist, on Apr 29 2008, 12:51 AM, said:

My sub didn't come with a case (bought used with a pretty hefty gig bag), hence having to buy a gator and maybe a warwick case.

And would a 5 string toby probably not fit then? neckwise that is

ah, well I'd deffo recommend the fitted musicman case. The one that came with my stingray is really solid - the most solid non-flight case that I've ever owned.

As for 5 strings; i can see it being a very tight fit. On my Warwicks it's a snug fit and those basses aren't exactly known for their wide necks.

Edited by benwhiteuk, 29 April 2008 - 08:38 AM.

[budget bassist]

Yeah i know but EBMM OHSCs retail at about £120 they may be good cases but i doubt they're £120 good.

[Dubs]

budget bassist, on Apr 29 2008, 05:33 PM, said:

Yeah i know but EBMM OHSCs retail at about £120 they may be good cases but i doubt they're £120 good.

Possibly, but for £120 you could get a solid fitted flightcase if you go looking. I wouldn't have paid that much for it if it didnt come with the bass but it is by far the best moulded plastic hard case that I've come across.

Get yourself one of the Warwick cases @ £40 new it's a drop in the ocean when looking at the bigger picture

[budget bassist]

I don't think it's worth getting a £120 case for a £350 bass tbh. If i had a ray or sterling or something then yeah, definately, but not for a sub. Also aren't solid flight cases really heavy? Though i did see a really nice aluminium one for about £80, looked really nice actually. Actually here it is, not as nice as i remember... maybe if the aluminium had that diamond plate pattern, that would look really cool.

I may get a warwick one some time though, stick the musicman in that, the tobias in the gator and i'm laughing. Does the warwick seem stronger though at first appearance? I know you've not really had a chance to use and abuse it yet but ya know... also what colour did you go with? i really like black tolex

[Dubs]

Yeah it probably better than my first impressions, even though my first impressions were pretty good. I did go with the black one and there's white lines on the edges that match my SVT-CL rig

Warwick do a good aluminium flight case, I wouldn't go near that Stagg case to be honest because I've heard some very bad things about Stagg cases.

You cannot go wrong with the Warwick case mate, trust me.

[MB1]

benwhiteuk, on Apr 30 2008, 08:14 PM, said:

Yeah it probably better than my first impressions, even though my first impressions were pretty good. I did go with the black one and there's white lines on the edges that match my SVT-CL rig

Warwick do a good aluminium flight case, I wouldn't go near that Stagg case to be honest because I've heard some very bad things about Stagg cases.

You cannot go wrong with the Warwick case mate, trust me.

MB1.
I have a stagg guitar case(i have a hohner headless jack bass) and i also own a rivet gun, and i know how to use one too!(buy one of these cases and youll need the tools and the skills).The catches and hinges are rather cheap to say the least on these cases,however, lightweight and still better than a gig bag in my opinion.Usable but not heavy duty.
Ben if the white stripes ever need a bassist!

[Dubs]

MB1, on Apr 30 2008, 11:20 PM, said:

Ben if the white stripes ever need a bassist!

ah yes, but I wouldn't want to upstage Jack White

[jonsmith]

Can anyone recommend a good manufacturer of custom made cases, or a good case repairer? I recently bought a Rickenbacker doubleneck, but the case was damaged in transit. Fortunately the guitar itself was fine. Insurance should be paying up, but I still need to find someone to actually do it. The neck angles are different, so to support them properly any new case would need to be custom made.

[ped]

Where are you based? I know of a great little place near Oxford thanks to a local Basschatter at the Bash. :0)

[jonsmith]

I'm in West London, so Oxford certainly wouldn't be out of the question.

Can you provide more details?

Thanks.

Edited by jonsmith, 06 May 2008 - 04:39 AM.

[ped]

Hi Jon,

Sorry for the late reply. Here are the chaps I mentioned.

http://grcases.co.uk/
01993 775677

Very nice chaps and the prices seem competitive. They can make whatever you want to measure, in a variety of densities.

Cheers
ped

[6stringbassist]

I just ordered a case from these people, they're local and seem very good.

http://www.castlecases.co.uk/

It's for my Sei, and will be ready on Friday.

[Finbar]

Those castle cases look quite cheap for the amp cases!

Mighy have to look into them for when I get my Hiwatt

[jonsmith]

Thanks very much very much for the info Ped, I'll give them a call.

I'll check out Castle too...