Hardcase Damaged

[butlerk02]

Chaps,

My cheap Fender hardcase has been damaged in transit. All of the buckles still fasten but there is a two inch gap at the back of it.

Any suggestions on how to get this straightened out before I attack it with a hammer?

Cheers

Keith

[umph]

hammers fix everything

[The Burpster]

Claim on your insurance and then sell it to me......!


Seriously tho' if you fancy having a go at straightening out, lay it on the floor open with the open side down (both outersides up) place a peice of wood under the bent part ( to raise it off the floor) and then apply body pressure (staright arms leaning down on it either side of the bend) to straighten the metal support.....

Should work...

[butlerk02]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='150565' date='Mar 3 2008, 07:51 PM']Claim on your insurance and then sell it to me......!


Seriously tho' if you fancy having a go at straightening out, lay it on the floor open with the open side down (both outersides up) place a peice of wood under the bent part ( to raise it off the floor) and then apply body pressure (staright arms leaning down on it either side of the bend) to straighten the metal support.....

Should work...[/quote]


Cheers Burpster, will give it a go.

[martthebass]

They are seriously crap (if the one with my precision is anything to go by). Do yourself a favour and spend £50 on a decent Gator case.....

[john_the_bass]

or an extra 20 and buy a hiscox

[Kev]

the case for my fender p special seems just fine, nice very sturdy and tough on outside, and soft n squishy on inside perfect case

[butlerk02]

[quote name='martthebass' post='150716' date='Mar 3 2008, 10:26 PM']They are seriously crap (if the one with my precision is anything to go by). Do yourself a favour and spend £50 on a decent Gator case.....[/quote]

I know they are crap.

I bought a Hiscox for my Lakland and the difference between the two is unreal. You can jump up and down on a Hiscox and not worry about it.

I think i'm just going to buy another one TBH and burn the Fender one.

Edited March 4, 2008 by butlerk02

[Muppet]

fix the Fender one and flog it on ebay to someone who absolutely 'must' have a Fender case for more than the cost of a Hiscox one.

[butlerk02]

I've just got off the phone with Dawsons music and they have agreed to replace it with a new one as Fender have a few left over in stock. The guy said Fender have stopped using these cases now. I wonder why?

Think I'll sell it and get another Hiscox.

[mike257]

Aren't the new American Standards shipping with fancy stackable SKB cases?

I'm glad my Stingray came in a proper case, bought it in Australia, and it survived the baggage handlers best attempts from Adelaie, via Hong Kong, Heathrow and Manchester. I did see them [i]actually[/i] throw it when they were unloading at Heathrow..... I'd have ran out there and singlehandedly destroyed them all, if it hadn't been likely I'd get shot at as a potential terrorist or something