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Looking for a CBG case? I found a great source.

Posted by Bad Bob Bates on July 29, 2013 at 6:25am in For Sale: Cigar Box Guitars, other instruments, cd

Hello everyone.  I perform a lot with a range of guitars including my lovely Yolanda (CBG) made for me by Thikwater guitars on here (the lovely Trev).  Anyway, I've been worried about transport damage etc and came across an old rifle case in an antique shop.  Too expensive for me so I searched ebay for modern equivalent gun cases and found some cracking cases around the £50 mark.  Bought one last week and it's absolutely perfect, with space for all my bits and pieces too (strap, slides, strings, plecs, etc).  The foam is cut into small squares so you can create your "drop in" spaces.

I'm not selling or promoting anything in particular, but just thought this might be helpful to some of you.  Apols if this is a well known thing on here - I was just really pleased to find one.  Requesting a custom size should be straightforward too.  Mine's a little oversized but should work well when I get another to pop in too.

Some pics.

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  • Dustin Aurand June 30, 2017 at 10:13am
    I've aleays used a soft gun bag for a case. Surprisingly, people don't get suspicious. I put a bunch of Gitty stickers on it, to make it look like an instrument case.
  • J smits March 13, 2017 at 5:59pm

    hey guys, old thread, but can you tell me what case that is in the OP? it's the perfect size for mine and would like that exact one, or if not, something very similar. I tried to write the OP and ask but the site wouldn't let me PM him.OP calls this a "cracking case" -- what is that? Thanks!

  • Bad Bob Bates August 3, 2013 at 10:29am
    Nice one! You just take the squares out and use what's left? Versatile!
  • Slowpaw Steve T August 3, 2013 at 4:56am

    Yayyy! (-:

    Shotgun CBG hard case

  • Ron "Oily" Sprague July 29, 2013 at 8:53am
    Bob,

    I was at an Academy Sporting Goods store here in the States last week, looking at something similar, but they wanted something like $80-90 for it. I found this little gem while trolling my local-while-on-vacation Guitar Center:

    http://www.guitarcenter.com/Road-Runner-Roadster-Little-Brat-3-4-Si...

    It fits my new Humidor Guitars by Dan Sleep 6-stringer perfectly, with lots of additional gear pockets, and will fit in an overhead bin on the plane.
    • Bad Bob Bates > Ron "Oily" Sprague July 29, 2013 at 9:40am

      Hey that works great - and the plane overhead thing is a bonus!

  • Slowpaw Steve T July 29, 2013 at 8:51am

    thanks Bob, people here always looking for good cases, i found some soft gun bags for £20 last year and a lot of members make their own but your one is a good flight case for £50...nice git too! (-:

     

    • Bad Bob Bates > Slowpaw Steve T July 29, 2013 at 9:40am

      Aye it's a crackin guitar - made a real difference to my live stuff, combined with my foot stomper and jingler, etc..  Pic below.  Would love another.  This one is tuned to open A, but keen to get another to contrast it a little.  Any thoughts on what might be a good companion to Yolanda?

       

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