Seagulls and Hard Cases

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Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 12, 2018 20:58:39 GMT -5 via Tapatalk

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Post by williamtk2018 on Feb 12, 2018 20:58:39 GMT -5

Does anyone make a hardshell case for an S6 that actually fits correctly? I bought a Road Runner at GC for around $80. Decent case for the $, but the git wants to slide forward and backward in it. It's designed for a 22" body, and S6 is only 18 or 19.

I did see one on GC's website that might have been a closer fit for a similar price. Lined in snazzy green velvet...

I've been told to stick a towel in the bottom of the case, but that seems so... I don't know.

Seagull has gig bags on their site, but those seem like an invitation for something awful to happen.

How do y'all handle this?

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 12, 2018 21:31:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2018 21:31:42 GMT -5 I have a Godin TRIC case for my Seagull Artist Studio, which I like a lot (though I know opinions on the TRIC cases vary here. You could look at those online, but they run about $30 more than $80.

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Post by williamtk2018 on Feb 12, 2018 22:26:21 GMT -5

Feb 12, 2018 21:31:42 GMT -5 @sleigh said:

I have a Godin TRIC case for my Seagull Artist Studio, which I like a lot (though I know opinions on the TRIC cases vary here. You could look at those online, but they run about $30 more than $80.

Looks like Sweetwater has one for $99 if a Seagull logo isn't required. That adds $10.

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Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 13, 2018 7:50:45 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Feb 13, 2018 7:50:45 GMT -5

Feb 12, 2018 22:26:21 GMT -5 williamtk2018 said:

Feb 12, 2018 21:31:42 GMT -5 @sleigh said:

I have a Godin TRIC case for my Seagull Artist Studio, which I like a lot (though I know opinions on the TRIC cases vary here. You could look at those online, but they run about $30 more than $80.

Looks like Sweetwater has one for $99 if a Seagull logo isn't required. That adds $10.

It should not. Sweetwater

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Post by RobertW on Feb 13, 2018 8:09:08 GMT -5

Feb 12, 2018 20:58:39 GMT -5 williamtk2018 said:

Does anyone make a hardshell case for an S6 that actually fits correctly? I bought a Road Runner at GC for around $80. Decent case for the $, but the git wants to slide forward and backward in it. It's designed for a 22" body, and S6 is only 18 or 19.

I did see one on GC's website that might have been a closer fit for a similar price. Lined in snazzy green velvet...

I've been told to stick a towel in the bottom of the case, but that seems so... I don't know.

Seagull has gig bags on their site, but those seem like an invitation for something awful to happen.

How do y'all handle this?

I have Tric cases for my Amber trail and Coastline 12. My S6 just used a standard no-name OEM dread case. I don't recall it sliding around.

As far as using a towel to snug a guitar fit, don't look down on that. . I started that way.

I graduated to doing custom fitting using sliced pool noodles and plush and/or fur material. I've done pads to compensate for short guitars in classical cases to thick side padding for a Parlour2 size guitar in classical case and a complete added bed, bottom and sides for a Seagull mandolin in a regular mandolin case.
I have even modified Tric cases to add a better neck saddle and strap-down set up. No more rattling neck.

Cases: 1 Baritone, 2 Tric, 2 Dread, 3 classical, 2 Mandolin, 1 Banjo. 1 Tele, 1 LP

That is a load of cases for someone who only has them in case wife tosses him out.

and an extra gig bag, which if I were Derick, and buying so many guitars , I would keep in car

in case

of no case,

when a case of GAS overwhelms

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Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 13, 2018 9:15:05 GMT -5

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Post by Greg Ballantyne on Feb 13, 2018 9:15:05 GMT -5

Like @sleigh says, opinions on the Tric cases vary.... I've got two of them, and they have done very well. They don't get out a lot though, so I cannot judge wear over time, which was my concern the first time I saw one. Mine are both the "old style", or 5+ years or older.

But Seagull dreads are similar to a number of other slope shoulder dreads, should be cases that fit well out there, but I've never looked.....

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Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 13, 2018 10:09:31 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Feb 13, 2018 10:09:31 GMT -5

williamtk2018 ,
I have noticed some OEM dread case have become slightly larger since 2000. My S6 Dread case is narrower than the dread cases I have bought in last couple years. This may explain your sliding problem.

I just pulled out My S6 and my Martin cases, I can confirm the size has changed!

The old dread case is slightly LONGER than the new model. The S6 is very snug in the body part of the case, which is why it doesn't slide up and down..

The new model case has wider upper and lower bouts. The bouts' position is slightly different also.
S6 slides around a bit in it

as you observed.

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Try to find a pre-2000 used dread case?

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Martin GPCPA5K Stika Spruce/Koa HDL/Birch Stratabond/Morado Fretboard (2015)
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Post by williamtk2018 on Feb 13, 2018 10:44:30 GMT -5

Feb 13, 2018 10:09:31 GMT -5 RobertW said:

williamtk2018 ,
I have noticed some OEM dread case have become slightly larger since 2000. My S6 Dread case is narrower than the dread cases I have bought in last couple years. This may explain your sliding problem.

I just pulled out My S6 and my Martin cases, I can confirm the size has changed!

The old dread case is slightly LONGER than the new model. The S6 is very snug in the body part of the case, which is why it doesn't slide up and down..

The new model case has wider upper and lower bouts. The bouts' position is slightly different also.
S6 slides around a bit in it

as you observed.

double-click twice to zoom

Try to find a pre-2000 used dread case?

I don't mind buying used as long as it's not used up.

The TKL case my Dean lives in practically fits it like a glove. If absolutely necessary, I could send it through checked luggage. It's too big for the 'gulls as well.

I bought the RR case @ GC because they were still open after I completed the purchase of the git, and I was paranoid about leaving it on a stand around my cats. As it turned out, I've left one on the stand overnight and the cats have barely paid it any mind. Even if it were a better fit, I'm not sure it would be tough enough for much more than storage and carrying it around town.

Did someone on here mention using an old Epiphone case for an S6?

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Post by Derick on Feb 13, 2018 13:16:25 GMT -5

williamtk2018,@sleigh,RobertW,Greg Ballantyne,

I have one hard case, that came with the Faith Parlour Guitar.
Two custom well padded Gig Bags, that came with the Crafter Guitars.
Four good quality Gig Bags for the rest of the guitars.
That is fine for me as I don't take the guitars out of the house.
When I buy a new Guitar, if the guitar doesn't come with a case or bag, I always negotiate a free Gig Bag and a set of Strings.
Due to our climate in England, never bother with humidification of the Guitars 😀

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Seagulls and Hard Cases Feb 14, 2018 10:34:02 GMT -5

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Post by TonyKgull on Feb 14, 2018 10:34:02 GMT -5

I still have the original, generic, black hard case that my first "good" guitar, a Takamine, came in. It's where my Alvarez lives when I have a week or two off from the stage. Of course, my Alvarez has a more traditional dread shape so it fits pretty much exactly as the Takamine did in that case.

Before my Alvarez, my highest end stage dread, whatever is was at the time, and whatever shape it had (with the exception of my Cole Clark, it did not fit in any normal dread case) rested there between gigs.

That of course has no affect on the price of tea in China or this thread. I just felt like blabbing for a second.

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