May 03, 2020
I ordered two of these for a couple of off-brand strats. I was more concerned with price than anything else, since I will have to store the guitars for some time and I have a lot of guitars. First of all, these cases are excellent for the price. The padding inside is thick, and the case itself is more than sturdy enough for what I need it for. The shape of the case fits every strat I have, off brand or not, even my weird, slightly elongated super strat. It does NOT fit my offset strat-type, ...
I ordered two of these for a couple of off-brand strats. I was more concerned with price than anything else, since I will have to store the guitars for some time and I have a lot of guitars. First of all, these cases are excellent for the price. The padding inside is thick, and the case itself is more than sturdy enough for what I need it for. The shape of the case fits every strat I have, off brand or not, even my weird, slightly elongated super strat. It does NOT fit my offset strat-type, but then again I didn't expect it to. The latches and hardware all feel secure, though I haven't had it long enough for any kind of opinion on long-term viability of the latches. I will note here that sometimes the bottom latch doesn't quite line up properly when you shut it, but you just have to open the lid again and it's fine. I think this might be a function of the rounded shape, since both of the cases I received do this, and I have had similar issues with shaped cases from other suppliers as well. No big deal.
I would have no problem using this as a daily-use case for any of my strats. By all means, if you want to pay $150+ for a plastic case, go ahead...but so long as you aren't stacking heavy things on top of it, banging it against everything in your way, or tossing it across the room, this case will be just fine...and you shouldn't be doing those things to ANY case anyway! Cases are not meant to be battering rams!
It looks good, the price is right, and it's more than tough enough for my needs.