My new(old) Fender Strat Case

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:17 pm

I when I bought my 1974 strat (used) and it came with this '80 case which is ok but missing one hinge in the back

So today I got this old case which is the same as the one it would have come with in 1974. It's a little roadworn but so is the guitar.

JJLipton · Post by **JJLipton** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:33 pm

I didnt know you had a strat. Planning to scallop the fretboard for maximum neoclassical shredding?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:45 pm

JJLipton wrote:I didnt know you had a strat. Planning to scallop the fretboard for maximum neoclassical shredding?

Haha yeah

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:47 pm

I have that exact case. were these only for strats or were they just standard cases for whatever?
It came with an early '70's Mustang i bought at a pawn shop.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:50 pm

purplehaze19x wrote:I have that exact case. were these only for strats or were they just standard cases for whatever?
It came with an early '70's Mustang i bought at a pawn shop.

I think the Mustang case is a different size. Here ia a picture of a '68 Mustang I found on the interweb

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed May 12, 2010 9:55 pm

the sizes will be different, but the styling's the same. my 72 case doesn't have a lidded compartment, if i remember, but my 76 did.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Wed May 12, 2010 10:07 pm

I think your right, they may just have thrown the guitar in in a random case.
The Mustang does look a bit small in the case.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:48 am

Looks to me like that's a superstrat case. I think I see floyd rose indentations on the top padding from the previous owner.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:21 am

I think it is a strat case made around '67-'71. I think most Mustang cases looked like this one below.

purplehaze19x · Post by **purplehaze19x** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:23 am

Yeah, i know thats a Stang case, i have one of those too that came with the '65 stang.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:48 pm

Oh because you play the case?

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed May 26, 2010 9:50 pm

Oh because you play the case?

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu May 27, 2010 11:26 am

purplehaze19x wrote:

That guitar is absolutely gorgeous! So much mojo