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My new(old) Fender Strat Case

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:17 pm
by westtexasred
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

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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.

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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:33 pm
by JJLipton
I didnt know you had a strat. Planning to scallop the fretboard for maximum neoclassical shredding?

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:45 pm
by westtexasred
JJLipton wrote:I didnt know you had a strat. Planning to scallop the fretboard for maximum neoclassical shredding?
Haha yeah

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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:47 pm
by purplehaze19x
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.

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:50 pm
by westtexasred
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

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Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:55 pm
by stewart
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.

Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:07 pm
by purplehaze19x
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.

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Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 1:48 am
by Bacchus
Looks to me like that's a superstrat case. I think I see floyd rose indentations on the top padding from the previous owner.

Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 3:21 am
by westtexasred
I think it is a strat case made around '67-'71. I think most Mustang cases looked like this one below.

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Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 4:23 am
by purplehaze19x
Yeah, i know thats a Stang case, i have one of those too that came with the '65 stang.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:48 pm
by pumpkin
Oh because you play the case?

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 9:50 pm
by pumpkin
Oh because you play the case?

Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 11:26 am
by Gabriel
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That guitar is absolutely gorgeous! So much mojo :wink: