Cases

guitars4you

looking at above and it appears the conclusion is

Hiscox for strength and safety

Mono for practicality and if you are careful and handle yourself - To be honest I would not let any one else handle my guitars anyway

Bridgehouse

guitars4you said:

looking at above and it appears the conclusion is

Hiscox for strength and safety

Mono for practicality and if you are careful and handle yourself - To be honest I would not let any one else handle my guitars anyway

Fnarr!

Skipped

ICBM - We have talked a lot (on this forum) about Les Paul neck angles, and the consequences for bridge height. And break angle.

And I have posted (a lot) about the need to take care if you are buying a Gibson Protector case. Or if you are buying a Les Paul case with no arch on the lid.....

Are you able to say that the Hiscox case can cope with these (considerable) variables? Not just variables in the history of the Gibson Les Paul. Current production variables from the Custom Shop. And does the Hiscox case keep the headstock off the deck? Is the padding over the bridge deep? Or.....is there a pad over the lower bout instead? (To stop tipping).  I have a hunch that you would know.

The Hiscox case does look like the go-to case and I don't think it is expensive.

ICBM

Skipped said:

ICBM - We have talked a lot (on this forum) about Les Paul neck angles, and the consequences for bridge height. And break angle.

And I have posted (a lot) about the need to take care if you are buying a Gibson Protector case. Or if you are buying a Les Paul case with no arch on the lid.....

Are you able to say that the Hiscox case can cope with these (considerable) variables? Not just variables in the history of the Gibson Les Paul. Current production variables from the Custom Shop. And does the Hiscox case keep the headstock off the deck? Is the padding over the bridge deep? Or.....is there a pad over the lower bout instead? (To stop tipping).  I have a hunch that you would know.

The Hiscox case does look like the go-to case and I don't think it is expensive.

I can't say for certain because it's actually fairly rare to see a Les Paul in a Hiscox - most are in Gibson cases - but I don't think I've ever seen one which didn't fit properly.

Phil_aka_Pip

I bought a Hiscox LP case from Mr Stormshadow and it's a perfect fit for my 1981 std

Lestratcaster

If only taking it out for guitar lessons a gig bag is more than suitable. Plus you can wear it as a ruck sack as already mentioned and there's extra compartments for cables, picks, tuner etc etc. 

Hard cases are only necessary if in a vehicle in a touring band situation as it gets flung around a lot. I use the Ritter gig bags (not sure if they are still going though) and have a couple of the Hiscox cases for tours. Very good.

Bridgehouse

I have a "Tic" for my mono case - clips on to it and fits a Pedaltrain Nano in with pedals on, plus a few cables etc. Makes it a really portable solution for gigging

Phil_aka_Pip

@Lestratcaster ; I disagree. You can trip up in the street, fall down the stairs, have someone bump into you so as to make the guitar fall to the ground, or one of any number of accidents. 

Bridgehouse

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Lestratcaster ; I disagree. You can trip up in the street, fall down the stairs, have someone bump into you so as to make the guitar fall to the ground, or one of any number of accidents. 

Well you shouldn’t be so effin clumsy then!

Lestratcaster

What @Bridgehouse said haha. I've managed alright for over a decade.

Phil_aka_Pip

Bridgehouse said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Lestratcaster ; I disagree. You can trip up in the street, fall down the stairs, have someone bump into you so as to make the guitar fall to the ground, or one of any number of accidents. 

Well you shouldn’t be so effin clumsy then!

Try telling that to other people. But yeh, I'm old and clumsy. I know it, so I do what I can to mitigate.

Kitsune

I live in a house full of kids and dogs. My axes don't live in a hard case unless being used? They get battered.

Hiscox and Gibson hard cases - always been good so far.

Bridgehouse

Phil_aka_Pip said:

Bridgehouse said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

@Lestratcaster ; I disagree. You can trip up in the street, fall down the stairs, have someone bump into you so as to make the guitar fall to the ground, or one of any number of accidents. 

Well you shouldn’t be so effin clumsy then!

Try telling that to other people. But yeh, I'm old and clumsy. I know it, so I do what I can to mitigate.

Bubble wrap trousers and coat?

ICBM

I'd quite like a Mono bodysuit. I tripped over in the street last week and broke my arm, but I'd take a bet that if I'd been carrying my Mono gig bag at the time my bass would have been fine .

Bridgehouse

ICBM said:

I'd quite like a Mono bodysuit. I tripped over in the street last week and broke my arm, but I'd take a bet that if I'd been carrying my Mono gig bag at the time my bass would have been fine .

Only if your mono bodysuit had a rubber elbow boot... and you'd want a top loader or you'd have to lie down to piss....

ArchtopDave

As others have said, Hiscox as number one choice. Soft cases such as Mono, or Reunion Blues, can be considered, but are more expensive than a Hiscox. I've a Reunion Blues case, which I use for occasional travel to Europe (though I pay for a plane seat for it and it's contents) which has the convenience of some external pockets to store various bits and music in.

Also, I learnt the hard way about this. I bought an Epiphone LP years ago, and was literally about to ask about the cost of a Hiscox Case, when the guy in the shop offered me a decently padded gig bag for a good price. Foolishly I bought it ----> a month later, the LP in gig bag just slid off my shoulder in a car park, resulting in the cost of a Headstock repair. I bought a Hiscox Case when I got my repaired guitar back.

Blackjack

Another vote for Hiscox they are great cases.  Having said that, my LP is in an Epiphone hard case but it is a nice snug fit.  I won’t take my guitars out of the house in a soft case (with the exception of my 12 string as haven’t found a hard case it fits in well yet) as you just don’t know what might happen on your travels.  It’s all too easy to slip, trip or bash your guitar on a door frame or something. 

baldy

Thanks for all the advice.
A little more information.
The "LP" I am thinking of taking to lessons is not a Gibson but a cheap copy, a Hohner, (although it plays well & I like it) & the Hiscox (in fact any hard case) costs considerably more than what I paid for the guitar.
I am not 100% sure whether I am going to take that or one of my superstrats but I already have a hard case for the superstrats so thought I would get an LP shaped one as well.
The studio of the teacher is about 15 minutes away in my car so risks of damage should be pretty small on this short weekly trip.
If I had a Gibson, Tokai, Yamaha etc LP then a £100 or dearer case would not be an issue but in the circumstances it seems a bit overkill for this guitar.

Iamnobody

Ok - budget end you’d be ok with this if buying new:

https://m.thomann.de/gb/thomanneguitarcase_lpstyle.htm?utm_source=shopzillaPLA&utm_medium=psm&utm_campaign=shopzillagb&offid=1&affid=229&subid=shopzillagb

But a used hiscox will only cost you another tenner...

Xcore

A second hand hiscox case will retain a fair amount of its value if you sell it on, or if you upgrade to a more expencive lp in the future you’ve already got the protection it needs in place?!