Sorted: Les Paul case

jimmyguitar

Looking for a case for my Les Paul Special, anyone? Preferably Hiscox, Calton, Lifton, SKB...

RoadStar666

Got a hiscox liteflight.  Green lining

fretfinder

RoadStar666 said:

Got a hiscox liteflight. Green lining.

Assuming it’s a Hiscox Les Paul case, then in order to fit a Special/Junior properly it would need a folded towel or tee shirt placed under the body of the guitar at the bottom end. (Because of the different neck angle between a Special/Junior and a LP Standard/Custom/Classic.) Same for Carlton, Lipton, SKB cases if they’re made to fit a Les Paul Standard type.

jimmyguitar

fretfinder said:

RoadStar666 said:

Got a hiscox liteflight. Green lining.

Assuming it’s a Hiscox Les Paul case, then in order to fit a Special/Junior properly it would need a folded towel or tee shirt placed under the body of the guitar at the bottom end. (Because of the different neck angle between a Special/Junior and a LP Standard/Custom/Classic.) Same for Carlton, Lipton, SKB cases if they’re made to fit a Les Paul Standard type.

Yes, I am aware of this, shame no one makes a proper jr case! I heard a Hiscox SG Case is a great fit but I tried that once with a lp jr dc and it didn’t close properly. Gibson used to sell a thin line Les Paul case but no longer stocked by anyone. 

JD50

I have also been hunting for a LP Special case....

I did spot this on ebay but collection only...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gibson-USA-Les-Paul-Gold-100th-Anniversary-HardShell-Guitar-Case-Molded-SKB-Type/273916148901?_trkparms=aid=111001&algo=REC.SEED&ao=1&asc=20160908105057&meid=421137d8529546b28693c10c44e58533&pid=100675&rk=3&rkt=15&sd=192131640261&itm=273916148901&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci:7ba6b939-a22e-11e9-8b85-74dbd180b1e7|parentrq:d620f9b716b0ad31c375cd5eff825e81|iid:1

Kittyfrisk

jimmyguitar said:

Looking for a case for my Les Paul Special, anyone? Preferably Hiscox, Calton, Lifton, SKB...

I find an Epiphone LP case fits my Gibson Studio Reissue perfectly, even with an aftermarket Bigsby fitted.
It is a very snug fit which I rather like. Oh, did I mention affordable ?

FelineGuitars

Hiscox do make a case for it but it's not in their standard catalogue. 

It's one we have made for our slimmer bodied Single cuts like the Lion Cub and Lion Cub HH as shown below.

I think they had done them for the singlecut PRS guitars originally... think the model name was "STD-ES-C"

JD50

FelineGuitars said:

Hiscox do make a case for it but it's not in their standard catalogue. 

It's one we have made for our slimmer bodied Single cuts like the Lion Cub and Lion Cub HH as shown below.

I think they had done them for the singlecut PRS guitars originally... think the model name was "STD-ES-C"

Interesting, thanks for the info. I emailed Hiscox recently to enquire about a LP Special case and was told they do not make one.... Google says they do.

https://www.hiscoxcases.com/product/prs-style-single-cutaway/

FelineGuitars

Yes - that's the one I've used - works well 

Hiscox came back to me after I sent pics of the internals of that case and agreed that the case in question was 

a STD-ESC-B/S PRS cutaway style

jimmyguitar

FelineGuitars said:

Yes - that's the one I've used - works well 

Hiscox came back to me after I sent pics of the internals of that case and agreed that the case in question was 

a STD-ESC-B/S PRS cutaway style

Thanks so much, will look into this!

jimmyguitar

I bought the PRS one and it fits really well.... I had to cut some foam from the neck heel area and patch it up and also glue a spare pad under the butt of the guitar area but now it’s perfect!

jimmyguitar