New Fender Classic Tweed cases

thermionic

I have one more guitar than cases/gigbags and with an imminent (hopefully) house move, I needed to get one more. The proper G&G cases are a bit too expensive so I thought I'd get one like the one that came with my Classic 60s Lacquer Strat:

https://i.imgur.com/TQL6r2A.jpg

It's a nice enough case but not as good as the expensive ones.

A lot of the ebay sellers had photos of what looked like a G&G case (single compartment, red velvety lining rather than the orange plush stuff in my other case) for their £119 Classic Tweed cases - I assumed this was a mistake but bought one anyway. This is what arrived:

https://i.imgur.com/a12vl5E.jpg

It's really a notch above the old Classic Series cases (which were available for about £109 a few months ago), almost indistinguishable from the G&G case that came with my Johnny Marr Jaguar. The details are much better, less plasticky material for the end protectors, that lovely red velvety interior, and even the handle is stitched and padded fake leather rather than the moulded plastic of the earlier cases:

https://i.imgur.com/Zp9ou0C.jpg

My Strat fits in there with very little movement. Impressive!

meltedbuzzbox

does it weigh more than a panzer tank like the G&G cases?

thermionic

It feels more substantial than the previous Classic Series case for sure.