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best case for a firebird?

becks bolero

becks bolero

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hey who makes the best case for a firebird?

I heard the stock ones don't have enough clearance around the headstock & it can break fairly easily?

thx!
 
MikeSlub

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The old brown Gibson USA Firebird cases are good. A few dealers may have some in stock, otherwise eBay. :2zone
 
bizzwriter

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Six months ago I bought a new Gibson USA Firebird case on ebay -- it has PLENTY of clearance for the banjo tuners. The case is HUGE and HEAVY. The case that comes along with the Firebird in this auction is exactly like the one I bought (I got it for under $100 shipped). It's black with a nubbly covering

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-GIBSON...E-/190807666845?pt=Guitar&hash=item2c6d05f09d

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bizzwriter

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Brown Recluse said:
Some of the differences between the brown and black reissue Firebird cases was discussed in this thread on the other forum:

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/other-gibsons/227281-ngd-65-firebird-2.html

Post #36 contains some pictures that I posted to demonstrate those differences.
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Hmmm...your photos got me curious about exactly how much clearance I have in my recent black reissue Firebird case. I just took a couple of closeups of my Firebird I headstock in the case. The first photo shows the clearance from the tuners to the bottom of the case. In the second photo, I placed a '70s vintage Coricidin bottle in the gap, with the high E tuner resting very lightly on it (if I tilt the case, the bottle rolls out).

I wonder if the black cases with the white fuzzy interior like mine have more clearance than the black cases with the grey interior?

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bizzwriter said:
Hmmm...your photos got me curious about exactly how much clearance I have in my recent black reissue Firebird case. I just took a couple of closeups of my Firebird I headstock in the case. The first photo shows the clearance from the tuners to the bottom of the case. In the second photo, I placed a '70s vintage Coricidin bottle in the gap, with the high E tuner resting very lightly on it (if I tilt the case, the bottle rolls out).

I wonder if the black cases with the white fuzzy interior like mine have more clearance than the black cases with the grey interior?

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Your case definitely has more clearance than my black case with the grey interior. That is definitely a good, and probably more readily available, alternative to the older brown reissue cases with the pink bordello lining.
 
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The newer black case with ugly white lining probably is safer for the birds headstock but like some of you already mentioned the older USA brown/w pink lining arent bad either. I just hate the white lining in the newer Gibson USA cases. what were they thinking. Blue or gray or anything would look better imo. Anyway I really like the Custom Shop Firebird cases they offered for a while like the ones shipped with the CS Explorers. Had the dark plush velvety maroon interior. Too bad these are hard to get. They come up on Ebay once in a while though.
 
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