Brian Krashpad
September 10th, 2008, 05:51 AM
OK, it's no new guitar day, but now at least I gots me a case for my Epi WildKat, Goldie. A forumite on Harmony-Central, Mike Fiasco, sold me a beater Yamaha case he had but wasn't using, for $45 plus shipping. So I paid about half what a new Epi case would run, and we both get karma points on the whole reuse/recycle tip.
Anyhow, more as a means of quick identification than anything else, I always slap a batch of stickers on my cases, because if you're playing with 2 or 3 other bands and each band brings 4 or 5 guitars, well, that's a lot of guitar cases, usually stacked all together in some small dark space. So I went rummaging through what few stickers I had, printed out a couple home-made ones (if you put a piece of clear packing tape over a printed-out design on a piece of paper it looks pretty much like a vinyl sticker, and is fairly waterproof), and slapped 'em all over the case. Between the beater condition and the stickers, she blends right in with all my other cases (better for peace and domestic tranquility out at Casa Krashpad).
Here's the top of the case:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6299/epicasetop1zl5.jpg
Here's the back:
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/996/epicasebackxf7.jpg
Here's Goldie in her new home!
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7534/epiincasefz4.jpg
The WildKat is a funky size, bigger than a Les Paul but smaller than standard semi/hollows. So the case is a smidgen big, especially along the north-south axis (i.e., lengthwise), but I'll throw a towel or t-shirt in to minimize guitar movement. Here's a comparison of the big (standard semi/hollow Yamaha) case with my Gibson Les Paul case:
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1263/casesizecomparisonns3.jpg
An actual Epi WildKat case would be right between those two in size.
While I had the camera out I took some pics of my Les Paul Classic, I'll post those here later.
Anyhow, more as a means of quick identification than anything else, I always slap a batch of stickers on my cases, because if you're playing with 2 or 3 other bands and each band brings 4 or 5 guitars, well, that's a lot of guitar cases, usually stacked all together in some small dark space. So I went rummaging through what few stickers I had, printed out a couple home-made ones (if you put a piece of clear packing tape over a printed-out design on a piece of paper it looks pretty much like a vinyl sticker, and is fairly waterproof), and slapped 'em all over the case. Between the beater condition and the stickers, she blends right in with all my other cases (better for peace and domestic tranquility out at Casa Krashpad).
Here's the top of the case:
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6299/epicasetop1zl5.jpg
Here's the back:
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/996/epicasebackxf7.jpg
Here's Goldie in her new home!
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7534/epiincasefz4.jpg
The WildKat is a funky size, bigger than a Les Paul but smaller than standard semi/hollows. So the case is a smidgen big, especially along the north-south axis (i.e., lengthwise), but I'll throw a towel or t-shirt in to minimize guitar movement. Here's a comparison of the big (standard semi/hollow Yamaha) case with my Gibson Les Paul case:
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/1263/casesizecomparisonns3.jpg
An actual Epi WildKat case would be right between those two in size.
While I had the camera out I took some pics of my Les Paul Classic, I'll post those here later.