Calton Guitar Case Review
Do i need a special guitar case for my 12 string extended range baritone or acoustic bass guitar.
Calton guitar case review. Durable and tougher than a night in jail adam mcintosh absolutely the best case on this planet. These calton cases are tough and taking a favorite guitar out to my cabin in the texas hill country is a little less stressful now. But this is a f style and i would like to avoid the old headstock too close to the hinges that used fo be an issue. Calton cases 3412 e.
Do you have a classical guitar. I think the case itself the shell is about as good as a case can be but the handles from that era are of a very defective design and the company does not stand behind it s product in this instance. Looking for a flight case for a high end mando i have on order. I love their cases and would have more if i had the coin for one.
I have an old calton that i love but i think i want a new case for this mando. If you love your instrument you will get one victor carillo my calton case has protected my collings guitar from airline travel for 17 years. But a serendipitous proposition from al and trudy williams in calgary would skyrocket calton cases into even further international acclaim. By the late 80s calton was a leading name in custom guitar cases both in the u k.
A 12 string guitar head is significantly longer than a standard six string head as there needs to be space for the. Then you need protection. I have made my own decision about calton cases and i wouldn t buy another one or do business with them again. With its arch top shell it delivers heavy duty.
Acoustic classical hard guitar cases. They made their decision and i have made mine. Calton flight case om 000 gui 03 01 indigo silver includes optional backpack straps and d rings. If you don t have a whole lot of dollars to spent take a look at the superior cd 1512 deluxe hardshell classical guitar case.
The price of these cases always made me hesitant but i had gotten to the point where i did not want to go anywhere with my 16 year old collings case or my mint condition 50 year old martin case. North of the border. In a nutshell acoustics and electrics have very different dimensions so they need their own cases. I haven t been able to locate any other case makers like either one of the above named.
I have had and still have a high end calton case. And protection is exactly what the cd 1512 provides for your guitar. I think i could make do if i could get one of those vintage collings cases and use my old calton if i needed a flight case.