PSA: Awesome Contour Case option for PRS Doublecuts!

[MA Pete]

Had a Charity gig in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 20th. Had a good time. Unfortunately, had some damage to the Aquamarine DC 245 PS on the trip. I had it in a cheap RoadRunner case. The plane to and from Ottawa was a Regional Jet, no room in the overheads for the guitar, so I had to gate-check it. On the way back, someone must have stepped on the case, or a lot of weight was put on it. That cracked the pickup ring:

Also, I got a nick in the finish on the top. I saw it happen, after the gig our Manager/Roadie had a few cocktails in him, and while helping the drummer pack up his kit, he accidentally banged a piece of the drum kit into my guitar on a stand.

I don't mind marks of the backs of my guitars, but I do on the fronts. So, the guitar went back to the PTC to address the two issues. I got it back a few weeks later, looking and playing great. Thanks, PTC Team!!

Funny thing was, I wasn't that upset about either incident. You think I would have been, as much as that guitar cost!

It did inspire me to do something I had been wanting to do for a while, which is to get a custom contour case built for my Aquamarine DC 245, that would protect it better than the cheap RoadRunner case.

Hoffee Guitar Cases, coincidentally located a 25 minute drive away from me, makes these KILLER custom Carbon Fiber Cases. I picked mine up today, I picked Silver with a Black Interior. They measure your guitar's dimensions, and totally customize the interior padding for a custom snug fit.

Anyway, the case turned out GREAT!! Jeff Hoffee is a good guy too, please let him know I referred you if anyone reaches out to him. Web site:

http://www.carbonfibercases.com/

There are some cool options like shoulder straps and backpack straps, both of which I got but have not tried yet.

 

[xjbebop]

Outstanding!! :top:

 

[veinbuster]

I've looked at these cases and they are excellent.

 

[László]

I've looked at Hoffee's site many times, and thought about getting one of those for my acoustic. They're superb.

That's a very, very nice case, and the carbon fiber is stronger than steel.

 

[IRG]

Both look very nice, I've been thinking about getting a S2 series model, but really want a hsc, for no really good reason as I don't gig out (for now). But whenever I transport them for any reason, I do like a good hsc. Looks like the one you got custom made is really strong and pretty sexy looking too. And so is the PRS

 

[BenFrantz]

I am really psyched to see that Jeff now has a template for PRS guitars. In the world of pricey and sometimes fragile acoustic guitars and mandolins Hoffee cases are known as being among the best protection available. After I slipped in snow and fell onto my case holding a '62 Strat and broke the case (thankfully not the guitar) I took the plunge and have used Calton cases for my instruments that I gig with. You can't go wrong with that Hoffee case.