What's up with martin cases?

[Mike McLenison]

I have one of those 640's with my 2012 HD-35's and it never raised an eyebrow. Love the case, I don't get it.

[lt20dbl]

Originally Posted by rmyAddison

Trade for a Geib, it's not that much more. The standards get the 600 molded case, even up to the 45's, even though some less expensive (than the 40 series) models get Geibs (like GE's).

Just get the Geib, the 600's have metal edges top/bottom, we used to call them finger-eaters..............

The Vintage series all get Geibs.

[lt20dbl]

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[AZLiberty]

Originally Posted by hank

Martin is cheaping out a lot lately. I think it reflects the general economy but reflects very poorly on Martin.

I wouldn't buy an 'expensive' guitar from them w/o an appropriate quality case.

And someone bumped a 6 year old thread *sigh*

As has been mentioned before: Martin has been using this exact same case (with possible color difference) for the Standard Series since the 70's.

Even the Road Series from Mexico come with a nicer case.

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

Why Martin would sell a 40 series guitar in one of those 640 molded cases is beyond my comprehension.

Because they're all about profits. And those cases are cheap. Same reason you get Richlite on a 2k+ guitar.

IMO Martin has jumped the shark.

[AgentKooper]

Does Martin have a different case policy for custom shop guitars? The CS-00-18 I got from LA Guitar Sales last year came with a very nice Geib style 500 series case.

Originally Posted by AgentKooper

Does Martin have a different case policy for custom shop guitars? The CS-00-18 I got from LA Guitar Sales last year came with a very nice Geib style 500 series case.

A Custom Shop guitar will come with whatever case the base model uses, unless a different case is selected as part of the Custom Shop order.

[djg]

Originally Posted by fullsmile

I just bought a D-41 and while I love the sound and feel of the guitar the case it came in is honestly an embarassment for a guitar that retails for 5k. Any other martin owners agree or am I being too harsh

My CEO-7 came in a Geib style case which seems pretty nice to me -- not the very nicest version of a multi-ply case with an arched top that I've seen, but nice all the same, and better than average for sure. And the CEO doesn't retail for anything remotely like 5k. What did you get?

I have a more expensive guitar that has traveled a bit more -- I bought a Hiscox flight case that I'm happy with, but I bought it separately.

[kaos]

I find the plastic case for my HD35 has been more durable than the Geib case my D18 Custom came in. The Geib case lost one of the small metal feet, and the handle broke. Only 2 years old.

[Shades of Blue]

Originally Posted by AZLiberty

And someone bumped a 6 year old thread *sigh*

At least they searched for the topic in the forum. I can't tell you how many times people post on my threads to use the search function. Nobody is ever happy. It's either wrong to start a new thread and not search, or wrong to post on an old thread.

It happens....

[Jellymould]

Originally Posted by AZLiberty

And someone bumped a 6 year old thread *sigh*

As has been mentioned before: Martin has been using this exact same case (with possible color difference) for the Standard Series since the 70's.

Even the Road Series from Mexico come with a nicer case.

Bump? it was me! still...it go me question answered.
PS the when i bought my DRS2....blah blah blah ( See my Martin Guitar case ID needed thread) They seem to be somewhat fragile!

[6L6]

It's not just Martin...

The last couple of Collings dreads I've bought came in shamefully low grade TKL cases. Terrible latches, tops that didn't match up, etc.

Those cases are now in storage in the event I should sell the guitar one day. In the meantime, all of my acoustics live in Hiscox Pro II cases. Couldn't be happier with them!

Collings started building their own cases and Martin now sources some cases from GWW. Maybe that tells us something about the current quality and capabilities of TKL...