Gator GC-ELEC-XL Guitar ABS Case

This case has an excellent construction quality at a reasonable price, considering other alternatives in the market.

I bought it because the case description says "For ST/T-style guitars".

Well... not for my stratocaster model...!!!

I have a SQUIER Stratocaster Vintage Modified and this Gator GC-ELEC-XL case did not fit correctly to my guitar.
The body space is great. In fact,it is perfect, because it is completely adjusted to the body, so it it doesn't moves.

But the neck support is longer than the guitar neck. That means the headstock rests in the top end of the neck support. That makes impossible to close the case without forcing the guitar neck, which is not a good idea.

I recommend especial attention to this detail, because being Squier a Fender brand, and being Fender the original standard of Stratocaster guitar type, I can imagine a lot of issues with Strat guitar types of the other brands.

I will have to return this case, or I have to make some adaptation works so it can fits my guitar. And probably I would make those adaptation, because the rest of the case details and quality are just great.

I needed a case for my Charvel So-Cal, which unfortunately come without cases these days.
I don't trust gig bags, so I needed to find a case that I can use to store the guitar safely and get it to band practice and gigs without breaking it.
After a bit of research I decided to go with this Gator case:

It's built quite well and it smells great. There is no nasty smell of glue or anything like that. In fact mine had a pleasant pine smell. The case is stable. There is no rattling or warping and it fits the strat shape nicely. If anything it could be a bit smaller for the shape. There is loads of room for the headstock (you could easily fit a large dean fork headstock in there), but I guess it's not labeled XL for nothing. In spite of the extra space, it secures the Charvel nicely. When the lid is closed, the guitar isn't moving anywhere!

If I were to fly with the guitar, I'd definitely get a better case, but for what I bought it for in the first place, it's a great bang for the buck.

I've had this case for about a year now and its put up with a few gigs admirably, nice finish on the inside, plenty of room for most guitars I'd say, plus its not too heavy. I'm not sure how it would stack up to some of the more expensive hard cases but it definitely provides all the protection I need for my guitar. I've been trusting this case with my Ibanez and it hasn't let me down.

One thing to mention is the buckles sometimes don't close properly and you have to manoeuvre the case around to get it to fall into place. A bit annoying but it isn't a huge problem.

All in all a pretty solid case for a decent price.