Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 19, 2019 Members Share Posted April 19, 2019 HiDoes anybody own Esp Ltd Xtone? Could you please advise me its body thickness? I need to understand will Gator GW-JAG hard case fit it. If someone could advise me another suitable Gator hard case I would really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 20, 2019 Members Share Posted April 20, 2019 Sounds like a bulletin from MK Ultra. Contact Gator directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2019 I did. They redirected me me to the russian distributors. Useless. They are idiots)ESP Customer Service advised me dimensions of the guitar, except thickness. Following to them I've chosen Gator GW-JAG. They said this case seems appropriate for Xtone, but they do not test aftermarket cases, so they cannot guarantee a perfect fit. So the only question is whether or not it will close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 20, 2019 Members Share Posted April 20, 2019 Why not the ESP case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 20, 2019 Why not the ESP case? I can't buy original case in Moscow, distributor can deliver it in ~6 months. I don't want to wait so long, I need something from another brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 21, 2019 Members Share Posted April 21, 2019 [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"Gator1.jpg","data-attachmentid":32508712}[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"Screenshot-2019-4-20 Gator Deluxe Wood Case - Offset-body Electric Guitar.png","data-attachmentid":32508713}[/ATTACH] Looks like you'd have more issues with a loose fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2019 Take a look) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 21, 2019 Members Share Posted April 21, 2019 None of the highlighted cases fit . WTF? Anyway the first choice looks to be an easy fit. You could add padding if you gig a lot although I suspect the padding on the cover should hold the guitar in place. If it were my purchase, I'd get the case and if the lid should somehow not accommodate the guitar, cut out the padding and use a separate cushion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2019 Blue ones for les paul, orange for ec335, red ones show that dimensions dont fit. Black as you can see are for JAG cases)Thank you very much for advise, I will think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2019 ESP adviced me guitar's body thickness: 50 mm in its center and 38 mm at the wings + the hardware will add slightly more height to the instrument.What do you think? Will GW-JAG fit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 22, 2019 Members Share Posted April 22, 2019 Dmitry, is the GW-JAG case intended for a Fender Jaguar? If so I would worry about it - Jags and Mustangs are slab bodied guitars that are usually 1-3/4 inches (45 mm) thick in both the center and outside. Also I'm pretty sure Jaguars are 24 inch scale length which makes the overall length shorter than a 25.5 scale guitar. However, even with the short scale, the Jag-Stangs that I have worked on are a very tight fit in a standard Fender strat case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 23, 2019 Members Share Posted April 23, 2019 [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"Screenshot-2019-4-22 Spec Sheet - Gator Cases.jpg","data-attachmentid":32509489}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2019 Yeah, I see😃 I'm asking cause I'm afraid that the case other way around is too big for the guitar, I want to avoid "custom" upgrades of the case. Nevertheless, thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 23, 2019 Dmitry, is the GW-JAG case intended for a Fender Jaguar? If so I would worry about it - Jags and Mustangs are slab bodied guitars that are usually 1-3/4 inches (45 mm) thick in both the center and outside. Also I'm pretty sure Jaguars are 24 inch scale length which makes the overall length shorter than a 25.5 scale guitar. However, even with the short scale, the Jag-Stangs that I have worked on are a very tight fit in a standard Fender strat case. Yes, it is intended for a Fender jaguar. Dimensions seem suitable for xtone, but I want to be sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted April 23, 2019 Members Share Posted April 23, 2019 Like I said, you can always add padding. Structural foam etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted April 23, 2019 Members Share Posted April 23, 2019 Yes, it is intended for a Fender jaguar. Dimensions seem suitable for xtone, but I want to be sure I've worked on a couple of JagStangs and the owner carries one of them in a Fender strat case but its a very tight fit lengthwise. The guitars look like this, so you can see that they are not the carved arched tops of your ESP. However 1001gear's dimensions seem to indicate that the case would be actually be a loose fit. [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"medium","data-attachmentid":32509691}[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted April 24, 2019 Author Members Share Posted April 24, 2019 However 1001gear's dimensions seem to indicate that the case would be actually be a loose fit. Thank you. I think I have no variants except buying GW-JAG. Hope it will fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DmitrySM1 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2019 Maybe this information will be useful for someone: Gator GW-JAG fits Xtone good. Case closes a bit tightly, but closes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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