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roland_rat

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Gator cases are great
« on: October 16, 2008, 10:15:23 PM »
Hi,

I have a little story to tell.  Tonight I parked my car up outside a mates flat on the road.  One of my guitars a faded SG was in the boot in a gator case.  I left it there and went to see my mate.  After  being at mates flat for about an hour he looked out the window and said "your car".  I looked out the window to see fire brigade,poilce and ambulance outside.  A car had gone into the back of mine.  I got everything sorted with them  and hopefully the lady driving the car will be ok.  After the lady had gone to hospital i examined my car and guitar which was in the boot.   My car is a right off,  my guitar does not have a scatch on it.  Thus I have got to say WOW thats some gator case.
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2008, 11:18:25 PM »
GATOR > Car

Take that "car manufacturer make here" !
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2008, 11:43:27 PM »
I'm genuinely impressed, that would make one hell of an ad campain.
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 12:51:38 AM »
Fantastic!

Great story mate and a happy ending.
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2008, 01:20:14 AM »
That is pretty baddass.  They should make that company policy to say "if our cases are hit buy a car your guitar will endure" and insure guitars under that basis.  I say you mail in that story to Gator and see what they have to say.
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2008, 07:05:48 AM »
I say you mail in that story to Gator and see what they have to say.

Good idea !!

I have to say that my Les Paul lives in a Gator case, and it seems at least as strong as the Hiscox case that I have for my strat.

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« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2008, 09:01:32 AM »
Great story - reminds me of this one on the PRS forum.  A fire at a blokes house, 800 degrees.  The only gutar that survived was a PRS in its case:

http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44856


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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2008, 09:10:43 AM »
Cool story, sorry about the car though.  I wonder what would happen if both cars were made of gator case...

And before Fernando comes in, none of this happened unless there are pics! :lol:

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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2008, 10:04:38 PM »
Ha ha a friend of mine ran over his Rg in a gator case and he was like holy Sh## but the guitar was fine and the case was alright too. Gator is the way to go.
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2008, 02:45:31 AM »
Hiscox for life, Gator have allways seemed a little flimsy compared...
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Re: Gator cases are great
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2008, 12:38:13 PM »
Cheers for the replys guys. Insurance company has got me a hire car now .  I have started having a look round for a replacemnet car.  Its so much more fun  shoping for guitars though.
Dave - great story also about the PRS

 
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« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2008, 12:45:40 PM »
Glad you're all sorted mate  :)