A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

[BEACHBUM]

Well, after almost 30 years of service the original case for my 83 AM 205 has pretty much run it's course. I know that replacement cases for these guitars are very tough to find and I had a hunch that a 339 case might just work so I headed over to GC to give it a shot. To my delight it's a perfect fit. Evidently the AM 205 and the ES 339 have exactly the same bout and length measurements. I wasn't to thrilled about having a Gibson Logo on my new "Ibanez" case but a soft rag and some gun cleaning solvent solved that issue in short order and didn't effect the vinyl at all.

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

sweet axe man.
I'm not joking when i say those are much better than the knock offs being made by Gibson.

 

[BEACHBUM]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

sweet axe man.
I'm not joking when i say those are much better than the knock offs being made by Gibson.

Thanks much. I own a couple of Gibsons as well (a Studio, and an ES 137) but this one has been my #1 for all these years and I expect always will be.

 

[Ashurbanipal]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

20-30+ year old Ibbys are proving their worth as solid axes in every respect. I've never played a thinline but a mate of mine had an AF75 (or something) – a MIK single cut jazzbox, which seemed pretty good to me, though it's not my kind of guitar at all.

I like how you've left the 'custom' logo.

 

[BEACHBUM]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

20-30+ year old Ibbys are proving their worth as solid axes in every respect. I've never played a thinline but a mate of mine had an AF75 (or something) – a MIK single cut jazzbox, which seemed pretty good to me, though it's not my kind of guitar at all.

I like how you've left the 'custom' logo.

Thank you much. At first I was going to lose the entire logo but once I had removed the word Gibson I thought that "cuStom" graphic kind of added a nice touch so It's staying.

 

[ExplorersRock]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

Wow, that is a gorgeous guitar! I've played a couple of the newer Ibanez semi-hollows and have been impressed. And I keep getting told that the older ones are even better. If it plays half as good as it looks, then I'm sure it's killer. Case looks good too.

 

[TheLivingDead]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

Sweet case... Even sweeter guitar!

 

[verbotenco]

Re: A Gibby for an Ibby - new case day

Great! How did you manage to keep the baby in mint condition after 30 years? Not even a sign of oxidation on the hardware.