Which flightcase company....

Deijavoo

....do you prefer?

I got a pedalboard case from Spider (I think it was) and the service was terrible. The case was ok but I moved it on pretty quickly.

Anyways I need a case for my Hagen and I think i'll just buy it and invoice my family for Christmas exactly as I did last year with a Telecaster.

Cirrus

Castle cases in Tamworth have always given me good service.

Deijavoo

They seem to be the only ones specifically making one for a Hagen, but after how bad Spider was I'm just a little dubious about jumping in. Always got my cases second hand before.

Deijavoo

or included too.

thisisguitar

I used Flight Case Warehouse in Tamworth. They build me a pedalboard case to exact size and it was great, also had a strat case from them... has been bulletproof on the many flights I've used it on.

Deijavoo

Two companies in Tamworth? Crazy talk!

ICBM

I've also always used Flightcase Warehouse and always had exemplary service from them - even when they screwed up on the dimensions of one case, it was replaced within 48 hours.

But it appears they make Spider cases…

Deijavoo

Google is my friend. Spider is not.

Thanks dudes.

thisisguitar

Yeah, Castle was a result of a split with FCW iirc

ICBM

It does appear that Castle Cases and Flightcase Warehouse are different companies, despite both being in Tamworth! Flightcase Warehouse are definitely the same company that does Spider though.

Just out of curiosity, what did they do wrong?

Deijavoo

Bejaysus. Just had a look on here at my old posts and I blatantly knew Spider was FCW.... I think I need to see a doctor about my mind/memory...

I couldn't however find my whinging post so that must be locked in the doldrums of MR.

Basically they sent a faulty case, the screws were the wrong size, well didn't even match one another for the corresponding locations so one of the brackets partly fell off when I took it out of the box. When I politely rang to ask for them to fix it they made out like I was being a fusspot and took 2 or 3 attempts to get the right part out, with each phone call getting more arsey (on their part).

I guess I was kinda hoping that one of our good parish would make them and I could use them to make one.

Anyways, Castle will get my wife's cash.

1nten5e

I believe swanflight are doing a 15% off deal from midnight tonight

Deijavoo

Ah! No Hagen though. 

I might just ring in the morning.

Cheers.

spacecadet

Castle cases are great. FCW are up their own arse. 

Deijavoo

What happened with FCW for you mate?

ICBM

When did Castle Cases split from FCW?

About the time FCW went from good to up themselves, perhaps?

It must be about five years since I bought anything from them...

Cirrus

It was around 5 years ago I bought my first thing from Castle and they seemed like a pretty new company at the time. But I've had an AC30 combo case, 12u double-shelled rack unit, and two pedalboards from them and they've done a fine job of those. My bassist has a bass case from them too, I think he actually drove up to them with his bass and they made the measurements in person (He lives in sutton coldfield about 20 minutes down the road).

randomhandclaps

With the size of that Hagen head it might work out cheaper to get someone to convert one of these -

http://www.gapcontainers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shippping-container-for-sale-lift.jpg

ICBM

Cirrus said:

It was around 5 years ago I bought my first thing from Castle and they seemed like a pretty new company at the time.

Interesting. I wonder if the good dealings I had with FCW were with people who left to start Castle... and possibly there is a connection with *why* they left.

PFAllen2

Castle Cases are brilliant, they can make anything you can think of. 

They have just made me a custom head case for a Carol Ann head, complete with wheels and a retractable handle. Not the cheapest but imho definitely the best. If you spend ££ on a great amp why skimp on the case?

pmg

ICBM said:

I've also always used Flightcase Warehouse and always had exemplary service from them - even when they screwed up on the dimensions of one case, it was replaced within 48 hours.

But it appears they make Spider cases…

This happened to me too on a custom sized flightcase. Excellent customer service and resolved quickly with flightcase warehouse