I purchased this foam case for a hybrid acoustic-electric Flamenco guitar, to get it safely to and from gigs and rehearsals on buses and trams. A gig bag just did not seem safe when on a packed bus..where I live seems a lot of people will just as soon crush your guitar as you! I have a HSC when needed but that isn't as practical.
This foam case seems to work very well for me, convenience of a gig bag, but more protection with some of the rigidity of a hsc. Weight with my guitar and accessories inside is about the same as a well-padded gig bag.
I like the overall construction, very good quality interior and exterior. My guitar is a 650mm scale instrument, typical scale and fits perfectly. The interior and exterior compartments are fine for my needs..inside for a set of strings, string winder, feedback buster, and capo, and outside pocket for two leads with plenty of room for more stuff.
I do not like plastic clips for straps in general, maybe these on the Gator case won't allow for letting the case fall (?), but I have replaced the straps with ones from my hsc that have good quality metal clips.
But for the money this Gator foam case seems to be an excellent alternative to gigbags-hard shell cases.
