The first logical step in choosing a case for your guitar is to check the manufacturer’s website for their recommendation. Often times they will have a universal case, or they will have designed a case specifically for a series of instruments. This will always be our first recommendation and the best option to go with, since the case is often times the best fit.

Your next step should be to check the websites of case manufactures such as Gator, Odyssey, SKB, and others. They may have cases which they have designed to the specifications of your model of guitar. Often these will make a great match as well.

If these first two options fail you, the next step is to get the measurements for your instrument. If you are not able to find them under our product description, or on the manufacturer’s website under their technical specifications and/or owner’s manual, you will need to measure the instrument yourself.

The first step in measuring your guitar is to know the terms used to identify parts of the guitar and I have included pictures of each part of the guitar which we will be referencing.

The strap button:
 

On the bottom of the guitar, there is a button which you hook your strap to, the picture above shows this, and you will measure from this end to the headstock first, to determine the overall length.

The headstock:

You will want to measure from the base (strap button), all the way to the end of the headstock for the overall length.

Measuring body length:

You will want to measure the length of the body from the strap button to the top of the body, but without including the neck or headstock.
Next you will need to measure the lower and upper bout, both of which I have included pictures for:

Upper Bout - Measure across from left to right at the widest point

Lower Bout - Measure across from left to right at the widest point

Make sure that as you measure these that you are measuring them at the widest point possible. It is important that you get them at their widest point so you are able to determine the closest fit for your case.

After you have these dimensions, you should be able to compare them with the dimensions of the cases that you are interested in. Remember, the closer you are with your measuring, the better your case will fit.

If you do not already have the guitar, you can also email the manufacturer or us for the exact measurements of your model, and even a recommendation of which case to use and they or we will take care of you.