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Spudmurphy

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Yeah to be honest I love the plush "velour" interior of the case - the tolex is substantial too along with the bindings. To be fair they look incredible cases. It's just a shame that they have the "trem bar glitch".
C'est la vie - I can live with it!
 

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I just want something that will protect the damn thing in travel. Isn't that what they're main purpose is. Regular or fancy, EBMM has damn good cases from both quality and asthetic aspects. They be Purdy.
 

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Not really relevant ... but I have to say these days I'm using a Mono gigbag rather than a case. Just way easier and still pretty protected.
 

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Not really relevant ... but I have to say these days I'm using a Mono gigbag rather than a case. Just way easier and still pretty protected.

Me too man. Vertigo is my bag of choice. I have a double gig bag as well that's nifty. Mono makes an excellent bag.
 

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I take my tremolo off of my Balls when I put them in my gig bag(for gigs). They fit in the front pocket of my gig bag so as not to damage my guitars. It's pretty funny how we whine about silly little things. EBMM has a great design; the trem just snaps in on my Axii. I know it's sooooooooo exhausting to put the effort into removing them(sarcasm). Is it really that big of a deal? If you use your case to transport, just wrap your loose trem arm in a nice EBMM polishing cloth. I think we(as Americans) are pretty darn spoiled..........
 

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I take my tremolo off of my Balls when I put them in my gig bag(for gigs). They fit in the front pocket of my gig bag so as not to damage my guitars. It's pretty funny how we whine about silly little things. EBMM has a great design; the trem just snaps in on my Axii. I know it's sooooooooo exhausting to put the effort into removing them(sarcasm). Is it really that big of a deal? If you use your case to transport, just wrap your loose trem arm in a nice EBMM polishing cloth. I think we(as Americans) are pretty darn spoiled..........
Sarcasm accepted.
Just to ensure comments here (like the removal of the trem bar) are not taken out of context, it has been one of the known advantages of the MM case that ...
.... they fit overhead lockers
.... trem bar doesn't need to be removed.

Personally I like the plastic cases, they are light - I no longer have a tour bus just a small Fiat car - so it fits perfectly in the boot/trunk (space at the back). it's out of sight of prying eyes.
The case that came with the LE gutars and the BFR's are heavier, bigger really nice plush looking too. Whereas I've never worried about scratching/denting a gutar case (man I wish I could post pics of my Les Paul case :) )I'd be pissed off damaging the wooden case.


...However Brickglass did specifically mention the trem bar problem, so your sarcasm is understood ;).
On re reading Brick's response in post #2, I'm scratching my head as to why you would need to adjust anything with an Allen wrench? AFAIK the two possible adjustments are made :-
1) By raising the trem plate via depression of the whammy bar , this then enables the arm to swing or not to swing
2) The second allen adjustment is made much lower down on the trem block, which if memory serves me right (I am in the office at the mo) is only accessible when the rear trem plate or even the trem block is removed?
So if the the arm swings freely or doesn't swing at all, it shouldn't stop you simply removing the trem bar and then snapping it back into place?

I'm just popping out to "get a life now" :)

Edit
Here's a picture of Albert Lee's case!!!

 
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