Jack Casady Owners: Dimensions please!

This one goes out to all the Epi. Jack Casady Sig. owners.....

I've got an old Kent EB-2 copy from the 1960s, but I don't have a case for it, and being a 40-year old hollowbody, it certainly needs one! After an extensive search, it looks like the Jack Casady bass case is the only one that will fit, but I need measurments first, of either your bass or its case (or both!). So if someone would be so kind, here's what I'm looking for...

• Lower bout width
• Upper bout width
• Middle (hips) width
• Body length (bottom to hips)
• Body length (hips to top)
• Overall length

THANKS A BUNCH!!

 

Marvelous! That case should fit like a glove! Thanks a million!!!!

 

Well, I took the plunge and ordered the case from Woodwind & Brasswind. I've never dealt with them before, but they offered free shipping on the case, for the same price as Musician's Friend, which also offered "free shipping," but not before tacking on a $9.99 oversized item fee.

 

YAY! UPS delivered my Jack Casady case this morning. After taking it out of the box, my heart sank a little because I thought to myself "My Kent isn't going to fit in this!" Truth be told, I briefly thought they sent me the wrong case. From the pictures, I was expecting (what looked like) gold latches and a more textured covering. I was a bit skeptical, yes, but there was only one way to find out.

The fit is a little snug around the upper bout and top of the headstock, but luckily the lining has some give. The Kent fits, but with no room to spare. As part of my testing, with my bass inside, I secured all the latches, turned the case upside-down (bottom-up), on its face, various sides, shook it, and put it through all the motions it could ever possibly see. The case came through and kept my bass in place with no noticeable movement. That's a good thing in my book.

The hardware feels solid with very little "wiggle" in the latches. It's all heavily chrome-plated and riveted to the case. I like screws and nuts and bolts, but everything feels solid, so I probably shouldn't nit-pick about something as silly as choice-of-fastener.

I guess my only real complaints are about the covering and the lock. The covering feels soft and supple, but to me that translates to "will tear, scuff, and scratch easily." I'd really like a molded hard-shell case for my Kent, but this was the best I could find without calling up Anvil and getting something custom made. As for the lock, it's that cheap "opens with a paper clip" type. Luckily, I don't let my instruments out of my sight, so the lock isn't a problem for me, but it may be for others.

Now for those who don't know me, I like to document all of my new toys and whatnot, so here come the photos!!!

 

I've been working on the electronics, trying to get rid of this hum. As long as both pups are at full volume, there's no hum, but if I turn one down, or if I select one pup (using the toggle), there's hum.

 

They're actually Gretsch FilterTrons (humbuckers) under the original Kent pickup covers.

Before I got this case, I kept it in a Fender acoustic bass gig bag.