Gator Cases Foam Padded Acoustic Guitar Gig Bag, Fits Dreadnought Style Acoustic Guitars up to 41.9" in Length (GBE-DREAD)

This case is quality made by a large reputable company. I have other guitar cases made by them. I purchased this case for a Fender 3/4 sized acoustic guitar. The guitar fits perfectly. The padding is probably the thickest that you can find for a soft sided case. The measurements provided were accurate. The zippers are robust, work great, and the general stiching and workmanship is very good. I would recommend this case above the compition without hesitation. It cost a few dollars more but it highly worth it for long term use and appropriate transport. The large storage pocket is very handy. It came with shoulder straps as well. I hope this review was helpful.

Basic case with some padding and a single pocket. The materials and zippers are good, like everything Gator offers. Has both a carrying handle and "backpack" straps. This one is the "Classical" model and its a nice fit for my Gretsch 9210 resonator ("Dobro") guitar. Perfect for storing and careful travel for not much money. I've bought amp stands and mic stand accessories from Gator and all of it is great quality for good prices. I generally look in their line first when I need the kinds of things they offer.

Great bag. For starters, if your guitar is 40 inches long, 14.75" across the lower bout, 11.50" across the upper bout, and 4" deep, it'll fit. Anything bigger than that will not fit. For example, if you own a jumbo or dreadnought, this will not fit. I see that someone else posted almost identical dimensions, so I'm guessing the size of these bags is fairly consistent and doesn't vary much. If you're still with me, here's the rest of the review. This is a rock solid gig bag made for classical (nylon stringed) guitars. It'll also fit a variety of guitars in the OM, 00, and 000, and parlor guitar range, even though they're all technically different sizes. The main thing is that they are no bigger than the dimensions I've already listed. It's well-padded and sturdy, and the only weak link in this product is that I don't trust the straps. If you're going to use this as a backpack bag, be very careful. I put electrician's tape around the snaps to make certain they hold, but I mostly just use it with the handle. This is a gig bag, not a hard case. It will protect the instrument from small knocks and dings, but will simply not take the abuse that a hard case will make. In spite of this, I still hear people complaining about how it didn't protect their guitar from a serious impact. Duh. It's a gig bag. It's not designed for that. I own two of these, and for the money, there's not a better gig bag on the market. Almost everything else in this price range is simply Cordura nylon with little padding. This is a good, solid, cheap gig bag with very adequate padding, and well worth the money.

The bag itself is really nice quality. I had checked out the full size ones at a guitar store first, liked them, then came to Amazon since they have this smaller size. My daughter has the http://www.amazon.com/Oscar-Schmidt-OGHS-Dreadnought-Acoustic/dp/B001NRVMNI/ and that's what we bought this bag for. The length is perfect. I has a bit of room so that you're not stretching the bag over it. My only issue is the width. This bag and guitar combo should be about perfectly matched, but the body of the bag is too big. It could probably fit a full-size guitar in it. Therefore, this 1/2 size one can slop around in it. The padding and everything still protects it well, so I'm not too worried, but I do wish it was more snug. The single pocket is ok - it can hold a book and small tuner just fine. There's no other pockets, though, so if you have a ton of accessories, it might not suit you. My kids use this bag to take the guitar to school about once a week, and it's great for that. The carry strap is a good addition. For the price, this bag was a no-brainer, but I really thought it would be more snug on the body of the guitar.

Needed to replace a gig bag that my newer guitar came with....it was way too small and had very little padding. This bag is definitely a step up with very nice padding; easy to get the guitar in and out of and is excellent quality. The handles and straps are functional. Glad I made the choice to purchase this one and think most people would be very happy with it.

Although this bag was designed for a classical guitar, it also fits my Recording King Dirty Thirty 000 folk guitar. It's a snug fit, so you should definitely measure before ordering. Here are my guitar's dimensions: 40" overall length (just barely fits) 4" deep at lower bout 15" across at widest part of lower bout 11.75" across at widest part of upper bout The Recording King headstock has a pointy do-dad thingy on top that makes the guitar about half an inch longer than a normal 000/OM guitar, so this case fits *very* snugly from top to bottom. I know from other bags I've owned that it will stretch out a wee bit with use. But to echo several other reviewers: this will NOT fit a dreadnought guitar. If you're unsure of what kind of guitar you play, google "acoustic guitar body shapes." The padding is adequate. You can't expect a gigbag to protect your guitar when shipping it or when flying (shudder). A gigbag is not designed for that. It's just a lightweight carry case for short trips or home storage. If you're worried about damaging your guitar, you should carry it in a hardshell case, not a gigbag. There's one zippered pocket in the front, about 14" wide x14" tall, not very deep. (Personally, that's all I need. Room for a setlist, spare strings, pick box, slide, tuner, and I'm good to go. I don't like a bulky gigbag with too many outside pockets that I don't really use.) No interior pockets. Zippers seem sturdy and each has a red nylon tab attached to the zipper pull; the red stitching makes it easy to see where your zipper is. The bag unzips only to the midpoint of the bottom panel, not all the way around the bottom, but that's typical for a low-cost gigbag. Several people complained that there's only one strap, so you can't carry your guitar like a backpack. This was not a problem for me, because the bag does have attachment points for a second strap, so I just unsnapped a strap from one of my other gigbags, and voilá! Backpack configuration. It has a bit of a funky chemical smell right out of the package, but so did my other Gator gigbags. The smell will fade. All in all, this is an outstanding value; I don't think you can beat it for the price.

I bought this for a small travel guitar, so I had to put a rolled-up towel in to make it fit, but it's a well-made bag and I like it a lot.

It’s design very poorly. It hardly has any padding and the neck will move a lot in the bag as there support or strap to hold it steady. As far as size it is big. It can probably fit a jumbo size acoustic bass easily so probably not suitable for any other body shape as it will just be tossed around in there. It’s very light weight.