Help with vintage Fender/Gibson case Identification

[ethan walker]

I got a load of guitar cases on trade and I'm having a little trouble making a positive ID as to what guitars fit them. The Fender case looks just like a Strat/Tele case but has the imprint from a bass in the velour. It's exterior dimensions are 40" x 13 3/4". Is this a standard Strat case or?

The Gibson case is from the late 70's/80's and I have no idea what it fits. Exterior dimensions are 43 3/4 x 16 1/4".

Anyone out there familiar with these? Thanks in advance for your help.

Ethan

 

[John C]

The Fender case looks like a standard Strat/Tele case - it would have been used for both models.

The Gibson case - I'm not sure. Would that be large enough for an Explorer?

 

[FloridaSam]

The fender looks identical to my mid 70's tele case.

 

[ethan walker]

John, the Gibson case is smaller than an explorer for sure. I'm thinking it goes to one of the weird 70's models, like a Sonex or something.

Sam, would you mind measuring the outside of your Strat case to see if mine matches?