SKB-710 amp utility vehicle(!?!) vs custom-built amp case

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Hi

Wonder if anyone can help me? I'm tossing up the idea of getting a case built for carrying my Mesa-Boogie f-50, against buying a (somewhat ridiculously named) SKB-710 Amp Utility Vehicle.

Does anyone have one of these SKB's? And would you reccomend it? (the dimensions of my amp are as follows:
19" high
11" deep (front to back)
23" wide (left to right).

Here's the rub......The custom-built case is $650 (plus $50 shipping) - the SKB is $550, (plus $50 shipping) which is obviously cheaper, BUT there's only one in the country, so I have to pay for the shipping BEFORE I see it to decide if I want it or not.

Clear as mud? Probably!

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
SKB-710 amp utility vehicle................good or bad?

cheers
J.

 

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SKB sucks if you want it to deal with any real abuse. The latches suck, and they get warped and the lids don't go on right. They just suck. I have seen WAY too many amateur guys or SKB endorsers come into halls with their SKB cases totally fucked beyond repair.

Get a good case, an Anvil or a Slamhammer (one of the local vendors for those kinds of cases - there are hundreds I'm sure), or someone like that. It will last you a lifetime.



Light

"Cowards can never be moral."
M.K. Gandhi

 

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thanks

Much appreciated Light. Thanks for the tip. Not sure I can get Slamhammer or Anvils in New Zealand, so will go with the custom built job.


Cheers!
J.

P.S. The lesson in forum ettiquette was a new one, but point taken. Consider my knuckles rapped.