Dont't grieve at your Canadian case, be happy that you didn't spend a fortune for a Gibson brown historic case made in Costa Rica - that one is a real shame. It came with my 2005 R9 but the axe doesn't really fit in. It's too low for the headstock, so the machine heads touch the bottom and loose tune every time you put it in or take it out. Btw: my best Gibson case is a black/crimson Custom Art/Historic case made in Canada...
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