SKB 1SKB-18 Acoustic Dreadnought Deluxe Guitar Case Reviews

If you want to protect your assets (your instrument), new or vintage, and never have to worry about it, this is the case. Much appreciation for Greg for his thoroughness, patience with all of my questions, and superb customer service (as always).

Solid case, as expected from experience with SKB cases in the past. Fits my Loar 600 pretty well.

This has to be the best guitar case I've ever owned. It is lightweight and totally protective of your favorite guitar. I highly recommend buyi mg this one. I never have to worry about my guitar getting dinged or crushed when traveling. It's the Samsonite of all guitar cases!!!

Skb cases are by far superior in my opinion than many others out there . As a gigging solo musician I trust my guitars to SKB

This is the second SKB case that I've purchased. One for my Les Paul and this one for my Martin DM. I was a little hesitant to buy this one because Martin no longer makes the DM model. After talking with the Sweetwater rep, I decided to give it a try...I'm glad I did. It's not a 100% perfect fit for a DM but it's at about a 98% perfect fit, just due to the body style of the DM. All-in-all, I'm glad I took Sweetwater's recommendation!!

Nice quality case with latches that feel secure

Highly impressed from the day we received it. It felt sturdy, light weight and just straight out of the box a perfect fit for my Taylor CE. You feel safe having your precious guitar in it and know that it is surely safe for travel. The fact that it also came with a key security system so that you can lock it and not feel anyone can just open it. We also ordered the GS Mini by SKB and my wife is very relaxed at having her Mini Koa in it. You will surely not be disappointed with this SKB case. Quality at a great price to protect your investment.

Many Blessings,
Jacinto SpiritWolf

P.S. My Sweetwater representative has yet to disappoint us. Thank you, Preston. We appreciate you.

My sales engineer, Jordan Clohessy, advised me to buy this case for my Epiphone AJ45ME and I couldn't be happier. The fit and finish of this case is beyond excellent. I bought the Epiphone dreadnought case and although it looks kind of nice it is kind of junky. I plan on taking it to a guitar shop and selling it. It just doesn't compare to this case. Trust your sales engineer, they know what they're doing!

I bought two of these cases for my vintage Fender Kingman and Wildwood, respectively, and both do an excellent job at keeping the guitars safe. I highly recommend the SKB-18 for anyone with a vintage Fender dreadnought, or any dreadnought for that matter.

I've bought this case back in 2006 and it's the only acoustic case I use. I transport my guitar in it to practice, to shows, even across the country multiple times. You could say I'm a credible source.

Back in 2006, I was attracted by SKB's very confident lifetime warranty. What ultimately sold me was an SKB review I read in which a guy had his bass in an SKB on a trailer. While driving, the guitar fell onto the road and was run over. The case was destroyed, but the guitar was completely fine. Sure, that story seemed like a stretch, but it sold me. Since then, I bought two more SKB cases for other guitars.

Fast forward to 2014 as I write this. I just took my acoustic on a weekend trip to the beach in my 8-year-old SKB case. I've known for 8 years this thing is a tank. Well, how about water damage? Long story short, I took my guitar to the beach, forgot about it, and the tide rose. My case, guitar inside, was floating in the salt water, the wake crashing over it. No doubt in my mind - I had just lost hundreds of dollars. I brought it to shore, opened it, and to my shock, the only water that was inside the case were the drips from opening it.

If 8 years and 3 SKB cases wasn't enough to convince me, I am certain now. I am so grateful I made this purchase, and will continue to do so. Do yourself a favor and never buy a case that isn't SKB.

This is the 2nd SKB guitar case I have purchased and they will be the only guitar cases I ever buy. The SKB company build a excellent case, very high quality, and worth every penny for the peace of mind you get knowing that you guitar is protected. They are great for traveling and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a durable well built guitar case.

This case looks and feels like it could drop out of an airplane and my 12-string would still be in tune!

I purchased this case for my D-55 Guild guitar. A great guitar deserves a great case and this is a dandy. Very durable case with beautiful plush lining and plenty of room for all the accessories I carry with my guitar. The latches are so easy to open and close the case. The handle has a great grip and the case is lighter than the case that came with the guitar originally and much better quality. I would highly recommend this case for any gigging musician who wants the ultimate protection for their guitar.

I recently purchased this to go with an Epiphone Masterbilt DR-500ME which is a bit long for some cases. This case is a good fit for the Epi. Overall quality and finish are excellent, and it's very light for the amount of protection provided. There is the typical storage area in the middle of the case under the neck which easily accommodates a couple of set of strings, capo, picks, etc. Highly recommended (thanks Andy).

This case is great. Nice plush lining, Awesome latches, handle is a huge plus. Honestly i think its the only case i will ever need. The only downside is the interior foam is a little thin and it does not hug the guitar like i wish it would.

I'd be blown away if I flew. Really nice tsa lock on it. Fits the 6 string really well. Too small for the 12, lengthwise. Plush interior, roomy compartment holds extra strings, the snark and 6 extra dreadnoughts. Was also able to hang the Daddario humidifier for the sound hole thru the strings. I believe it was WELL worth it!

Obviously this case is "great", but it has about an inch of space on both the top and sides of my HD-28. I tested the case with the guitar in it and flipped the case around.. the guitar didn't seem to move at all. Still, I wish it fit one of the most common dreadnoughts in the world.

This is a fantastic case. Solid construction throughout. The case locks and hinges are anchored well and the case feels very secure. Nice interior too. The only downside is that the case tends to fall down when it is stood upright. Nothing major, just don't expect it to stay upright by itself.

Sweetwater is great and the brand is reputable, but it's $ overpriced. It's rather plain. It will do a good job protecting my guitar, but probably not an outstanding job I would suggest. It just is very average IMO.

Got this case for an Alvarez 12 string. Perfect fit!

The latches are nice and heavy, but the actual case material is pretty thin. Also, the neck end of the top of the case doesn't want to close nicely upon first closing it. You need to press down and move it around a bit to get it seated on the case bottom.

All in all, it's alright. I wouldn't fly with it. If you're planning to take this traveling, you might be better off with a sturdier case.

Got this case. It looked great. Solid build, good quality. I was disappointed to see that it was actually too big (by about 2 inches) around the body of my guitar. My guitar is a mid 90's Martin HD-28- The most quintessential dreadnought out there... Wishing SKB had different sizes or had built them to fit the most dreadnought-ish dreadnought out there.

3 stars= solid case, but not a good fit for me.

I bought this a couple years ago and just now getting to review. I use a different case now because this case did not hold up like expected.

Within the first couple months the lid strap came off. Now I have had other cases that this has happened to, so I wasn't too surprised, but this is also a pretty expensive case, so I hoped they fixed this issue.

The locks worked well and I never had an issue with them.

About a year in to owning this case, the handle broke in half... luckily there was a rubber casing that held it together, but was still obviously broken. This lasted about 6 or so months before the whole handle completely fell off... as you could imagine, this made it pretty awkward carrying the guitar to a gig. I am sure I looked like an over protective mother, bear hugging the guitar as if everyone in the room was after my precious.

All in all, my guitar never fell apart or broke in half, so it did do the job of protection... but there are better cases in the same price range.

Cheers!

I truly can't believe this case has good reviews. It's made out of super cheap materials. Besides the whole thing feeling low quality, you can actually compress the front body portion easily with your hand. If it got dropped face down or had luggage on top of it, it would damage your guitar for sure. I'm not sure "deluxe" means what SKB thinks it means. I'd urge Sweetwater not to sell these cases.