Seagull TRIC Deluxe Case - Folk Body Product Description:
- The TRIC case provides a level of impact protection for your guitar that rivals the protection offered by many flight cases.
- TRIC case weighs in just slightly heavier than a typical gig bag.
- TRIC's capacity to resist changes in temperature and you have the best thing to happen in guitar protection in years.
- Neopolen P Expanded Polypropylene or EPP
Product Description
The TRIC case provides a level of impact protection for your guitar that rivals the protection offered by many flight cases. With some significant differences: the TRIC case weighs in just slightly heavier than a typical gig bag. It is also remarkably affordable, with a price very close to that of a standard hard-shell guitar case. Add to that the TRIC's capacity to resist changes in temperature and you have the best thing to happen in guitar protection in years. The phenomenal combination of resilience and lightness in the TRIC case is possible thanks to a high-tech material called: Neopolen P Expanded Polypropylene or EPP. This material is incredibly tough, light and boasts exceptional thermal properties.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Tric case
By Mitch Malloy
I have travelled all over the wold carrying acoustic guitars and I don't review things ever. This case is by far the best case ever made. Light as a feather and climate controlled as it's made out of styrofoam. It's like a cooler for your guitar with nylon around it. It keeps the cold and heat out. And the nature of the material protects your guitar as it's sort of shock absorbant. Just a great idea that works. Only thing they could do better is put a strap/loop on the outside of the neck section for easy carrying on the plane. And market it so people know about it. If people knew about this case everyone would own one for their guitars. Mine is now 5 years old. I need some for my electrics. But I don't think they make them.Mitch Malloy
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.A very nice case with one unfortunate flaw. (The Deluxe version)
By Jim Regan
Surprisingly lightweight, and though my own case hasn't had to be tested for shock absorption, I've heard enough other examples to be confident should the need ever arise. However, in the case of the TRIC Deluxe case (which I have), the external gig bag does not hold the case tightly closed on the side opposite the hinges, so I end up with an open 'seam' under the zipper -about a quarter inch in some places- in place of the 'seal' that would normally protect the guitar against temperature and humidity changes. When things got humid this summer, I put my guitar back in its old, generic hard case, which maintained humidity much more effectively - and in the face of extreme cold, I feel this unprotected seam of exposure down one side of the guitar would be worse than no protection at all. (At least in the latter scenario, the entire guitar would be adjusting to the cold at the same time.)I tried exploring the option of buying the latches that keep the regular TRIC case so tightly sealed and installing them myself (it wouldn't be possible to install ALL of them under the gig bag covering, but a few strategically placed ones would help a great deal), but after my local dealer and myself were unable to get a straight answer about their availability from the manufacturer (an attempting lasting several months and ending with a promise to call me back that never came), I gave up.So if you're looking for portability and protection, great choice. If you want the 'thermal regulation' that the manufacturer named the case for, get the regular TRIC with no gig bag, but latches all around.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.The only thing it doesn't have is an airbag. . .
By David E. Hartman
Like Mitch, I've had this case for several years and it is just remarkable. It's light, very well insulated, and I trust it for impact protection over everything else. The light weight means that if someone drops it, the physics of the fall are going to transmit much less impact into the guitar than if the case weight 20 pounds. Ideally, I'd like to have a waterproof covering, and maybe a softer inside liner, but the waterproofing could be done with a spray, and the soft part could be done with a soft towel.
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