Adding more cushion to a guitar case...?

I just received my guitar case i orderd from musicians friend, Im really tight on cash so i ordered their brand case for $40. Anyway, I got it and I dont think its too bad of a case at all except that amount of padding they put in. Even with the case closed the guitar neck moves and if you tilt the case the other way, the entire guitar slides down!

So, Im wondering if carefully taking the plush lining off of the cover, and adding more form then glueing it back up would work? .....or would it ruin the case and just be better off sending it back and getting a more expensive case??

thanks and peace!

 

im no guitarist but still i reakon it would probably be better if u sent it back and got a a more expensive one, i recently bought a drumstool as im a drummer and i thought i might as well get a high quality one, as its less likely to get broken like with the cheeper versions which eventually brake, and if u do buy a top of the range case then it will be worth it in the long run and it will probably last a hell of lot longer than a d-i-yed case, in my opinion

 

Um... you mean a gig bag right??

What kind of guitar you got, on the first hand... I don't like just buying musician's friend brand stuff... I'd rather get a TKL or SKB or a case specially designed by the manufacturer of the guitars... or something like a flight case if you're really serious.

 

Perhaps you've seen so called "Homeless" people using "Eggcrate" foam? Here's my suggestion. DON'T take the thing apart. Just glue some of THAT on top of the existing surface. It will protect your baby from damage, as cheaply as possible. When storing your guitar, I also advise you to de-tune the strings to prolong thier lifespan.

 

You should never do that... it'll screw your action up and it can warp your neck. Not only that, but if you de-tune and tune your strings back up it can also hurt your strings from the stress of being stretched. Some people de-tune guitars while in shipping, but that's about the only time they should be. Even so, de-tuning while in shipment is still an urban legend/mythical thing, as it still does nothing anyway. Your strings are going to age and corrode if you play them just from the acidity of your sweat and being touched and they can do it just by being exposed openly to oxygen. That's why Pyramid Strings vacuum packs their strings. That's also why they're $20 a set... but they aren't really any better than an $8 set of D'Addario Chromes, anyway, though their acoustic strings are great. The stress of tuning and de-tuning can also put too much stress on your bridge and bridgeplate on an acoustic, which can lead to further bellying up behind the bridge... lots of cracks and warping... and I wouldn't be surprised if Guitar Center would tell someone to de-tune their strings while storing.

If you were tuning to Open G to play slide or something, yes, you should most definately tune back down to standard while not playing it... as a lot of guitars can't handle the stress of Open G...