It's always worth waiting and shopping around for sales and discounts...

If you are looking for a new fitted hard case,
you need to know that although the pricey Epiphone branded cases are very nice,
the locks and hinges are notorioiusly flimsy and unreliable...

I've had two in recent years - one was delivered brand new with a hinge hanging off,
and the other had a hinge fall off completely after a few months...

Rather than send them back for replacement,
I decided it was less aggro to negotiate a substantial refund
and just use them as sturdy dust covers at home.

There are cheaper and better quality cases available if you read around the forums...

I seem to have retired from gigging, our band has been dormant for so long now we are knocking on 60...

But If I did venture out,
I wouldn't trust using any traditional hard case without binding around it tight and securely
with military grade webbing straps...