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Paintball Guitar Case

Paintball Guitar Case
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Mod an old guitar case into a custom paintball gear case.
 
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Step 1Overview & Supplies

Overview & Supplies
Hey everyone! This won't be a typical instructable; I had too much fun doing the project and completely forgot to document what I was doing along the way. Fortunately, there's really no special skills or knowledge needed to make your own custom paintball gear case.

Let's get started!

You'll need the following supplies:
- Guitar case
- One half yard of 4" high density foam
- All purpose spray adhesive
- 1 or 2 yards of fleece
- An electric knife
- An old newspaper
- A marker
- Scissors

The guitar case should be a hard shell case with a soft lining in it. The high density foam is custom fit and relies on friction to stay in place. If you don't already have a guitar case, check with a local Guitar Center and ask if they have an old case you can buy for cheap (or free if you or your buddy works there).

The high density foam can be purchased at a craft store like Michaels or Joanns. A half yard of 4" foam will run about $22.00 so make sure you grab the store flyer that comes out every Sunday (they almost always come with a 40% off coupon). This will put the price around $12.00.



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Mar 5, 2012. 3:21 PMAron313 says:
OHHH NOOOOO what happened to that guitar case!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 6, 2011. 9:42 PMWard_Nox says:
for the full la mariachi effect you should make a hinged inner lid that looks like a normal gutiar
Jan 2, 2009. 9:46 PMbounty1012 says:
LOL Wire the handle to the trigger and cut a hole in the tip that would be so funny walking through a paintball battle field and your "killing" everyone with a guitar case.
Jan 7, 2009. 11:39 AMlonerayven says:
Like the film "Desperado" starring Antonio Banderas.
Aug 6, 2011. 9:40 PMWard_Nox says:
actually Desperado was the second of three movies by Robert Rodreges staring Bandaras as that character the first was La Mariachi he and his companions used weapons either stored in or disguised as a gutiar case (except the one guy who rigged a base chello case to be an RC car/bomb
Aug 6, 2011. 6:42 PMbruno13069 says:
I was thinking of that when I saw the first pics.
Aug 6, 2011. 9:13 PMWesley666 says:
Are guitar cases long enough to hold a long gun? I would like to make one for my Hex Barrel Remington Pump .22.
Jan 2, 2009. 11:17 PMakinich says:
where do you get these guns
Jun 5, 2011. 2:32 PMgfahey1 says:
You can get them at any paintball discounter or sporting goods store
Mar 17, 2011. 1:17 PMPaintballer98 says:
I am so happy I dont have to spend money on a case built for this.
Oct 10, 2010. 6:52 PMlnwlfbsktbll says:
Nice case. I did a similar thing using a couple old Dewalt power tool cases. Only thing I don't like about mine is I'm afraid somebody might steal it thinking its some tools. Nice instructable.
May 1, 2008. 4:49 PMreceiver545 says:
now how would i be able to put this gun in a case like that, when i have 2 20oz tanks to put in there! lol i have the same case too! l
Aug 23, 2009. 9:58 PMmg0930mg says:
What gun is that, too dark to see...
Oct 29, 2010. 1:19 PMsenseisean says:
Looks like a Tippmann A-5 with response trigger and Flatline Barrel.
He also has the stock barrel in there as well.
Oct 30, 2010. 9:49 AMmg0930mg says:
Although I would guess, a tippmann 98 custom, some kind of stock, flatline, and a scope...
Oct 30, 2010. 9:48 AMmg0930mg says:
*facepalm* not the guitar case.
Aug 5, 2011. 11:15 AMdeobomb says:
its an A-5 with a Flatline barrel M-4 style stock built in grip with a stove pipe hopper made to not jam and a response trigger witch means only semi auto
the scope seems to be a red dot but i cant see it all haw ever these can be found at http://www.pasintballonline.com they have really good deals on all there guns
Aug 6, 2011. 7:52 PMmg0930mg says:
Yes, two years later, I have since figured that out...
Aug 6, 2011. 6:02 AMguitarmonk15 says:
wait, which marker are you talking about, the one that is in the comments, or the one in the Instructable's Author's pictures?
Aug 29, 2011. 8:53 AMdeobomb says:
the one in the comments
Dec 27, 2009. 12:02 AMSplash Wounds says:
This is so.......freaking....sweet...... I Must make it...Awsome instructible..
Sep 18, 2009. 5:31 PMm4573rk3yb04rd says:
i would advise using extra room for extra paintballs
Jul 24, 2009. 9:26 PMfireman115 says:
Poor Pooor Guitar Case
Apr 14, 2009. 2:34 PMbelac45 says:
this is an awesome idea I'm going to give it a try
Mar 9, 2009. 2:17 PMtriplehigh says:
that....is......AMAZING! man I've been looking to get a case, but now...this is genius! thanks for posting.
Jan 4, 2009. 2:57 PMoblatsky says:
use normal gun case ven travling by aero plane
Nov 21, 2008. 5:01 PMwaverider894 says:
Would this work for an ego?
Oct 9, 2008. 7:41 PMbeauwalker23 says:
haha sweet. I'd do this if i found a cheap guitar case (anyone know where to find one?) and i guess it would help if i had a paintball gun...
Jul 2, 2008. 8:13 AMBasta says:
Awesome. Nice deadly-looking colors, it reminds me of El Mariachi from Once Upon a Time in Mexico (great movie, must see). I suppose this could work with anything that could fit inside a guitar case--I'll have to give it a try when I find and good old case. 5 stars and favorite!
May 6, 2008. 12:17 PMbustedit says:
Yep, that's definitely hot. As an A5 owner w flatline & RT I give it 2 thumbs up!!
Apr 16, 2008. 3:34 PM=SMART= says:
sweet A5 with flatline
Mar 3, 2008. 1:20 PMnerfer192 says:
yay i got my 98 custom pro today!
Feb 2, 2008. 4:05 PMDoveman says:
Nice A-5 w/ flatline.
Jan 19, 2008. 3:44 AMreceiver545 says:
dude i have a spyder and i rly wanted that barrel so i bought and spyder to tippmann hookup and dang my gun kills even more now! do you have any other mods for your a-5.
Nov 3, 2007. 8:19 AMGreenDay says:
This is awesome. Gotta love the A-5 too. How do you like the flatline and RT trigger?
Jan 5, 2008. 5:08 PMnerfer192 says:
whats a flatline?
Jan 5, 2008. 9:27 PMGreenDay says:
A tippmann barrel that puts backspin on the ball so that it doesn't lob. The tippmann site explains it pretty well if you're interested.
Jan 6, 2008. 3:50 PMnerfer192 says:
so kind of like an airsofts hop-up?
Jan 19, 2008. 3:40 AMreceiver545 says:
yea but the flatline barrel is bent , and the hop up is alot different.
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