Hello,
I have seen some guitars online that include a key, looks like a normal key, I was wondering what is it for?

Ummm........The case?

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Bill

probably the key goes to the case.

i hope you dont have my luck i bought a guitar on ebay from a store in NYC and they shipped the guitar with the key locked in the case. I had to break it open and they refused to give me a new case.

dude that story got me scared of buying a guitar with a case

Don't let that scare you. Guitar cases are easy to break open. They are built cheap You can pop most latches open with a flat head screwdriver used as a pry tool. Anyway, most of my guitar case keys look identical.

lol i hope cause i just got a strat with a case

Most Small Padlock Keys Will Work Just Fine Or Use A Bent Paper Clip. That Way You Won't Damage The Lock.

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Vintage Hotrod '57 Strat, 81 G&L L2000 Series E Bass, Fender Musicmaster Bass Amp.

It's mostly the G&G tweed and tolex cases this happens to; actually the shipper doesn't lock them but one of the locks gets bounced to the "locked" position in shipping. They are universal; the key to the case for my '79 Lead II also fit the locks on any Fender G&G case I've ever had, including that 2008 CS '56 Strat I had last summer.

You don't have to worry about that with the molded cases; they have different latch mechanisms.

MAN ! Thank you ! I've owned my strat for two and a half years. NOW, I can finally play it (always wondered where that dang little key went).

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2010 Epiphone Masterbilt
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I thought a key came with a Strat to start it????

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What!?! There's key!?!

Dang, I had to hot wire my last Strat!





Andy

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Man Andy, I can imagine a key going right in the top of that sucker and having to crack it over to get it going...... and having it sound like tuned exhaust headers on a mean machine!

Maybe you should explain to us what is going on "under the hood"????

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The key is the key to tone!

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My other guitar is a Strat.

When I first started out in this business, the owner of the store I first worked at would tell the customers to throw the keys out because if they lost them, they'd have to break the case open and equally of note, if someone was intent on stealing your guitar, they would surely steal it case and all.

The only reason I would keep mine in the case is just in case (hey, there's a play on words) I sold the guitar and case, the keys to the case wouldn't be a key issue (man, I'm on a roll) with the new owner.

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