Gibson Owners - Old Info, But Important

[SEEGERMANY]

If you're going to ship a Flying V or SG, remove 100% of the tension off the neck. If that means pulling the strings off, then do so. The neck/body joint is already a weak spot, don't give UPS the satisfaction of driving the nail in the coffin.

I'll go out on a limb and say that if you have an off brand guitar built to SG or Flying V specs, make those strings flop like an old man's pecker! Remember, cause and effect. A bump or jar at one end, snap crackle and pop on the other.

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[fett]

Re: Gibson Owners - Old Info, But Important

If and when I sell one of my guitars, I will loosen the strings so there is no strain on the neck. Good advice for any shipped guitar. [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[nonamemx]

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Did you just suffer a casualty, Germandeth?

Or just feeling generous? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Bengal65]

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I always loosen the strings on any guitar I ship. Dan Erlewine had specific instructions on how to ship a guitar in his book on guitar repair. I read this back in '89 or '90. I believe the "how-to" is posted on the Les Paul Forum, the last time I checked.

[SEEGERMANY]

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Did you just suffer a casualty, Germandeth?


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Yes. I just loss several thousand brain cells dealing with the moronic masses at UPS. The End

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Yes. I just loss several thousand brain cells dealing with the moronic masses at UPS. The End



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getting money from ups claim...you'd have ba better chance grabbing a bone from a junkyard dog

[StukaJU87]

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Yes. I just loss several thousand brain cells dealing with the moronic masses at UPS. The End



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getting money from ups claim...you'd have ba better chance grabbing a bone from a junkyard dog

[/ QUOTE ] Not quite. I had a JCF01 busted by UPS and the guy who sold it to me did quite well in his settlement from UPS. It took a while, but he got mad $$$$ AND got to keep the guitar.

[Newc]

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Well, since they completely lost the one I sent to Drake, they had no choice but to pay off the claim [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

However, when they found it and shipped it back to me, THEY had to deal with the headache when I asked them for an address to refund their money [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Man, I'd give anything to know what kind of problems that caused for them, knowing what kinda problems they've caused for everyone whose stuff they've either lost or broken [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[ChickenScratch]

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Well if there's a guide to shipping guitars would someone please post it somewhere and make the topic sticky. There's not much worse than guitar abuse.

[Number Of The Priest]

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ChickenScratch:

http://mcs.acidpit.org/viewtopic.php?t=3096

Enjoy. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[DonP]

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My 1990 Jackson Fusion Professional just got here from UPS. It's 7:06pm EST and I've been waiting for the damn thing since 2pm [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img].

THANK GAWD it arrived without damage from Oregon. I swear, I don't think I can take the stress of worrying about my axes getting whacked in shipping. This just sucks. Why the fuck can't they just be careful! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]! [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]!

[RacerX]

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WTF can't you guys stop using UPS? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[RacerX]

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Newc don't answer that; I've heard your lame-ass excuse several times [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[DonP]

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I never use UPS to ship, but I'm not going to force someone to use my prefered shipper. I can see it now - I tell someone not to use UPS and to use USPS and it arrives all busted up LOL!

[RacerX]

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but I'm not going to force someone to use my prefered shipper.

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Why not? I guess it depends on who is paying for the shipping. Hell, I'd pay extra for 'em NOT to use UPS! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]