an aventure into the deep

[kelly user]

im about to ship a guitar no case..... who should i go through and how should i package it. guitar companys do it all the time right...... please i don't want this guitar to end up in two.... damn brown men and their reenactments of superbowl plays

[yard dawg]

Ive shipped with out a case before with no trouble. I wrapped the guitar in alot of bubble wrap. then packed it in a box and then shoved bubble wrap and newspaper in box for added protection. I never use UPS I use USPS priority so it gets there faster . The less time they have it the better off it will be

[horns666]

shit, I thouhgt this was about vaginas and the female rectal system..

I should have known better..

is it too much to ask for a "fun" topic here..

godammit it's New Years..

[kelly user]

well about that, should it smell when i pull out..... :ROTF:

[horns666]

well about that, should it smell when i pull out..... :ROTF:

It could..especially right after Aunt Flow just visited..there's alot of good feminine hygene products out there for this..sometimes I just pour some Scope in there..or maybe some toothpaste..so you can have fun and less gingivitis..look mom no cavaties..

pretty smart ..huh?

[kelly user]

dude thats messed up.......

[Argos]

I think the biggest thing is whatever you do, don't use UPS.

FedEx dicks me around. I've had the best dealings with DHL.

[RacerX]

DO NOT USE UPS!

[toejam]

I've only ever used UPS to ship a guitar... no problems whatsoever, even when I've shipped without a case. Though, I usually bubble wrap the guitar, put it in a cheap gig bag, bubble wrap that, then some peanuts or newspaper or whatever packing materials inside the box. Double boxing is a pretty good idea, too.
Those foam egg crate mattress pads also work well for wrapping the guitar if you don't have a gig bag or bubble wrap.

[kelly user]

i think shipping weight is going to be mostly shipping material....... about how much will this little ordeal going to cost me

[fr0sty]

Same here. Mine went to Canada. Lots of bubble wrap in a big box.

Ive shipped with out a case before with no trouble. I wrapped the guitar in alot of bubble wrap. then packed it in a box and then shoved bubble wrap and newspaper in box for added protection. I never use UPS I use USPS priority so it gets there faster . The less time they have it the better off it will be

[Newc]

If it's a bolt-on, take it apart and bubblewrap the neck and body separately, cram them both in a box (the bigger the box, the harder it is to manhandle) and send it on its merry way.

All shippers damage guitars, UPS just gets more publicity about it.

[toejam]

i think shipping weight is going to be mostly shipping material....... about how much will this little ordeal going to cost me

Usually when I ship something in a case, it's about $30 to $40.

[Soap]

shit, I thouhgt this was about vaginas and the female rectal system..

Yep me too.

[dg]

I agree 100% with Newc. If it's a bolt-on, do it like he said. I got my Model 7 from Brian (Superfly) this way. The box he used was just big enough for the neck to fit in diagonally. The body & neck were each bubble-wrapped, and then the box was filled w/ packing peanuts. I'm convinced it would have come out fine if it had been dropped off of a building. I'd definitely choose that method over the false sense of security of a gigbag + a box.