Traveling With Your Acoustic Guitar

Posted by Seo Beast on March 23rd, 2022

If you are planning to get on the plane with your acoustic guitar, then you must prepare yourself from losing it. If only you can, take your trip with a classic acoustic or acoustic bass guitar that you are mentally able to lose. guitar straps Flying with our beloved instruments is usually a headache. In case you check it in luggage or try to carry it on? Listed below are some tips that you should consider doing.

Peghead protection. A busted peghead is one of the most common injuries for a checked guitar. Peghead is not well supported even in most good acoustic guitar cases. In case a guitar case fell, the peghead can snap right off because of the weight of the guitar\'s tuning gears.

To be able to prevent this from happening pack the peghead nicely on the sides with A cloth, stockings, and other cotton linens, or simply get a case that has peghead padding support.

Crumpled papers or any other magazine pages will work well a bit, too. Really make certain that the peghead is wedged right into the acoustic guitar gig bag so that it won\'t be able to move in any direction in case the guitar case slipped.

Loosen the strings. On an average steel-string guitar, the strings pull one hundred fifty pounds of pressure. You wouldn\'t like that level of pressure on your guitar\'s neck while it is getting tossed out and about by luggage handlers. Taking the tension off also reduces the risk of snapping pegheads.

Choose the most robust guitar case you can afford and/or carry. I\'ve heard many guitarists highly recommend Calton cases. They come in vibrant colors, that makes it more unlikely that someone will take your guitar by mistake, and they also have a good arch on the face of the guitar making it more robust.

Flight cases (typically triangle-shaped fiberglass cases) can also be a good alternative to use but they are often large and heavy.

However, I know many musicians who have developed tendon injuries from carrying heavy acoustic guitar cases. Typically, the heavier the case, the better the protection it can provide, therefore you will have to seek for a balance.

Use a cardboard box. You can usually obtain one of these boxes for free from a musical instrument shop, but you must get the box beforehand as most stores don\'t get guitar shipments everyday. Tossing some clothes or empty duffel bags round the case for cushioning is also helpful.

An apparent problem with this technique is that the container is uncomfortable and cumbersome for you to carry, and you end up carrying a large empty box on tour along with you when you return.

Never push the airline carriers. If you are planning to get on the plane with a guitar with you, do not bring lots of other hand-carries. A lot of people must share only a little space.

I have seen musicians carry on unwanted extra things and act indignant when they get called about it. An amiable optimistic mindset and gentle perseverance will usually get you and your guitar taken care of in the best suited way.