How To Ship A Guitar Without Case

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

How To Ship A Guitar Without Case

If you are shipping a strat without a case the best way to do it is to remove the strings and take the neck off. Secure any movable parts.

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How To Safely Pack And Ship A Guitar

Choose the right outer packaging for your guitar.

How to ship a guitar without case.

Wrap everything in bubble wrap and ship it in a good box.
Without protection and even if you could ship out a guitar in a case alone you are asking for the hinges to be banged up and possibly unusable for your buyer.
Shipping a drum kit much like a guitar when shipping a drum kit its important to fill all empty space and create buffer space to avoid damage from drops or collisions.

Make sure that youre using the best outer packaging materials available for your instrument.
The headstock is a very sensitive part of the guitar.
Realize that heavy and bulky items just like any other package goes though a tremendous amount of stress during shipping.

Thats why we teamed up with aeris to make the easiest and safest way to ship any guitar acoustic or electric whether you ship it with or without a case.
If we assume that a guitar.
Head off to your local guitar store and get a box that a guitar of the same shape is being unpacked from and get all the original packing material.

However if youre looking for a solution for shipping with a case or bag we have those sets as well.
I shipped a strat to finland that way and it arrived in perfect shape.
If you dont have a padded gig bag or are shipping something heavier like an electric guitar the best way is to pack the guitar in a smaller box first then place it in the larger guitar box with plenty of bubble wrap underneath along the sides front back and on top.

Prep the guitar loosen the strings.
Fill the empty space.
This particular set is for shipping a bare acoustic guitar without a case or bag.

You can easily ship a guitar without a case but you need to make sure the neck is very stable inside the box.
Choose a sturdy box.
Nothing should be able to rattle around during transit.

You dont necessarily need to detune entirely.
Tape all edges firmly.
Separate strings from fretboard with.

If it is touching the sides of the box at all and absorbs any impact from being tossed around its toast.
You may consider adding do not lay flat stickers to each side of the box to avoid heavier boxes ending up on top of the guitar box potentially crushing it.
That way the danger to the neck is very minimal.

I wouldnt ship without it having a case but thats me.
And never pay a ups store to pack up one for you.
Just like you did for the case youll need to fill in all the empty space within.

The last resort option is to pack the guitar with just bubble wrap.