Guitar How-To

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If you are going somewhere on a plane and you don’t have a guitar you can come to terms with losing, then you’re better off buying a cheap one at your destination.

There are some difficulties when you travel with your guitar. Not all planes have overhead compartments large enough to take a guitar, so carrying it on board might not be practical. If you put it in the luggage you may not see it again. To make sure your guitar is safe on the aircraft you could buy a flight case but the case might be worth more than your guitar.

To start with, do not put your guitar on an aircraft without first de-tuning the strings. If your guitar is subject to any undue shocks or pressure, the pull of the strings on the neck could be the straw that breaks the guitar’s back.

Here is a video giving you the details on various guitar cases.

If you make the decision to trust the baggage compartment with your instrument, then you’d best take care of the most vulnerable point – the top of the neck. It only takes a little pressure to separate an acoustic guitar’s tuning head from the rest of the neck. Use underwear or whatever other small, soft items you have to pack around the tuner area in your case.

Another way of travelling with your guitar is to buy a specially made travel guitar like the Washburn in this video.

Finally, if you want to take your guitar on a trip with you and you can’t bring yourself to trust the baggage handlers and you don’t want to carry it onboard, you could send it by courier a day or two ahead of you. But that’s expensive.

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