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    Gig in Barcelona

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Cheers for the replies all.

    Spain is indeed an awesome place to have a gig in! We played in Malaga a few months ago and the crowd were literally crazy! Best crowd we had so far tbh!

    Would you guys recommend me wrapping the hardcase in the transparent plastic film? Just thought I'd like to secure my bass as much as possible and I know they offer this service at Heathrow, however there are mixed perceptions about this method mainly to do with customs being suspicious!

    Gig in Barcelona

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    I posted this reply on the "Flying guide" sticky in this section of the forum but I have yet to receive a reply so though I'd start a new thread if it's ok.

    I have a gig in Barcelona soon flying with Iberia and I'm going to buy a Hiscox hardcase to check-in my jazz bass with. I've heard the recommendations of don't lock the case but do put bubble wrap/old clothes in the case for protection and also to de-tune the neck.

    But what about travel insurance incase the bass gets damaged/lost?

    I've been looking around and see there are travel insurance for baggage and I've found Tesco to be the cheapest at just £6 for a single trip! Should I go with this? Or should I go with music instrument insurance specialists such as Musicguard? I'm not sure if you can cancel Musicguard after a month? It's really just a one off trip I'm doing so won't Musicguard it annually.

    Thanks all!

    Flying with instruments - my guide

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi guys,

    Just reviving this thread a little! I have a gig in Barcelona soon flying with Iberia and I'm going to buy a Hiscox hardcase to check-in my jazz bass with. I've heard the recommendations of don't lock the case but do put bubble wrap/old clothes in the case for protection and also to de-tune the neck.

    But what about travel insurance incase the bass gets damaged/lost?

    I've been looking around and see there are travel insurance for baggage and I've found Tesco to be the cheapest at just £6 for a single trip! Should I go with this? Or should I go with music instrument insurance specialists such as Musicguard? I'm not sure if you can cancel Musicguard after a month? It's really just a one off trip I'm doing so won't Musicguard it annually.

    Thanks all! :)

    flying with bass

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Heya,

    Sorry to hi-jack this thread but thought I'd post in here rather than start a new thread.

    So I have a gig in Spain on 20th November. I don't have a flight case nor do I have any plans to invest in one just for this gig. I've been on the websites of Easyjet, Ryanair and Aer Lingus checking out their hand luggage policies which I think are the cheap airlines that fly to Malaga, Spain (I'm on a budget here so BA and other expensive airlines would be out of the question).

    All websites say I can't take an instrument as big as a bass (or a guitar for my band mates) on board so would need to check it in... My question is what are the chances of us having our instruments placed at the front of the plane? I mean we don't want to check in our gear without flight cases.

    Would dissembling our instruments into two pieces (body and neck) be a better option because then it'll fall under the correct measurements of taking an instrument on board as hand luggage.

    Thanks!

    Warmoth Vs. SIMS custom

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Thanks for the replies all.

    I did some calculations tonight and it's pretty much equal in costs after adding the custom and shipping costs from the U.S if I were to go with Warmoth.

    Toasted - Your mate waited 2 years?! I would take that bass to the grave with me if I had to wait for 2 years. :)

    Warmoth Vs. SIMS custom

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    I'm thinking of getting a custom build.

    My decision at the moment is to buy a finished neck from Warmoth and have it shipped over from America. I will then send the neck to Martin at SIMS custom shop and have him build a custom bass body for me.

    Alternatively I can just have Martin build the entire bass for me...

    Which option would you guys go for? Which has the better quality of products?

    Initially I was going to go with Jon Shuker but I would need to wait 3 months for the bass to finish =/

    Thanks all!

    SOLD

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted

    [quote name='Kongo' post='899607' date='Jul 19 2010, 11:54 PM']Wow tasty, almost Jizz able when in that nice case too!
    Also, if I'm not mistaken, you can't get it in Black widely in the UK, only Natural...looks the biz! There's jus something about that black, pearloid, maple combo...oh wait, it's my P-bass! :)
    Flawless bass, they are called the "Stingray Eater" for a reason.[/quote]

    Cheers Kongo for the comments! :rolleyes:

    You're right! The black finish with maple neck and pear pickguard isn't available in UK anymore in Ibanez's current lineup, so indeed this 4-stringer has some serious bass for very little money :lol:

    Definately a stingray on a budget! :lol:

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