Fantastic work by the seller on packaging an amp to prevent breaking. Needless to say anything can happen but this is as good as it gets.
Actually. It it doubled. Each side is double cardboard. The box slides off the other box. Very slick wayNot double boxed and is one puncture away from losing all of the peanuts and getting damaged. That wouldn’t fly here in MD. Bubble wrap is the only way to go and I double box everything - meaning bubble wrap around the first box too - before shipment.
Ehhh. I guess I’m lucky this time. Came to me in good shape. I guess better lucky than good.I don’t think it’s as good as you think either…
Even with the best possible packing it’s still part luck. I personally would never use peanuts for an amp. Too much possible compression and then resulting slop in movement in the box. I’m a fan of enough bubble wrap to almost fill the volume of the box with some room for stiff, corner reinforcement. Then filling what gaps remain with more bubble wrap. I think double boxing where it’s a box, then buffered by additional protection inside a larger box is over rated in that how much do you really want to spend on shipping? That’s getting to be quite heavy and large in dimensions. it get’s a little ridiculous. One good quality box with the right insides will get it done.Ehhh. I guess I’m lucky this time. Came to me in good shape. I guess better lucky than good.
pool noodles work too ..... and usually a buck a piece at Job Lot .....The idea of using pipe insulation was pretty good.
I just ordered these , I'm going to send my mark IV back to Mesa at some point for the "once over" and this looks like a good way to do it (along with other foam padding I've accumulated form other shipments). I have my Splawn box but the amp shell is a narrower than the mark Iv shell so i can't reuse all of that packingI always buy a home depot box and slice up a second one to double box it. I used to wrap the entire amp in giant oversized bubble wrap which worked very well. Time consuming and expensive. When I did my most recent run of clearing house I switched to the giant oversized expanding foam.
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I used 6 of these per box and it allowed it to mold to the amp very well. Takes 10 mins to do and there was no movement in the box. Not saying my way is the best way but I had good results with it and the cost of materials was lower than rolls of bubble wrap and it took less time.
I just shipped a mark 4 using these in an oversized box and it got there 100% if that helps at allI just ordered these , I'm going to send my mark IV back to Mesa at some point for the "once over" and this looks like a good way to do it (along with other foam padding I've accumulated form other shipments). I have my Splawn box but the amp shell is a narrower than the mark Iv shell so i can't reuse all of that packing
did you ship it in the head shell or just the chassis? and do they want to footswitchI just shipped a mark 4 using these in an oversized box and it got there 100% if that helps at all
Mine went to a private seller. When I’ve sent amps back to Mesa they wanted it shipped in the headshell and I believe shipped upside down so there’s less stress on the headshell. But I would ask them. They shouldn’t need the foot switchdid you ship it in the head shell or just the chassis? and do they want to footswitch
Like we have control over which direction they’ll put the box in shipping. I always thought of them seeing “This way Up” as a challengeMine went to a private seller. When I’ve sent amps back to Mesa they wanted it shipped in the headshell and I believe shipped upside down so there’s less stress on the headshell. But I would ask them. They shouldn’t need the foot switch