Shipping an amp in a flight case?

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Hey Guys,

I want to sell an amp that has a flight case.... Do you think I just need to slip it in a box with no extra padding since it would be riding in the case? Or maybe I should wrap the case in bubble wrap?

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Thanks for any shipping tips.

John
 
johnpace2":mwz9cwsk said:
Hey Guys,

I want to sell an amp that has a flight case.... Do you think I just need to slip it in a box with no extra padding since it would be riding in the case? Or maybe I should wrap the case in bubble wrap?

Thanks for any shipping tips.

John
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I've bought dozens of flight cases over the years, and I don't believe any of them have ever arrived with more than shrink wrap and a label. Maybe a few with cardboard on the corners, then shrink wrapped. Whenever I was shipping a case and I knew it was only going a few states over, I didn't even bother with shrink wrap.. Just tape up the seems and stick on the label!
 
i have done it several times and this is the preferred method.

take the tubes out and wrap or box them and put them in the amp.
put the amp in a garbage bag.
put it in the road case.
close it up.
tape around the lid.
let her fly.....


steve
 
steve_k":39iktbg6 said:
i have done it several times and this is the preferred method.

take the tubes out and wrap or box them and put them in the amp.
put the amp in a garbage bag.
put it in the road case.
close it up.
tape around the lid.
let her fly.....


steve
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OK, cool so no box even necessary.
 
No box is needed. Thats what those cases are made for. As long the case is foam lined with at least 1" of foam , you will be fine. If the amp has tube retainers , DO NOT remove the tubes from the amp. They have a lot better chance of getting broken in a box than they do secured in the tube socket. There isnt a single touring musician or amp manufacturer that removes the tubes before shipping.
 
Just slap the shipping label on the roadcase and send it off. That's the beauty of shipping in a case -- that's what it's for! :)
 
Awesome. Now who wants a 2 channel Blackface Dual Recto? :lol: :LOL:
 
I added a pic of the amp in the road case. It looks to be one inch of foam all around, then a hard shell.

For some reason, I thought I heard that UPS required 4" of padding, but I could be crazy.
 
sup brotha!

just make sure that the amp cant move at all side to side or up and down inside the flight case itself....then you should be good to go...pack it TIGHT
 
Here's what I've found: a plane flightcase seems like an open invite for the shippers to throw it around. If you pack up the flightcase in way it *seems* fragile, with a bit of luck they'll tread it with more care.

Giga
 
I'm not a fan of road cases. I've seen more amps damaged that were shipped in cases than amps in boxes. The case adds weight which guarantees they will drop it. When it gets dropped the weight of the transformers will bend the mounting bracket or sometimes rip it right off. A case will protect an amp from getting speared by something, but beyond that they are not the protection you might think they are. Latches are easily opened and amps can disappear too.
When shipping an amp the amp must be tight and padded to absorb the shock of getting banged around and dropped.
UPS sometimes charges extra for a package that is not a cardboard box. They say if there is anything sharp that can tear another package when it's on conveyor belt has to be handled manually so they charge extra.
Jerry
 
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