Getting boxes to ship bass

[i like tictacs]

Just curious what you guys do when you need to ship a bass, ie, where you get the materials. I'm guessing I just can't show up at the local post office and they'll have a box that will fit.

[Josh Ryan]

Originally Posted by i like tictacs

Just curious what you guys do when you need to ship a bass, ie, where you get the materials. I'm guessing I just can't show up at the local post office and they'll have a box that will fit.

Go to a music store and ask for one, see if the have a cardboard dumpster.

[Dave]

The places that Ive shipped had boxes in that size. I dont know if all f them do though. Take it by and show them and ask if they do.

Dave

[cb56]

Bike shop. My local one is used to seeing me rummage through their boxes.

[SBassman]

UHaul.

[fourstringdrums]

Some places like the UPS Store or Fedex Kinkos might have ones that big. You may have to make a box by putting two together that are the right width but wrong length.

Buying a new bass and then using the box from that always worked for me too

[Mon Rominee]

look in the yellow pages under boxes or cardboard box mfg.

I have two places close by that have an in-store supply...sometimes blems that can be had cheap. Get one approx. the size, and fill the void with bubble wrap or packing peanuts.

[NickyBass]

Try http://www.uline.com/

[FaithNoMan]

Those are hybrid bass in there, but I'm sure a regular bass would work also..

[Joe Turski]

Well, when I sold my last two basses, they were shipped differently.

The first bass didn't sell with a hardshell case, only a gig bag. So I made a box out of wood and shipped it that way. I put the bass in it, put bubble wrap all inside and then screwed the top section on. I guess it got there okay.



The second one had a hardshell case, so I used cardboard.......I mean corrugated sheets and wrapped it all around it, taped it up the best I could and shipped it that way. I also wrapped up the stand that went with it in bubble wrap and boxed that up the best I could.



Make due with whatever you think will work well, and with what you have access too.

[fourstringdrums]

Originally Posted by Joe Turski

Well, when I sold my last two basses, they were shipped differently.

The first bass didn't sell with a hardshell case, only a gig bag. So I made a box out of wood and shipped it that way. I put the bass in it, put bubble wrap all inside and then screwed the top section on. I guess it got there okay.



The second one had a hardshell case, so I used cardboard.......I mean corrugated sheets and wrapped it all around it, taped it up the best I could and shipped it that way. I also wrapped up the stand that went with it in bubble wrap and boxed that up the best I could.



Make due with whatever you think will work well, and with what you have access too.

FRRRRAAAGIIIILEEEE....must be Italian

I know I'd be really surprised if a wooden box showed up to my house. I'd think you were shipping me a corpse instead of a bass Joe

[Joe Turski]

Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

FRRRRAAAGIIIILEEEE....must be Italian

Originally Posted by fourstringdrums

I know I'd be really surprised if a wooden box showed up to my house. I'd think you were shipping me a corpse instead of a bass Joe

Well, I did sell the bass. So it's dead to me.