flying

Hi all, Not sure if this is the "correct" place for my post, but here goes. Do people have **current** info on flying with, and/or shipping,...

A while ago I promised some of you on this forum to share my experiences regarding my recent work on cruise ships as a bass player in a...

I thought I'd share my recent experiences travelling from coast to coast by plane with my bass in a David Gage bass trunk. First of all, the trunk...

Helloooo! So, it looks like I'll be taking a few trips from Harrisburg, PA to Nashville, TN during 2020 for business. Allegiant offers direct...

Has anyone had experience with not flying direct with their double basses? If so, did the airline check it all the way to your destination or did...

I'm gonna board a plane to Asia in a couple months. I'll likely be bringing an instrument back, so I'm going to bring an empty case with me on the...

Hey good morning! I just recently moved from the US to Iceland and read up a lot on here about how to go about flying with your bass...

Hello TB Brethren, Hope the holidays have served everyone well. Has anyone flown with a bass cabinet? I have searched the threads but come up...

Have any of you swapped out the stock pups for Bart's? Trying to avoid cutting as much as I can. Were you happy with the results? Any and all...

I just discovered this band ... OMG they are amazing Casey McPherson Neal Morse Steve Morse Dave LaRue Mike Portnoy

Wow, this is a really cool looking classic Flying V style bass. I've heard mixed reviews for Eastwood instruments, but I wouldn't mind adding this...

Looking for comments about flying with Spirit and an electric bass as carry on. Sprit does not seem to have an early boarding paid upgrade. I...

The bass is very light. It is made in China, which I did not know when I bought it. Thought they made their basses in Canada. Anyway, for the...

Long story short, I'm in the states on work business and decided to pick up a Mono M80 while I was here since I needed a new gig bag for my bass....

Here's a twist on the classic 'flying with my bass' thread... I've got two basses that I want to take with me when I move to the UK for a PhD...

I'm planning on visiting across the country for a few weeks and I want a bass with me. It's been a long time since I traveled with a bass, I...

Our high school bassist daughter has been invited to audition for the pre-college program at Colburn at the end of the month. She wants to take...

Hi Fellow Talk Bassists! I couldn't find an answer to this question, so here goes. I'm about to fly domestically with my bass guitar in a...

Hi all, I have to take a long flight from Europe to Asia with a brief stop over in UAE. The airline (Emirates) will only allow me to take my bass...

Dear TBers, It's been 15+ years since I flew internationally with my bass for a gig...the last time was for a cruise gig in South America and...

Hi guys, Just wondering... I'm flying to China from the UK in a few weeks, my bass is going in the hold. I was just wondering (I'll slacken the...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] ALLPARTS (GOTOH) LES PAUL, ES-335, FLYING V GUITAR TUNERS, KEYSTONE BUTTONS, NICKLE These are a BRAND NEW and complete Set,...

Hi, I have a Schafer Flying V bass that I'm trying to find info about. Does anyone know where I can find it on the web or other means? Thanks.

This is a really cool and hard to find bass. Hate to part with it but have my eye on something so I have to make room. Great playing short scale,...

I've been meaning to post this NBD for ages, but, well, you know. Life and stuff. This came in as a trade to my local shop, and as soon as I...

Well this is the welcome form thinggy and apparently the only place I can post and create new threads. So starting a little introduction about me,...

Has anyone bought one of these? And if so what do you think about the quality? I can't find a reasonably priced "classic" looking flying v bass...

This is an early 80's Hondo Formula 1 LONG SCALE flying V. In a world of short scale Flying V's, this bass is a rarity and a gem. I bought it with...

Would someone here be willing to make a flying V bass body for around 60$?

Long lines due to TSA understaffing Too many PO'd people at the airports Too many flight delays Issues with transporting instruments and now...

Hi everybody! My wife bought me an Epiphone '58 Korina Flying V bass for Xmas and,as cool as it is to look at,it just doesn't have a real...

Hey everybody. Hope there are a few Ibanez players here. I recently did some research on Ibanez electric basses. And today I discovered something...

Hi All I have heard some differing info w/ regards to flying with these basses - that they SHOULD be kept AT TENSION when flying - IE. not...

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A super cool 1998 Epi Flying V in excellent condition and everything works perfectlly, 30" scale and 7.5 lbs. Comes...

This is a great playing bass. It's in very nice shape. 32" scale but sounds HUGE. Setup is low and perfect and everything works as it should....

[ATTACH] Korean made Epiphone custom shop Korina Flying V Bass. Wonderful used condition; see detailed photos. Includes these modifications: 1....

Dean V Series Stealth 4-String Bass Guitar with EMG in Satin Black Barely used, took a small hit to g string tuner and the screw in back was...

I have been looking for an affordable flying V bass for awhile now. And since the Gibson reissue V's that came out a few years ago have doubled in...

I am not a luthier. The only experience I have with working on guitars is installing new pickups/electronics, adjusting string height/scale...

Before there was a TSA and flying was truly a pleasurable event. Now it is like getting on a Gray Hound bus. No shorts or flip flops back then....