average shipping dimensions

[Green Knight]

Good day!
Does anyone have a generic set of dimensions they use for estimating ballpark shipping rates, assuming the presence of a bass, a gig bag, packing material, and appropriately-sized box? I welcome figures for both standard and short scales.

 

[matti777]

I think the last bass I shipped was around 6 x 20 x 52. I'm not totally sure on the length. I usually use 30 lbs for an estimated weight. Sometimes mail carriers have a maximum girth (= 2(height+width)+length) that I try to work within.

Fender Deluxe Molded Bass Case - Black

 

[SleepyShark]

I recently shipped a bass in a hard shell case using a Reverb guitar box. They're designed to fit most basses, guitars, or keyboards in a hard shell case, but a gig bag would work too (just be extra careful with packing). Here's the info:

Note - I pack with a lot of packing material around the hard shell case - bubble wrap, packing paper, the whole 9 yards. You can probably get that weight down quite a bit, especially if you're just using a gig bag. Again, you have to be really careful if you're only shipping in a gig bag.

This was a standard 34" scale Fender-style bass.

Dimensions (inches), rounded up:

• L - 52"
• W - 21"
• D - 11"

Weight:

• 32 lbs

 

[Green Knight]

Thanks guys! I'm gonna use both of those!