Shipping help/crushing my dreams

[Elkaykue]

Before I get bombarded with "use the search" comments, I've looked. I just gotta simple question

Im moving from one side of the country to the other. Ive got a nice hard shell case and its set up with low tension thomastik flats.

Is it necessary to loosen the strings?

I think I know the responses but the set up is just soooo nice right now and the prospect of redoing it is crushing me.

 

[Bobster]

I would leave it at tension. I've sent and received a lot of basses shipped that way and haven't had a problem yet.

Good luck w/the move!

Bob

 

[Geri O]

No, it is not.

And even if you do loosen the strings, you should be able to re-establish the tension once it arrives at its new home, give it a day or so, and it should be back at its original set-up.

 

[Elkaykue]

I would leave it at tension. I've sent and received a lot of basses shipped that way and haven't had a problem yet.

Good luck w/the move!

Bob

No, it is not.

you have no idea how happy you've just made me

 

[Geri O]

you have no idea how happy you've just made me

Hey, what are friends for, especially, around here?...

 

[SVTbird]

Everything ive always heard was tune it a step down to ship.
I've gotten 2 basses shipped to me tuned to open E and both had the fretboards popped off, I've received ones with really loose strings without loosening the truss rod that hosed up the necks for weeks, and ive had a few that were in tune or tuned down with no issues.

Both the fretboards were on identical ibanez basses so idk if it was just the glue on that model that caused the problem.

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Every major manufacturer ships with the strings at tension.