Do I take my guitar with me?
Replies: 14 - Last Post: Oct 8, 2012 10:53 PM Last Post By: davelliot
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Do I take my guitar with me?
Hello all,I'm travelling thailand for about 6 months from the beginning of November.
I'm debating whether or not to take my guitar with me. I would love to have it there with me but I don't want to be burdened by it.
Do you think it will make it much harder to travel? (flights, lockers etc..)
Any thoughts would be welcome,
thanks :)
Zoey x
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Do you like your guitar? There is no way in hell I would let airport staff (WARNING: The following comment contains casual generalisations about manual workers in airports) anywhere near mine unless it was in a quality hard case, but then it would be heavy and cumbersome. I'd just pick something cheap up when you get there.2
There's plenty of noise in Thailand. Don't add to it.If you really want to break into song, someone will lend you theirs to do your stuff.
Besides, dragging a guitar around Thailand will just be a nuisance.
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I saw some people travelling with guitars.It can be a lot of fun (if you are good at it) and a great icebreaker.
I remember some nice evenings in guesthouses sitting together with people from all over the globe and someone singing to the guitar.
But its a burden and you risk getting it damaged.
I would think twice about it if was an expensive instrument.
Just make sure you don't fly United :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGc4zOqozo
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Of course it will make it harder to travel ... silly question.I wouldn't check it under the plane either - they throw the luggage around like you wouldn't believe. But some people do travel with them, and they are a nice party / group addition. Especially if you know Jack Johnson's 'Banana Pancakes'.
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Unless your really good , then no i'm afraid is the answer !There is nothing worse when your trying to get some sleep or simply just chilling out with your book or plainly just watching TV and you have a neighbour who is convinced that they are the next Roy Harper or Jimi Hendrix slaughtering a guitar in the next room ..
I have seen this cause real problems in Guisthouses , i would save it for your loved ones at home ..
No disrespect intended im just been practical ...
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Haha come on folks, not all guitar owners are backward cap wearing, shirtless douchebags.14
This question has been asked often on TT , you should be able to find many threads about it with search engine. No its not that much a burden , in my experience i have never had a gtr in a soft cover damged by airline staff . In the region sometimes airline staff let you carry it on board.If your guitar is a large dreadnaught steel string its not the best choice , a shallow body acoustic electric would be better if you play steel string gtr . plus there are quite a variety of travel guitars available these days inlcuding electric ones.
About 15 - 20 minutes walk from KSR area Bangkok , down Thannon Atasadang you can find a series of music shops where there are plenty of guitars for sale . When travelling with guitar always detune the strings when going out in the heat as the tension of the strings can cause the top to warp.
