NEVER FLY with CEBU PACIFIC and CHECK-IN your Guitar!!!

[spyroghyro]

I had my best friend bring home my guitar for me from the states last Christmas. He took a budget flight from NY to LA which allowed him to handcarry the guitar in the cabin since wala masyadong tao. from LA to RP though, he rode PAL and had to check in my guitar. It was in a hard case, though not the best hard case really if you ask me. The guitar wasn't snug inside the case. (Case was made by Hisox i think, and it looked like a gator case) He bubble wrapped the sides for me, loosened the strings and padded the headstock. It had fragile signs all around it. The stupid case got back to me with a small hole in the bottom which was obviously due to mishandling. Luckily for me, there was nothing wrong with the guitar, but I had all my finger and toes crossed when I was inspecting the whole darn thing. It seems safe and sound, all pun intended

Incidentally, Gibson protector cases are killer if you wanna ship a LP. They are really snug. The ones with the red lining are the ones I am referring to. This is what I used last year and there was no problem at all.

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What if you place the hardcase inside a box/carton and fill it with cushions or newspapers just like what I've seen on videos about shipping a guitar. Will they handle your package the same way as guitar hardcase not knowing what's inside that box?

[ian_zone]

i've flown with cathay, etihad, gulf air, saudia countless times to and from manila to saudi and never had problems.

i never use a hard case, just a padded gig bag so i am assured that i would not have to check it in. once boarded, give your guitar to the stewardess and she will store it in their personal closet. i even managed to bring 2 guitars at a time, using a gator double guitar gig bag.

i have seen first hand how they treat luggage in airports so this may not be the airline's fault at all. they just toss them around without care. just the thought of seeing a guitar case sliding down the conveyor headstock first makes me cringe.

[mikep]

Guitars are "large" luggage so they really have to be checked in.  With a few exceptions, that is, if you happen to be lucky, some airlines let you hand carry them in the cabin.  Otherwise, your guitar is really to be checked in.  The thing to do is to put your guitar is a good, sturdy and flight friendly case, stuff the inside with bubble paper and ensure that the guitar is it its safest situation.  I even bubble wrap the outside of the hard shell case.  As long as you put good protection to your guitar, it will arrive in your destination safe.  But again with exceptions.  Accidents do happen.  So, insurance would make your have peace of mind.  I have lugged with me several guitars of different makes using different airlines (yes, including Cebu Pac - Singapore - Manila with a Gibby Les Paul Double cut I bought from Swee Lee) from different places, i. e., Hongkong, Singapore, Bangkok, US - the latest is my Gibson Les Paul that went from Sweetwater, Indiana to my hotel in Orlando, Florida, to Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, Tokyo to Manila.  On all my stoppages, I have to check the condition of the guitar, and so far everything was well.  For as long as your guitar is well protected, it will arrive safe with you.

[Filippo]

Spyro, I think they will treat the packages pretty much the same ... maybe it's becasue they have to trasfer so many baggages fast ... so they probably get cranky doing it. Lead time probably is one of their KRA's and handling fragile items adds to their lead time kaya siguro naiinis sila. It would be best to pack the item good enough to weather a storm. It will definitely be more bulky but if your friend is willing to carry that on board for you, then consider yourself lucky

agree with Vhunter on all his points. For me, as much as possible, i go with insured shipping. I think last Dec marks my last time to make someone check in a guitar on a plane. it's just too hit and miss for me. I probably will be going through insured shipping more and more as the days go by and that's why you have gotta love guys like TURI!

Turi god bless you and what you have done for the musician with the sounds in his head that have to be obtained Such an honest and trustworthy fella too! Deal with confidence with him!

Turs, September, usap tayo ulit

[Beatle]

Or, get a case that has insurance.  it's cheaper

[rolexm]

Or, get a case that has insurance.  it's cheaper

Thanks for the tip! 

[chris005]

bad trip!

[grasyaps]

Either way, its easy to repair a headstock like that. Arie can do a killer job.

spoke with him and he said 'Nyak!' hehehe

scheduled to bring it to his shop next week.

[grasyaps]

i've flown with cathay, etihad, gulf air, saudia countless times to and from manila to saudi and never had problems.

i never use a hard case, just a padded gig bag so i am assured that i would not have to check it in. once boarded, give your guitar to the stewardess and she will store it in their personal closet. i even managed to bring 2 guitars at a time, using a gator double guitar gig bag.

flown through HKIA lately? try it. its the best!

[ierofan]

disaster. 

[fish_shtick]

AW! sayang naman kuya Yubs!

[romard]

i'm really excited to go hunting for a riviera this march in tokyo...one of my major concerns is the shipping issues din...but i'm honestly getting worried more about the CUSTOMS desk salivating on my guitar if ever it touches down safe...

[randymarsh]

i'm really excited to go hunting for a riviera this march in tokyo...one of my major concerns is the shipping issues din...but i'm honestly getting worried more about the CUSTOMS desk salivating on my guitar if ever it touches down safe...

If you hold a Philippine passport and outside the country for less than 6 months and your guitar looks brand new you MIGHT get taxed.

[iccurtepnhoj]

If you hold a Philippine passport and outside the country for less than 6 months and your guitar looks brand new you MIGHT get taxed.

ok yun tax pero dapat ibaba sa 1 month lang un limit,
at dapat lower tax sa ofw na pinaghirapan bilhin un gamit, gobyerno natin pahirap sa kapwa Pilipino!

[randymarsh]

ok yun tax pero dapat ibaba sa 1 month lang un limit,
at dapat lower tax sa ofw na pinaghirapan bilhin un gamit, gobyerno natin pahirap sa kapwa Pilipino!

OFWs are exempted from tax (except yung may dala ng items ng maramihan or commercial quantities ang tawag nila). Just go to the "Nothing to Declare" counter, kung hindi ka ininspectionin edi swerte.

Maluwag pa rin ang customs ng Pinas compared sa ibang bansa. Dito sa Australia for example, pag pumila ka sa "Nothing to Declare" at meron ka palang dapat ideclare magbabayad ka ng fine na $400 plus yung import tax na kelangan mo bayaran. Kapag sinuhulan mo yung inspector kulong ka.

Sa NAIA, import tax lang kelangan mo bayaran pag nahuli ka, walang penalty. Yun nga lang susubukan kang kotongan ng inspector para hindi ka na magbayad ng full amount.
 

[NomisNivra]

i'm really excited to go hunting for a riviera this march in tokyo...one of my major concerns is the shipping issues din...but i'm honestly getting worried more about the CUSTOMS desk salivating on my guitar if ever it touches down safe...

Sabihin mo lang na touring musician ka. Di ka lalagyan ng tax niyan. That's what I did when I brought home a new bass from the states