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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-09 11:09 PM (#472419)
Subject: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Nashville TN.		Hi,
I am going from Hartford CT, to New York to Cleveland to Nashville.
Then back via Richmond and New York.

Any traveled like this.
Can you get away with a semi hard shell?
How hot does it get luggage area?.
Can you take it into the overhead?
Is too risky to take a high end guitar?


thank you!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2013-06-10 12:04 AM (#472420 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		I have put a hard case up in the overhead... But the bus only had four other people on it.

The luggage area is in front of the engine...
There are two compartments so I would try to get the one furthest from the engine.
It is summertime, so it could get warm in there either way.
Loosen the strings... Really loose.
I would take a hard case if you are gonna put it in the luggage bin.
I would also be sure to get out at all stops where the luggage bin is opened.
(I'm not paranoid... I just expect crooked people at a Bus Station! Think about it)

If you take a Zero Gravity foam case I would take it on the bus with you.
If you cannot fit it in the overhead, you can sit by the aisle...
Then you could keep the case in the aisle and pick it up into your lap when people pass by.
Hope for an understanding neighbor... Make friends quickly.
Sit towards the front so that not so many people will go by on their way to the Head.

Anyway, with a ZG case... You could have it in the luggage bin.
Just be sure that it is one of the Last things to go in and it is secure.
You will be out there with it whenever the bin is opened, right?

All that said... I would try to keep the case with you inside the bus.
A hard case (or a ZG case) will fill the space above two rows of seats.
Some other soft parcels may be able to be stuffed up in there...
Just hope for a bus that isn't too full... then you can put the case in the seat next to you.

I know that don't sound like fun... But it will be. Enjoy Your Journey.
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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-10 1:00 AM (#472424 - in reply to #472420)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Nashville TN.		Thanks sounds like solid advice...
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MWoody
Posted 2013-06-10 11:23 AM (#472435 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Upper Left USA		I trust all of Art's advice!
Except when it comes to painting that is... 80)
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FlySig
Posted 2013-06-11 7:43 AM (#472454 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Utah		It is not the cheap option, but you can always buy a seat for your instrument. But I would just do the hard case in the cargo compartment, and monitor it closely as OMA described.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2013-06-11 11:45 AM (#472460 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Tennessee		"Guitars and Greyhounds" ... there's a good country song in there, PEZ.
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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-12 1:31 PM (#472481 - in reply to #472454)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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FlySig - 2013-06-11 7:43 AM

It is not the cheap option, but you can always buy a seat for your instrument. But I would just do the hard case in the cargo compartment, and monitor it closely as OMA described.


I would rented a car and drove if could afford that....
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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-12 1:56 PM (#472482 - in reply to #472460)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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stonebobbo - 2013-06-11 11:45 AM

"Guitars and Greyhounds" ... there's a good country song in there, PEZ.


Ya there is......

in Cheap motel on wrong side of river....


remember this classic........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8x3LCnYZw
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Darkbar
Posted 2013-06-12 2:20 PM (#472483 - in reply to #472460)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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stonebobbo - 2013-06-11 12:45 PM

"Guitars and Greyhounds" ... there's a good country song in there, PEZ.


I spend all my money on guitars and greyhounds
Singing my songs in cities and small towns
Got a country style and a megastar vision
I'm a hit in the local women’s prison
I wear a 10 gallon hat that weighs 17 pounds
Life ain’t easy on guitars and greyhounds



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SOBeach
Posted 2013-06-12 2:33 PM (#472484 - in reply to #472483)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????


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darkbarguitar - Life ain’t easy on guitars and greyhounds

3 chords 'n the truth!

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standing
Posted 2013-06-12 2:45 PM (#472485 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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Location: Texas		Ohhhh...

I get it now...

At first glance at the subject, I thought you were gonna try busking at the dog track....

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fillhixx
Posted 2013-06-14 12:53 PM (#472554 - in reply to #472419)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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.....adn here's the first thing I thought of.

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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-14 6:36 PM (#472563 - in reply to #472483)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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darkbarguitar - 2013-06-12 2:20 PM

stonebobbo - 2013-06-11 12:45 PM

"Guitars and Greyhounds" ... there's a good country song in there, PEZ.


I spend all my money on guitars and greyhounds
Singing my songs in cities and small towns
Got a country style and a megastar vision
I'm a hit in the local women’s prison
I wear a 10 gallon hat that weighs 17 pounds
Life ain’t easy on guitars and greyhounds





LOL you forgot rehabs I popular there too......
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PEZ
Posted 2013-06-14 6:40 PM (#472564 - in reply to #472554)
Subject: Re: Guitars and greyhound?????



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fillhixx - 2013-06-14 12:53 PM

.....adn here's the first thing I thought of.



That is a classic.....really ironic considering the new song I just posted
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