Rayman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 So under all that bubble wrap, there is Reverend Justice bass. There’s no case, no cardboard, just a bass, wrapped in insane amounts of bubble wrap. I don’t think, having had countless basses mailed to me over the years, that I’ve ever seen that before? To be fair, it was all good underneath, once I actually found the bass. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I once had a bass sent to me literally just loose in a builders clear plastic sheet sellotaped up.. You could see right thru it and see exactly what it was, a single layer of plastic, that's it.. it had no actual protection at all, they may as well have just tied an address label round its neck and sent it like that. I had a bit of a laugh with the postie who delivered it, he couldn't believe it either. Incredibly it was undamaged, and was absolutely fine.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I traded a bass with a well known bassist which arrived in a binbag and various old clothing items as protection. I was not well pleased...their attitude was "well it got there, didn't it". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) I'll just leave this here. Bin bag and a thin layer of bubble wrap. I was... unamused. Edited March 30, 2023 by neepheid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4stringz Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Looks like concrete socks or chains are needed. Don’t think the body will sink in the river otherwise… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: I traded a bass with a well known bassist which arrived in a binbag and various old clothing items as protection. I was not well pleased...their attitude was "well it got there, didn't it". Name and shame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 So tempted... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: I traded a bass with a well known bassist which arrived in a binbag and various old clothing items as protection. At last, a use for all the underwear that is thrown onstage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said: I once had a bass sent to me literally just loose in a builders clear plastic sheet sellotaped up.. You could see right thru it and see exactly what it was, a single layer of plastic, that's it.. it had no actual protection at all, they may as well have just tied an address label round its neck and sent it like that. I had a bit of a laugh with the postie who delivered it, he couldn't believe it either. Incredibly it was undamaged, and was absolutely fine.. Reverse psychology job done on postal service! No excuse for not treating fragile item as fragile. That's some tough plastic that builders' stuff, ideal for preventing any scratching. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meterman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Not as bad as some of these horror stories but I bought a preowned Fender Telecaster and it arrived wrapped in an skimpy old horse blanket inside a bin bag with some gaffa tape holding it on. At first I thought “Noooooooo” but then remembered... it was a Telecaster. They’re basically just a lump of wood with a neck bolted on so it was fine. Still use the blanket too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, TheGreek said: So tempted... You know you want to .....😈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said: Reverse psychology job done on postal service! No excuse for not treating fragile item as fragile. That's some tough plastic that builders' stuff, ideal for preventing any scratching. It was a rather "relic" bass tbh, and any new scratches would've gone entirely unnoticed, I was more relieved they hadn't snapped the neck of or something.. More luck than judgement I suspect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: So tempted... Yeah, about time that McCartney geezer got a bit of flak... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 I had a bass, in a case, sent over from Denmark. The whole thing was in so much bubble wrap it could have bounced. It was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madshadows Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 You will be popping that bubble wrap for ever !! 😛 John 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I've ben pretty disappointed at the crap packing I've received stuff in recently. I know that photo in the O/P looks a bit rubbish, but multiple layers of bubblewrap, despite being a PITA to unravel sometimes, are probably the safest way of moving gear around via couriers, only caveat being if it has cables, careful with the scissors, I very nearly cut through a mains cable that the seller had wrapped rather interestingly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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