Help, off to USA for a month with no guitar

adampeter · July 2017

Need a bit of advice, i'm off to Orlando for a month, was originally going to buy a traveller guitar, but didnt really like any of them.
So questions are,
1. Can you hire and is it worth it?
2. Shall i buy something over there with a bolt on neck and bring it back in 2 pieces and sell it?
If i do choice 2 what are the recommendations?
I should add i'm a guitar snob and whatever i buy will likely sell
Can't face a month with no guitar

Blaendulais · July 2017

Looked into this few years back the hire costs were extortionate. I ended up taking a crappy epiphone les paul and playing thro the laptop.

adampeter · July 2017

I thought about taking something crappy @Blaendulais but thought it may be easier to sort something out while im there, i think hiring would be a non starter

DrBob · July 2017

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adampeter · July 2017

not accepting new members @DrBob ;

antonyiv · July 2017

I had the same dilemma three years ago and came back with a tele. Guitars in the States are much cheaper.

adampeter · July 2017

How did you get it back @antonyiv ?

antonyiv · July 2017

Put my pokerface on and walked by the customs. They didn't check me but everything depends on your luck.

WezV · July 2017

Buy one and bring it back

stratman3142 · July 2017

Have you tried a Speedster traveler guitar? It fits neatly diagonally across my suitcase. I link it to my laptop via a Line 6 Toneport GX.

Legionreturns · July 2017

adampeter said:

How did you get it back @antonyiv ?

Have they got any way of knowing whether you took it out with you in the first place? Mail yourself back the case candy and receipt so it's not on you when you fly home?

adampeter · July 2017

Dont like the travelers @stratman3142 ;
Will probably buy and bring back
I suppose the question is shall i go cheap or expensive?
Any recommendations?

octatonic · July 2017

WezV said:

Buy one and bring it back

Is the right answer.

If you are there for a month then find one on Craigslist, or eBay or one of the Banjomart stores.
Bring it back with you.
Then sell it here and pay for your trip.

antonyiv · July 2017

Legionreturns said:

adampeter said:

How did you get it back @antonyiv ?

Have they got any way of knowing whether you took it out with you in the first place? Mail yourself back the case candy and receipt so it's not on you when you fly home?

I took the case with the guitar as hand luggage (this depends on the airline, some allow it). The papers were hidden in the rest of my stuff. I was prepared to deliver a speech that I always travel with guitar. Worst case scenario is your guitar to get confiscated until you pay VAT.

steer · July 2017

Are you absolutely sure that there would not be someone local who could lend you one? A friend of a friend etc?

Feel free to ignore this, if you are using this as a convenient excuse to buy a genuine USA strat...