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I was a European truck driver in the 90's.
You'll have a blast doing it and you know it's safe..........well...........as safe as you can be on Italian roads.
But yeah, just drive it.
In a car you should get through Mont Blanc and down into Aeosta in 2 days without stressing yourself out too much, depends on your appetite for driving. 4 days and you're sightseeing which is cool as well.
Yes your amps should work fine over there. They use roughly the same voltage but a 2 pin plug.
When we moved to Abu Dhabi we had a shipping container full of stuff. Guitars went in there, each one carefully packed in a hardcase inside a double-walled cardboard box. Plus a Tele in a Hiscox with me on the plane so I wasn't sans-guitars for 6 weeks while the container arrived. They were all fine.
That said, if you're doing any drives, Alnico's plan is a good one.
He's brought me a Leslie, Marshall amps, books, lps and all got here to Bologna fine.
I've never played abroad so wouldn't have known that, i thought all Euro Sockets were 2 pin for everything.
My Mistake.
Buying used gear locally could introduce you to new friends.
However that option is always a lottery.
So if I was doing it now I'd defiantly take anything valuable in a car. Just remember if you drive through switzerland to get to Italy you will need customs docs and receipts etc.
Never had a problem and they have always arrived in perfect condition.
I usually take one with me on a flight but otherwise they have their strings slackened and put into a hard case and double boxed.
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and lukedlb I may have to find out more from you at a later date.
haven't worked out what I will be doing for the rest of my household stuff. Guitars were always my first thought
The drive seems like a good idea it's in the North of italy anyway. I haven't 100% decided yet if I am going but it looks likely. I already visited one of the guitar shops in Varese which I really liked. and there was a cool one I went to in Milan.
The last time was the move back from US to the UK.
Cost about $10k USD to move everything back, minus the dog, which was another $5k, due to UK pet visa requirements.
The only time I've ever had anything break on a move was moving form London to here in Oxfordshire, a journey of 60 miles.
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