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Post subject: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:36 pm
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I've called ahead to Southwest and have been told I will be allowed to carry on my Tele.

My only question, is has anyone else here carried on their Tele (or any other guitar) in a HSC and had issues placing in the overhead, or beneath the seat? I am taking a late night flight, so it shouldn't be too busy.

I plan on carrying my Fender SKB TSA case.

Thanks in advance all.


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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:48 pm
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Well, it definitely won't fit under the seat in front of you which is the requirement and it may or may not fit in the overhead depending on the size of the plane. If you are nice to the crew, maybe they will put it in one of the closets up front. I've never caried a guitar on a plane but I have carried large camera cases and I had problems with those sometimes.

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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:52 am
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I appreciate the input, but that doesn't answer my question since you've never carried a guitar on a plane.

Has no one carried a guitar on a plane?!


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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:19 am
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sorry i cant help properly, but id suggest just buying a new guitar when you get to where you're going :wink: much easier :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 11:51 am
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I have seen people carry on a guitar in a gig bag, but never a hard shell case. A buddy of mine says that he does so, and get's away with it by asking the stewardess to put it in the first class closet. In a hard shell case you can probably gate check your guitar, which is a lot safer than checking it in with your luggage. So, it would end up traveling with the strollers and car seats.

Hope that helps.

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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 2:00 pm
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94sglife wrote:
I appreciate the input, but that doesn't answer my question since you've never carried a guitar on a plane.

Has no one carried a guitar on a plane?!


I fly a lot. I don't need to carry a guitar to know what will or will not fit under a seat or in the overhead. :wink:

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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:15 pm
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Years ago there was a company that made a guitar that could be taken appart at the neck and then re-attached very easily.


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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:24 pm
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paris wrote:
Years ago there was a company that made a guitar that could be taken appart at the neck and then re-attached very easily.


http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... el+guitars

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Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:48 pm
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If you check it in, the case can assume a natural road worn look which should help to increase in value!


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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 10:06 am
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bluesky636 wrote:
paris wrote:
Years ago there was a company that made a guitar that could be taken appart at the neck and then re-attached very easily.


http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... el+guitars

http://www.fender.com 8)

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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 1:45 pm
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If it's only a domestic flight wouldn't it just be a lot easier to send it ahead by courier?

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Post subject: Re: Carry on Tele in HSC?
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 3:25 pm
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Tochai wrote:
bluesky636 wrote:
paris wrote:
Years ago there was a company that made a guitar that could be taken appart at the neck and then re-attached very easily.


http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... el+guitars

http://www.fender.com 8)


And your point is? :roll:

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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 8:47 am
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I went on trip to Peru and one of my friends brought a huge acoustic as a carryon so u should have no problem.


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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 11:16 am
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rock god wrote:
I went on trip to Peru and one of my friends brought a huge acoustic as a carryon so u should have no problem.


And where was the guitar stored?

The question is not whether you can carry a guitar on board, the question is where can it be stored.

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Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 12:01 pm
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No need to flip. He stored above the way there and in closet I think on the way back.


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