hello, i'm flying from london to new york on thurs for a week-long holiday. i'm going to be playing a gig while i'm out there and have to bring my guitar with me, so am just wondering if i'm going to have any trouble getting it on the plane/thru customs/etc?

any reply greatly appreciated

cheers

I've seen people travel with a guitar on a plane, and it wasn't pretty. A guitar case is twice the size of a recommended carry-on, but if you check it with the regular luggage, it will arrive in several pieces. Some planes have special storage areas for oversized carry-ons. The best thing to do is call the airline and ask if you can carry it on. You should have no problems in customs, just the usual photographing and fingerprinting that the U.S. government insists on doing to all tourists/terrorists.

thanks for that. NOW i just need to hire a guitar HEAD when i get out there - am guessing this is fairly straight forward...

http://www.raveny.com/music/manhattan/


try looking here for a list of music stores in ny.

many thanks daveb - all a great help. ta.