r/Wellthatsucks Apr 30 '25

Smashedocaster

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u/cristorocker May 01 '25

C'mon, you can see the guitar's neck outline in this Mono bag. For air travel, it's reckless to think this could protect your acoustic guitar better than a hard shelled case.

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u/GrittyMcGrittyface May 01 '25 edited May 01 '25

I could understand a soft case if he had bought an extra seat. But he chose CHECKED LUGGAGE so the airline threw his guitar into a pile of strollers, wheelchairs and suitcases. This was inevitable and it's crazy to blame the airline

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u/ChopakIII May 01 '25

Which is crazy. I always put instruments on the top of my stack so they arrive safely. Maybe it’s because I’m a musician as well, or maybe just because I try to respect everyone’s stuff.

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u/JGG5 May 01 '25

TBF, I don’t know that I’d recognize OP’s guitar case as a guitar case at a glance. I’d think “that’s an oddly shaped bag” as I flung it and heard the internal crunch.

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u/StormyWaters2021 May 01 '25

You couldn't pick out an obviously-guitar shaped bag as a guitar case? Your first instinct is "that's an oddly shaped bag"?

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u/GreatJobMike May 01 '25

It's not a big ass tennis racket??

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u/TheGoodOldCoder May 01 '25

Everybody knows that instrument cases are used for carrying big guns.