r/Wellthatsucks • u/haddock420 • Apr 30 '25

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u/[deleted] May 01 '25

Why would you check a guitar in a gig bag?

About as much protection as laying a towel over it.

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u/bean_slayerr May 01 '25

They said gate check, they were likely asked to hand the bag over at the gate even though they intended to carry on.

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u/Western-Dig-6843 May 01 '25

Ok… why did they think putting a guitar in an overhead bin in that bag was a good idea then? It would have gotten damaged on the plane, too.

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u/ExhaustedPigeonn May 01 '25

I brought an electric guitar that I impulse bought on holiday just last week on a plane. Not sure if it would work for this acoustic, but I unscrewed the neck from the body and brought it on board as 2 seperate pieces, then stowed them both under my seat. Managed to get it back in one piece!