How to Travel with Instruments

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Are you a touring musician or do you just like bringing your guitar with you when you travel? Learn some great tips and advice for traveling safely with your instruments in this free educational video series.

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How to Label Instruments
When you're on tour, it's important to label your instruments and audio equipment. Learn tips on how and why to label your gear when traveling with it in this free music and travel instructional video.

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How to Pack a Car with Instruments
When packing your car with instruments, it's important to not only make sure everything fits but to make sure your equipment is safe from damage and theft. Learn great tips on how to safely pack your car with instruments in this free music and travel instructional video.

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How to Use a Backline
A backline is house equipment that a club or venue keeps for everyone's use. Learn how to use a backline in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Keeping Instruments Safe from Theft when Traveling
Keep your equipment safe from theft while traveling on tour: learn how in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Keeping Track of Instruments on Tour
Making a list of all of your equipment and doing counts every time you move it are two ways to keep track of your instruments while traveling on tour. Learn more in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling Light with Instruments
For your convenience and for the safety of your instruments, travel light! Get tips on traveling light with musical instruments in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling on a Plane with Instruments
Learn how to transport your instruments on a plane, with tips about avoiding damage and dealing with luggage limits, in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling on a Train with Instruments
Traveling on a train with instruments can be difficult. Learn how to make taking instruments on a train easier in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with a Keyboard
When traveling, protect your keyboard from damage by using a case. Get more tips on how to safely travel with a keyboard in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with a PA
Traveling with a PA can be a hassle, but there are ways to make it easier. Get tips on how to travel with a PA in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with Amplifiers
Traveling with amps can be difficult because they are heavy and fragile. Learn how to safely travel with amplifiers in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with Drums
When traveling with drums, use cases for protection and make a list of all your drum components so that you don't lose anything. Get more tips about how to travel with drums in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with Guitar Cases
When traveling with your guitar, should you use a hard shell case or a soft shell case? Learn about the best guitar cases for traveling, plus get expert tips and advice on how to travel with your guitar in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with Instrument Cables
Labeling instrument cables and putting them in bags will help you keep track of your cables when traveling. Get more tips on how to travel with cables in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Traveling with Rackmount Cases
Rackmount equipment, such as FX processors and power amps, is very delicate and needs to be protected during travel. Learn great tips on how to use rackmount cases to protect your digital equipment in this free music and travel instructional video.

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Tags: guitar, travel, keyboard, instruments, musical, tour

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Summary: As a musician traveling is simply part of the job. We must be able to travel in order to support ourselves and play to new people and crowds all the time so that we build up a fan base. The problem arises when we begin to think about all the expensive equipment we have to lug around every time we travel. Whether it’s by boat, train, plane or car we need to be able to get our instruments to the next venue safely so that we can use it at the next show. This has always been a serious issue for the likes of touring musicians everywhere. The protection of their assets, their livelihoods, their gear.

If you are a professional traveling musician or just like taking your guitar with you when you travel this is a fantastic series that will give you great tips that could easily save the life of your instrument. It covers tips on traveling by train, plane and car and offers advice for several different instruments including drums, guitar and keyboards. Take our advice and live by these tips when you’re traveling. It could mean the difference between playing and not!

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