Packing musicals!

nikolic · 09-05-2010, 06:03 AM

Well, thought about it, but still haven't found a solution! How to pack
a guitar amongst all other thing on my bike!! Am planing a bit longer trip
which would probably include working in the run to earn for gas! So i
figure, year or more would be a long period without my favorite instrument,
and by the way, I can earn money by playing along

. Anyone tried? Successes? Ideas?

Saw this one in pics thread, but violin is quite smaller!

Sputzrunner · 09-06-2010, 02:57 AM

Hey,

when I go bike camping I usually take my soprano ukulele! It's not quite a guitar, but you are guaranteed to get a smile whenever you play =] I bought a cheap Mahalo uke (like $25 AU) and put some Aquila strings ($12) on it to make it sound like I'm not torturing cats, and pack it in a soft case on top of my gear bag. If I have a bingle, I've only lost a cheap uke which is replaceable anywhere.

There are heaps of modern song tabs out there, and how-to's on line, although it shouldn't be a problem to pick up for a guitar maestro like yourself!

nikolic · 09-06-2010, 05:10 AM

been thinking of some small guitars, but haven't try'ed if it's really guitars
or just toys

. ukulele you say, will be taken into consideration. And thanks
for an idea! plus is if I have a bigle as you say

that i don't cry over it

(and i do have a binge hire and there

)

thetourist · 09-06-2010, 09:43 AM

http://www.acguitar.com/article/defa...rticleid=24410

nikolic · 09-06-2010, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetourist

http://www.acguitar.com/article/defa...rticleid=24410

cool! but costs more then my DR :(

thetourist · 09-06-2010, 11:35 AM

$399

http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-VOY-VAMD02-LIST

Google is your friend

globalrecon · 09-06-2010, 10:52 PM

just get a soft case and strap it on. granted, a banjo is a bit smaller than a guitar, but i didn't have any problems.

Belgian Waffles · 09-06-2010, 11:57 PM

Switch to harmonica?

Ceri JC · 09-07-2010, 01:18 AM

Saw a lad in bike gear playing the violin in Cardiff town centre a couple of weeks back. He was really good; concert level and was busking. He had clearly come by bike. What made it even more impressive was that it was an electric violin and there was an mp3 player/similar providing a backing track and he had a 12"x12"x12" amp too. :)

I saw his bike a bit further down the road and it looked like he was a jobbing musician who happened to travel to gigs, rather than someone who was touring for a significant amount of time and took an instrument along with him.

For me, a netbook is not only my camp radio, but with Reason 5 installed and a pair of headphones, a whole studio that comes with me on the road.

nikolic · 09-07-2010, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by globalrecon

just get a soft case and strap it on. granted, a banjo is a bit smaller than a guitar, but i didn't have any problems.

Well, it fits fine, I'm fitting the side cases this year. so maybe the full size guitar fits within the size of cases!

dcwn.45 · 09-09-2010, 07:56 PM

I have a taylor baby which is a 3/4 size and a soft case I have been considering
A hard casefor the same reason
It is quite a bit smaller but still bigger than a viola

nikolic · 09-10-2010, 02:44 AM

Does a 3/4 fit on the top of sidecases? I mean, what's the lenght of 3/4, my bike with side's is about 115-120cm

dcwn.45 · 09-10-2010, 03:11 PM

The soft case [which is also called a gig bag] is about 36"
I think the hard case would be slightly longer, I don't have the hard case to verify, but I know someone who does and I will ask them to measure it [it will be a few days]

Motopapillon · 09-10-2010, 08:06 PM

Going for a few weeks or more without playing a guitar is not good for my emotional equilibrium. Being a luthier, I made a small camp guitar a few years ago, with a sort-of-mandolin-shaped pancake body and short string length--the effect was like playing a standard guitar capoed at the 4th fret. Instead of a case or a gig bag, I wrapped my sleeping bag around it, bungied the whole into a tight wad, put it in a plastic bag inside the Motofizz. This had the advantage of protecting it from violent changes of temperature and humidity as well as physical knocks, but casually strumming a few bars at a roadside pee-stop was out of the question.

When there are other campers around, music is a great way to meet people and break the ice.The down side was that it still took up space--a lot of space--even if I didn't play it every day.

Music rocks.

M-P

nikolic · 09-11-2010, 01:08 AM

Well, 36'' sounds right! Papillon, c'mon photos!

Let's see that invention.

09-05-2010, 06:03 AM	#1
nikolic ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Serbia Oddometer: 413	Packing musicals! Well, thought about it, but still haven't found a solution! How to pack a guitar amongst all other thing on my bike!! Am planing a bit longer trip which would probably include working in the run to earn for gas! So i figure, year or more would be a long period without my favorite instrument, and by the way, I can earn money by playing along . Anyone tried? Successes? Ideas? Saw this one in pics thread, but violin is quite smaller!

09-06-2010, 02:57 AM	#2
Sputzrunner BMWF650GS Dakar Joined: Sep 2009 Location: SEQLD Oddometer: 12	How about a ukulele? Hey, when I go bike camping I usually take my soprano ukulele! It's not quite a guitar, but you are guaranteed to get a smile whenever you play =] I bought a cheap Mahalo uke (like $25 AU) and put some Aquila strings ($12) on it to make it sound like I'm not torturing cats, and pack it in a soft case on top of my gear bag. If I have a bingle, I've only lost a cheap uke which is replaceable anywhere. There are heaps of modern song tabs out there, and how-to's on line, although it shouldn't be a problem to pick up for a guitar maestro like yourself! __________________ An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. G. K. Chesterton

09-06-2010, 09:43 AM	#4
thetourist Just passing thru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Moscow, Idaho Oddometer: 3,079	http://www.acguitar.com/article/defa...rticleid=24410 __________________ thetourist The gate guard glares at me. "It's after curfew." He looks me up and down, "What do you think you are, some kind of ****** tourist?" ..Phu Loi 1969 http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=667893 My Idaho

09-06-2010, 11:35 AM	#6
thetourist Just passing thru Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Moscow, Idaho Oddometer: 3,079	$399 http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-VOY-VAMD02-LIST Google is your friend __________________ thetourist The gate guard glares at me. "It's after curfew." He looks me up and down, "What do you think you are, some kind of ****** tourist?" ..Phu Loi 1969 http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=667893 My Idaho

09-06-2010, 11:57 PM	#8
Belgian Waffles Studly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Green. Wet. Oregon. Oddometer: 795	Switch to harmonica? __________________ Always chase your dreams. Even if you don't catch them, you'll have a hell of a time trying. Current: 1989 Honda Transalp, 2006 Scorpa TY125F trials Past: 1999 KLR 650, 1990 Tengai 650

09-06-2010, 05:10 AM	#3
nikolic ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Serbia Oddometer: 413	been thinking of some small guitars, but haven't try'ed if it's really guitars or just toys . ukulele you say, will be taken into consideration. And thanks for an idea! plus is if I have a bigle as you say that i don't cry over it (and i do have a binge hire and there )

09-06-2010, 10:52 PM	#7
globalrecon rider Joined: Jul 2010 Location: austin, tx Oddometer: 3	just get a soft case and strap it on. granted, a banjo is a bit smaller than a guitar, but i didn't have any problems.

09-07-2010, 01:18 AM	#9
Ceri JC UK GSer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: All over, usually Wales or England Oddometer: 2,342	Saw a lad in bike gear playing the violin in Cardiff town centre a couple of weeks back. He was really good; concert level and was busking. He had clearly come by bike. What made it even more impressive was that it was an electric violin and there was an mp3 player/similar providing a backing track and he had a 12"x12"x12" amp too. :) I saw his bike a bit further down the road and it looked like he was a jobbing musician who happened to travel to gigs, rather than someone who was touring for a significant amount of time and took an instrument along with him. For me, a netbook is not only my camp radio, but with Reason 5 installed and a pair of headphones, a whole studio that comes with me on the road. __________________ I like my bike because I can overtake 4x4s down farm tracks with a week's worth of shopping on the back.

09-09-2010, 07:56 PM	#11
dcwn.45 Frozen Rider Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waconia,Mn Oddometer: 734	I have a taylor baby which is a 3/4 size and a soft case I have been considering A hard casefor the same reason It is quite a bit smaller but still bigger than a viola __________________ [my first mexico ride] http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544013

09-10-2010, 02:44 AM	#12
nikolic ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Serbia Oddometer: 413	Does a 3/4 fit on the top of sidecases? I mean, what's the lenght of 3/4, my bike with side's is about 115-120cm

09-10-2010, 03:11 PM	#13
dcwn.45 Frozen Rider Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Waconia,Mn Oddometer: 734	The soft case [which is also called a gig bag] is about 36" I think the hard case would be slightly longer, I don't have the hard case to verify, but I know someone who does and I will ask them to measure it [it will be a few days] __________________ [my first mexico ride] http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=544013

09-10-2010, 08:06 PM	#14
Motopapillon Eppur si muove Joined: Aug 2009 Location: SW OR USA Oddometer: 267	Going for a few weeks or more without playing a guitar is not good for my emotional equilibrium. Being a luthier, I made a small camp guitar a few years ago, with a sort-of-mandolin-shaped pancake body and short string length--the effect was like playing a standard guitar capoed at the 4th fret. Instead of a case or a gig bag, I wrapped my sleeping bag around it, bungied the whole into a tight wad, put it in a plastic bag inside the Motofizz. This had the advantage of protecting it from violent changes of temperature and humidity as well as physical knocks, but casually strumming a few bars at a roadside pee-stop was out of the question. When there are other campers around, music is a great way to meet people and break the ice.The down side was that it still took up space--a lot of space--even if I didn't play it every day. Music rocks. M-P __________________ 06 KLR 650 92 K100RS w/ Bushtec Turbo II Incognito ergo non sum?

09-11-2010, 01:08 AM	#15
nikolic ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Serbia Oddometer: 413	Well, 36'' sounds right! Papillon, c'mon photos! Let's see that invention.

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