I'm going to be moving from Florida to Delaware in a few weeks and I was wondering what the best method is for gettin my bass guitar there. It's fairly thin and lightweight. Its about 42" long. It's vintage and very important to me('65 hagstrom I). I don't have a case for it, only a gigbag. I don't really want to bring it on the plain for fear of them putting it in cargo. And shipping it seem to be the answer. What should I do?
Should I remove the neck from the body and ship them separately? Ship it in one piece? should I just fly with it and hopefully it will fit in overhead and hope I wont be hassled by airline people? Any advice or personal experience would be mug appreciated!