Moving to USA with my DK2M

[kalapoka]

hey everyone, I didn't know where to post this, so am asking here. I am moving to LA, Calif to study in LA Music Academy. I am from Bangladesh, a country beside India where the climate is warm and humid. I will be traveling for nearly 20 hours and my guitars (a Japanese DK2M and a Yamaha Pacifica) will thus go through huge changes in weather/climate, as well as they will face new climate is LA. Therefore, is there any suggestions to maintaining the neck/body from any possible bending or warping? Is there any other maintenance issues/knowledge that might help me?

looking forward to hear from you guys!!

Ashique M Fahim

[Musician78]

Guitars go through many climate changes during regular shipping. I have a Jackson CS that was delivered on a cold snowy day. Far different than where it came from. I would give the cases a few hours in the new climate before opening them and humidify or dehumidify the room they are going in. I keep my room around 45-50 percent humidity.

[Bobby8]

Hey, I moved to LA two months ago from Europe and had similar concerns. I brought my Charvel Model 4. There was absolutely no warping, actually I changed the strings once from 10's to 9's and didn't had any trouble. I heard that's kinda hit or miss with guitars and climate changes. Simply some of them react more than others.

[metaldood]

How do you plan to bring it to US? Check in or Carry on?

[Grim]

You don't need to slack the strings, for the record. Just keep it tuned and let it go.

[RacerX]

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[Rsmacker]

You aren't planning on taking any flying lessons while you are out there are you?

Just checking...