Shipping a Recto 4X12

vitor gracie · Feb 18, 2010

I got a Trem O Verb head and have a chance to get the matching, custom ordered 4X12 cabinet. The problem is the shipping. UPS quoted the guy $250. I know there has to be a cheaper way to do this. I did it over 10 years ago using a frieght company. Unfortunately that was when I lived in a different part of the US. Anyone have any inexpensive suggestions?

siggy14 · Feb 18, 2010

Try fed ex they are usually cheaper and same with DHL.

vitor gracie said:
I got a Trem O Verb head and have a chance to get the matching, custom ordered 4X12 cabinet. The problem is the shipping. UPS quoted the guy $250. I know there has to be a cheaper way to do this. I did it over 10 years ago using a frieght company. Unfortunately that was when I lived in a different part of the US. Anyone have any inexpensive suggestions?

pinhedgtr · Feb 18, 2010

Wow that is pretty steep! When I bought my Mesa roadster combo (100 lbs) the seller only paid $65 to ship it to me all the way from new jersey to new Mexico. I think it was through fedex. There's definitley cheaper alternatives.

ibanez4life SZ! · Feb 19, 2010

I'd try fedex...I only paid $40 to ship an amp head, which is more than reasonable IMO.

mikey383 · Feb 19, 2010

It's usually only $100 or so to ship a cab.

250 is way too steep.

b0nkersx · Feb 19, 2010

250 is too much. I ordered a 4x12 shipped through freight and it cost 115.

I would try to stay away from UPS anyway. They're pretty horrid. Mesa sent UPS freight to pick up my amp one time, and the guy sent his 18 year old daughter. The box weighed almost as much as she did and she couldn't even lift the damn thing and I ended up driving it to their freight center myself.