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Yeah - it's been a problem, not just for us, and not even just in the musical instrument industry. What's going on with all the stock outages and delays? Lately, we've had to put a few more items on backorder than we normally have to. Some of our amp and preamp manufacturers have been dealing with product shortages, and some of our basses have been suffering from availability issues as well. What's the deal?In a lot of cases, even US-made items rely on components that are sourced worldwide. Whet …

An email question I commonly receive: "I find myself needing to ship a bass across the country safely - what can you tell me?" Oof. Yeah, that's kind of a big deal, fraught with lots of costs, a decent amount of risk, and some unknown variables.Here is some stuff to think about.Shipping OptionsTo start with, you'll most likely need to ship it by truck, using a freight carrier (like Yellow Freight, RPL, and many others); unfortunately, unless you have an agreement through work or someone wit …