Here's just one example of the shipping damage that can occur due to careless packing and handling of guitar amps. Even if the outside of the box shows no signs of dropping or abuse by the carrier, that doesn't mean your prized vintage amp didn't suffer damage in transit. Some of the more common forms of damage occur when there isn't enough padding around the amp, particularly on the corners, where carriers often drop amps. Padding helps absorb the forces applied from jarring motions and sudden accelerations. Packing the back of the amp with material helps secure internal components like speakers, footswitches and errant power cords. Failure to pack tubes separately can sometimes lead to tube damage, although tubes with retainers are usually fare well. Logos are another usual point of damage in transit, particularly plastic, raised logos on amps like vintage Fender, Gibson, Supro, and Gretsch. Grill cloth can easily torn or punctured by careless packaging and inappropriate packing materials. Be sure to consider what forces a package will encounter in transit and the most likely points of damage when packing. This particular example shows what can happen to a chipboard speaker baffle if too much force is applied to the box in transit, or if it's dropped. The Jensen P12Q was just flopping in the breeze most of the way here, by the look of it. The Output Transformer has also suffered damage, and the baffle will need to be replaced.

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