Choosing a Musical Instrument : Travel Guitar Tips

[AlanSturgess]

@biddersguitarguy He rarely does - lots of facts but no darn way to check the sound. Luckily, other folks upload actual demos.

[deathslice60]

i watched all the way thru and i didnt get to hear what it sounds like? O_O

[danlovesnan]

how much does it cost?

[SkunkCommand]

wow for the first 5 seconds i thought it was microsoft sam talking

[RageicaNiels]

@SkunkCommand OMG u r right!! O.o scary

[moonturkey]

I want him to say "propane" so bad!

[waltzingmatilda]

@moonturkey

Will a backpacking guitar fit in a cheeseburger locker?

[seekah1]

ridiculous, wtf.

[drewtoli]

i don't get it is is it for traveling? or canoeing?

[myboytheharp]

@drewtoli both

[1littlelaura]

@drewtoli do you need to play that travel guitar with a pick?

[CarsonsGuitarLesson]

i noticed all these "Experts" are retired.

[NarwhalsArePimps]

@CarsonsGuitarLesson I read this as "retarded".

I would not have disagreed.

[azurenscens]

canoe whore

[scoutniagara]

I bought a Martin steel backpacker and used it all over the UK, Holland, a summer of teaching canoeing in the Ontario Provincial parks and on a trip out to the Canadian Rockies. It served me well, but now, I travel with my Art & Lutherie Ami steel. However, I am now, looking at a Carbon Composite travel guitar and can't make my mind up from Rainsong, CA and Blackbird....Emerald?

[ch33ze0g]

I get bulky with this guy on weekdays

[rautemusic]

look at his arms :D

[kingleon1616]

just get a 3/4 or 2/4 scail flying v

[CleverDjembe]

@kingleon1616

what make and model?

[dschenk952]

As someone in the market for a travel guitar I found this somewhat lacking, based on the title.

[xj17]

Canoes use paddles not oars.

[scrumpymanjack]

Yeah, and it sounds absolutely terrible. I know you have to sacrifice quality and volume when you buy a travel guitar but this instrument sounds like cheesewire stretched over an old cookie tin played down a badly tuned radio.

[terrafirma91]

Which manufacturer of travel guitars is best, Jack? Do they have reinforced truss rod necks? I'd like to buy one, but don't know that much about this particular style. What would you suggest? Thanks...

[scrumpymanjack]

I did a lot of research at one point several years ago and ended up getting myself a Go Guitar. Whatever you do, don't get one - they're both expensive and sound terrible. If you are really sure you cannot carry around a full-sized guitar, I would suggest getting a baby taylor. It's not the smallest travel guitar by any means but in my opinion sounds better than anything else I have heard. Good luck.

[terrafirma91]

Thanks for your input, Jack. I just need something to practice with while on vacation, etc. Portability is my main concern. I wouldn't want anything too loud so as not to offend others in adjacent areas, too. Thanks again.

[gschmittmusic]

washburn rover? pretty neat little thing, but it's not an acoustic guitar....it's a travel guitar. you won't even get the tone of a full-sized 100-dollar chinese acoustic out of any of them...it's jsut a guitar to take out and fool around with.

that said, i'd go with the rover....i like the baby-sized taylor, but it's more like a "little guitar," rather than a travel guitar. (it DOES sound better, though...but not by much)

[terrafirma91]

Yep, you're right about the Rover's sound. I bought one from my local dealer, and it lacks that full sound of any regular acoustic. But, it does have a standard neck. Comfortable to play, and I like it's portability. Someday some techno genius will invent something portable, with a full sound, and able to be packed within a small carry case.

[mellon423]

expert my ass

[murfleblurg]

It's not known as a canoe oar, it's known as a Martin Backpacker. And it doesn't have laminate sides - the back, sides, and neck are a single piece of wood.

[gschmittmusic]

*shrug* i've heard many people refer to the backpacker as a canoe oar....kind of like how people refer to the harley hardtail as a "spine tickler"

i don't know about the lam sides, though. i defer to you on that one.