Mark Bodino and the Compadre Travel Guitar Stabilizer

Now it's easy to go strapless as an option for the coolest Travel Guitar around, the Martin Backpacker. Check out kraftboy.com for more info.

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• Martin
• Backpacker
• Travel
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• Acoustic
• Compadre
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• Mark
• Bodino

[MylesQuade]

I totally respect your comment but in all honesty, strapping the Compadre onto any Martin Backpacker in no way inhibits the sound waves emanating from the resonant chamber ( it only weighs 7 ounces which makes it pretty portable ). If you use the Backpacker gig bag to transport the guitar, the Compadre fits right inside as well. I also agree that the BPs are "fun" guitars - I take mine on vacations and like having the option to play without the strap - it's a comfortable way to play sometimes.

[Scarlett4Zanzibar]

With all due respect to your lovely playing, I would think that strapping something on to the back would inhibit the limited vibrations that a teensy bodied travel guitar already has, in a bad way, not to mention that it sort of contradicts the portability thing if you have to carry this thing around with you, too. Travel guitars are what they are ~ fun but not exactly 'serious'. I have a couple of backpackers (one acoustic, one with a pickup). I think less is more. :)