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Has anyone played one of these traveler guitars www.travelerguitar.com?
I'm travelling a bit and want to practise on the road...
Is any one model better as regards a substitute jazz guitar?
Cheers
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05-01-2011 09:39 AM
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They are great!
I have - http://www.travelerguitar.com/products/pro-series/
don't sound like much plugged in, but I leave it in the trunk of my car and practice in the backseat whenever I find myself with a half hour to kill!
It's so small I literally practiced in an airline seat at a flight! To be fair my girlfriend was sitting next to me, if it was a stranger it might have been a little more awkward. With the plane noise no one could hear a thing.
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I have a Vagabond (www.stringsmith.com). It's got a 24.5-inch scale, a 1 3/4-inch nut width, passive piezo pickup, a built-in strap (can't play it without it - it's too small) and a padded gig bag. I throw it in the car whenever I go anywhere for the weekend - I don't fly much. I can actually get a good Jazz tone with it and my Henriksen, albeit with fairly radical EQ settings on the amp.
Last edited by Tom Karol; 05-01-2011 at 11:04 AM. Reason: Correct scale length, etc.
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SoloEtte Travel Guitar
They do jazz model.
best
kris
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$1450... for a travel guitar?? Are they kidding?
Originally Posted by kris
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I think this is not only trawel guitar...you can gig profesional with it.
not toy...:-)
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I have an Aria Sinsonido A100S, which is "licensed by Soloette" and is a hell of a lot cheaper (you can knock off at least $1000 compared to the real Soloette). As a travelling practise guitar it is outstanding: small, light, nearly indestructible and very comfortable to play. Soundwise it is not bad, but not outstanding either. You could gig with it if needed (I did some jamsessions with it and with flatwounds it delivers a fairly convincing jazz type of tone.)
Last edited by Little Jay; 05-01-2011 at 02:02 PM.
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That's what i said. Aria makes one that is basically the same thing. I owned one and it was high quality: Aria Sinsonido AS-100S, AS-100C/SPL and AS-100C Travel Guitars Originally Posted by RonD
$1450... for a travel guitar?? Are they kidding?
[edit] oops. Little Jay posted about it as well. It is a nice travel guitar!
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I got one of these, not electric but the manufacturer could put a piezo in it. It's made by Sam Raddings, he's the guy who taught Bob Taylor how to make acoustic guitars. Mr Raddings neck joint is also used by Taylor. The story goes that Sam Raddings declined to join in the Taylor start up as he was quite happy to carry on making custom guitars on spec. Fast forward 20 years and he makes these.
My one is the widest walnut Go Grande with wider fretboard and wide frets, all asked for via emails. The neck profile is exactly like my '88 Tele!The sound is sweet and projects really well. It don't do bass notes well but it sparkles and swings and cuts through in an acoustic jam session(I'm heavy handed). Cannot vouch for the electric others posted before this entry but this is a serious piece of kit and is well worth the price. Highly recommended.
Here's the link Go Guitars - Travel Guitars Manufacturer
Check out the parlour guitar, if I had spare lolly I'd fall for it!
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Aria Sinsonido nylon strings model is also OK.
I used it .
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I gotta say, having the headstock inside the body like some of the traveler's have is a real advantage - it increases the number of places you can play the guitar!
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Miranda is another sophisticated but expensive full scale travel guitar:
Miranda Guitars - Home
Originally Posted by JakeAcci
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Thanks all. I've ordered the traveler escape eg1. I wanted a guitar that could be silent and also was small enough to throw around. Spoke to a very helpful guy at playawayguitars in uk and took the plunge.
God bless the strong Aussie dollar. I'll report back know on how she plays.
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There is a French Luthier that does nifty travel guitars, rather on the expensive side but not outrageous considering they are handmade
Guitares Sébastien GAVET
I like the oiled finish, I expect it to be less fragile than lacquer or varnish when traveling.Last edited by Dirk; 12-12-2019 at 05:53 PM.
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wow thats very clever ......
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Fernandes Nomad
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I've owned a couple of traveller guitars (Martin, Washburn) and for me, even with a strap, they are neck-heavy and a general pain in the ass to try to use. I like the look of the Aria built Sinsonido but haven't tried one. There are kits to make a tele neck easily removable for traveling and I think I will try this for my next foray.
BTW, that Gavet animated GIF looks creepy/scary, it reminds me of the dancing roast chicken in "Eraserhead"!
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Badgey, Originally Posted by Badge
We are still waiting for some feedback as you promised us.
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I have this one:
Amazon.com: Traveler Ultra Light Acoustic-Electric Travel Guitar with Gig Bag: Musical Instruments
I would describe it (IMO) as useful only as a "fix" when you can't play anything else. Mine sits completely idle unless I am truly unable to bring even a crummy electric that can get banged around. It doesn't quite fit IN a carry on, so I normally sling it over a shoulder kind of on top of a backpack strap -- so it looks like I have a big backpack strap and is generally unnoticeable.
I have found that in these types of situations, where I am just getting a fix and want to play some scales or something, that I am fine playing the electric NOT plugged in. I'm not aiming for tonal excellence, I'm keeping my fingers warm, working out some melodies and keeping the mind-hand connection going. I read about the need to have a strap, an iRig, a cord, etc etc... and eventually i stopped bringing all that crap and just brought the little plunker itself.
Am I glad I bought it? Sure -- keeps me busy when I can't be otherwise!
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I had an Erlewine Chiquita about 15 years ago. It was neat because is had a little battery powered amp built in the case. The old ads for the Chiquita read "And it floats." It probably did, but I never tried it. Its biggest claim to fame was the opening scene in Back To The Future where Marty knocks himself backwards after cranking up Doc Brown's monstrous amp.
Not the best jazz guitar however. It had a single humbucker and really ker-chunk, but little finesse.
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Fair enough, I should give that feedback! Originally Posted by AlsoRan
Badgey,
We are still waiting for some feedback as you promised us.
I started out with the Escape EG1. It's got a pre-amp on board, so you plug in some headphones and play. No amp required. Under the fingers, it feels fine. Of course it doesn't play like my 'real' guitars but as a compromise on the road or on the hop, it's great. It's not great to listen to though. Particularly if jazz and a mellow tone is your thing. The pick up is at the bridge and its a very metallic (not heavy metal) sound.
I tend to play it unplugged. You can hear the strings, it sounds mellow unplugged and work on your stuff. I spend a lot of time watching my kids at sport. That's when I often play this guitar. At certain times of the year, it gets the most love of any guitar!
I ended up taking this guitar inside the house (it was living in my car) and it lived beside my bed - I started to tinker with it lying in bed before falling asleep. It's very quiet and doesn't need an amp or cable - perfect then if my missus is reading or watching tele or asleep and doesn't want to listen to me. So then I bought an escape original for the car. It's ok, but I prefer the EG1. This one also has a pre-amp.
Ok. Then I wanted a cheapie that I could tinker with in front of the tellie/ outside in summer and not have to mollycoddle and keep in a case etc (you see, the EG1 is a nice piece of work and I look after it). So I got a ultra light electric. It's a skinny thing and is great just to practice shapes, runs etc. This hangs on a door handle at our back door. The balance of this guitar isn't great though - it needs a bit of left hand support (even with a strap). This one needs an amp to play plugged - but I don't bother.
Then about 4 months ago I started playing bass. So I wanted a bass to play at Lacrosse etc. So I got a MK II Bass. It plays without an amp (just headphones) and is great. Probably my favourite of the bunch.
They all sound a bit tinnie. But you'd expect that without the neck pickup I suppose. They are well made, solid (but light) and surprisingly good quality.
My guitar mate thinks I'm nuts - but these instruments are actually ingenious in their own way and I love them. And you can never have enough guitars I suppose...
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I picked up a used Aria Sinsonido 100S the other day for $250. Balances perfectly for me. I sounds great with the old RW on it, I will put new flats on it in a few days and expect even better sound. I can hear it OK un-amped, but amped is how I will use it most often. Gig bag is smaller than my Rover or Backpacker and whole thing packed up weighs about 5 pounds, will be easy to travel with (wish I had it instead of the Rover when travelling through Europe). No plans to convert the Tele now. Will probably try to figure out some way to attach a BT xmitter to the 1/4" jack to play through my portable BT travel speaker. Tossed the headphones that came with it (looked kinda cheezy) but it sounds great with AT cans. Expect it to work well with my noise-cancelling headset used when flying so they will do double duty, which is always nice.
My search for a travelling guitar is over. I recommend you try one out if frustrated by neck-heavy travellers.
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It's my main travel guitar, and with the passive electronics with a SD '59 mini-humbucker I installed in it, it became a serious instrument for jamsessions and maybe even gigs too! Originally Posted by ah.clem
Here's an impression (meanwhile I replaced the crude wooden pickup ring with a plastic one):
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Little Jay - yes, your video is one of the reasons I picked this guitar up (really sweet playing on the video, btw!); I figured I might make this mod eventually, but I am really happy with the jazz sound the 100S produces all by itself. It's tons lighter than my Tele, and even thinner, so while my shoulder heals it is the perfect solution. I have a bunch of travelling coming up the first of the year and didn't want to try to deal with the Rover again. I am very pleased with this instrument, even if I never mod it (but if/when the bridge transducer fails, I will be contacting you for details!). Thanks for pushing me into trying one out with your video.
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