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Comment on Baby Taylor Travel Guitar by Lochsa Lad

Lochsa Lad — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:20:32 +0000

I own a Backpacker, Baby Taylor, and a Taylor GS mini. All are good, I replaced the tuners on the Baby with some Waverly’s with Ebony nobbs, to purty it up and it does stay in tune better. Anyone thinking to buy a Baby should save up a few hundred more and buy the GS mini, for under 500 bucks the “Mini” is the best small guitar available today.

Comment on Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele Review by Lochsa Lad

Lochsa Lad — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:30:02 +0000

Yes I recommend owning this great instrument. I tune mine to a DADGAD tuning, but in G so GDGCDG, fantastic fun. When in standard tuning I tune to G instead of A to make the switch to the GDGCEG easier and the Guitarelele likes it with lower tension, very playable.

Comment on Baby Taylor Travel Guitar by Kai Mantsch

Kai Mantsch — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:31:06 +0000

PLANES

I’ve been hauling this guitar all over the US, Europe, China and Taiwan and I’ve never had a problem on the plane. I try to travel with just a tiny 32L backpack and this guitar and they always happily let me aboard with those as my two carry ons. If they question it (I think this happened once on a puddle jumper) I can quickly show them that fits in the overhead and takes up less space that anyone’s carry on luggage.

Great guitar and I think I’m going on 5 years with it now.

PERFORMANCE

I love playing with this thing and have performed on small to mid sized stages any number of times. I use both picks and fingerstyle. I do need to get a pickup for it before I can do anything bigger performance-wise, though, and may do that before I head back to China.

SCALE

Also: no problem with the smaller scale. My fingers are pretty lean but I thought I’d add my pennies to the discussion.

Comment on Want to Add a Travel Guitar or Request a Review by Bill

Bill — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:39:05 +0000

I would suggest having a look at the new Lap axe electric travel guitar made by Quaystone music. Lots of good ones out there but the Lap axe is very very good, very compact, plays like butter, and truly walks the walk of a quality instrument..My only concern is that if I am on that pilots flight, he’ll forget to put it down and land the plane!

Comment on Fender Squier Mini Player Electric Guitar Review by John

John — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:38:03 +0000

I heard from a salesman at Bill’s Music in Catonsville, MD that Fender doesn’t make this model any longer. He said it’s too bad they don’t, it was a nice little guitar. I looked all over the Fender site but found nothing about it.

I really wanted one for a trip I’m taking tomorrow!

Comment on Fender Squier Mini Player Electric Guitar Review by Lori Lomax

Lori Lomax — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:35:50 +0000

All you folks looking for Fender Squier Mini They have them at Sweetwater.com

Comment on Blackbird Rider Steel String Guitar Review by John

John — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:10:12 +0000

I’ve traveled extensively with a 3/4-sized Art & Lutherie AMI guitar with no problems in overhead bins, and the Blackbird Rider, is smaller and lighter.

Comment on Blackbird Rider Steel String Guitar Review by John

John — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:08:44 +0000

I own a custom Martin D41e and I love my Blackbird Rider. As mentioned here, it has an unbelievable sustain and bass that you really have to hear to appreciate. This guitar has become my go-to guitar when I need a light-weight easy-to-carry guitar even around town. I take it to most of my band practices because of it’s easy travel bag and size, yet it still sounds like a full-sized guitar, and plugged in, you couldn’t find a better sounding guitar. I had a lady use mine in a ship-board stage show, and they both sounded awesome.

Comment on What is the best travel guitar? by Esri Allbritten

Esri Allbritten — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:02:09 +0000

I don’t see the Yamaha GL-1 Guitalele on this list, possibly because it didn’t used to be available in the U.S. It’s a quarter-size guitar (the size of a tenor ukulele), with condensed frets and nylon strings. $100. People who own one (including me) think it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

Comment on Martin LXM Review by mitch

mitch — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:25:39 +0000

Hey there Best Travel Guitars
Thanks for the informative website..
Trying to get my boy into learning guitar.