I would like to ask all owners and also everyone who tried Furch Little Jane - the travel guitar.
I am thinking about this piece, but it is really much moneyā¦ so I also think about standard Furch or something Cort Gold A6-A8, which is brand high end and for lower costā¦
But I am from Czechia and something still attracts me to not cheap Furch guitars.
Right now I am almost 2 years on my Fender CC-60 SCE with 43mm nut. Prefering fingerstyle and I read 45mm is standard and could be better than 43mmā¦ and MAINLY I really need new guitar, because who doesnāt?
Thinking about it mainly for home playing. Can it be enough competitive for home playing against ābigā guitars?
Still hope this piece could make me go outside for some big walkā¦ just me and my instrument. Yepā¦ and somewhere in the far my girfriend who is not that much in long trips.
Enough talkingā¦ please share thoughts, experiences and also videos, if you can.
Of course I am paralel digging Google, ChatGPT, YouTube and Instagram. Also had this guitar already in hand on Furch Tour.
Iām pretty sure this is the guitar my friend Chris up the road has. If so, it is a lovely little guitar and feels quite solid/well-made even if it collapses down to fit in a small backpack. Lovely sound with locking tuners and electrics on board.
I believe you are paying for the compactness it can be broken down into for travelling though, and you will find a much nicer sounding/feeling/looking guitars for the same price if you are mainly playing at home.
Also if you are thinking of long walks and playing outdoors, you might want to look into carbon fibre travel guitars, as they claim not to be damaged by rain/sand/hard knocks etc.
Better hurry though, as I hear Santa is finalising his list
This is probably the most important bit of info.
If youāve held and played one, you should have a good idea if youād like to own one
From all travel/compact guitars I tried, LJ was the best sounding one, hands down. By miles and miles.
But I really struggled to fit my fingers on its fretboard. Well, I just couldnāt. Too tiny.
The Furch Little Jane is a really great travel guitar, itās very well made and well thought out. Their latest ones I think have a new modification that improves their tuning and action stability.
Thereās another brand that comes from Slovakia - Dowinia that are also very good but Iām not sure about if they make a Travel guitar.
@brianlarsen I can understand how you mean to have better sounding guitar at home in this priceā¦ so what will be your recommendation? Because right now I am thinking about I would like to have maybe different guitar than my current one. Because in some stage it will go on second line and I wont play it anymoreā¦ that much.
I am not planning to go to extreme weather, so I think this could be enough to āsurviveā.
I had it in my handsā¦ but its still too much money, so I am collecting as many experiences as I can.
@Alexeyd Good pointā¦ but my fingers can move on 43mm, so I think 45mm would be good. I already know you are really experienced fingerstyle musician mainly for classical style, so maybe you have longer fingers?
@DarrellW I know Downia, but nothing attracts me to this brand. Tunning and action stability is for new Pioneer guitar. LJ has different build, so it does not have CNR active and I think it wont ever have.
Iām the last person you want to ask for acoustic guitar recommendations
I gave my beginner classical to my daughter in Germany a couple of years ago, and hardly ever play the Fender C60 that my other daughter found in a dumpster in 2019ā¦
I suppose the more specific you are in the āfeaturesā you require, as well as budget, the more helpful the responses from learned forum-folk might be.
Good luck and I hope you find your Grail
I may be able to help but in the end, choice of tone/size/brand etc are all subjective.
I own a number of guitars, including 3 Furch, and can fully understand why you would want one. The Violet series is good, the Blue (in my opinion) significantly better; I have - and love - the Blue OM-MM, which has a really full, warm tone, and it a whole lot more affordable than all-Mahogany guitars by other manufacturers. I gigged with it at a festival just before Christmas, and had several comments about its rich tone. It may not be for you, but Iād recommended that you try out the Blue series
If you travel a lot, either by plane or other public transport, then the Little Jane would be a good choice - definitely safer than relying on an airline not to break your instrument. Iāve flown with other ātravelā guitars and they were taken off me and checked, despite my protests.
A couple of years ago an airline lost my Gibson J-45 at Schipol airport for several hours, when I was on my way to play two consecutive gigs: please trust me when I say thatās stress that you donāt need. Being able to carry your guitar on and KNOW that itās safe is priceless, and the Little Jane gives you that - as well as being a brilliant, performance-ready instrument.
@MarkRobinsonMusic Hello Mark, thanks for sharing your great experience with Furch and also bad with airportā¦ feeling sad for that.
By the timeā¦ this topic is still relevant, but only 50%, because Furch introduced Pioneer and I really like that ER version. It is basically not detachable version of Little Jane with all their newest inventions for much smaller money.
Do you got in eye this new guitar? What do you think?
Now I am just waiting for YouTube musicians to drop their demos and by the end of this month Czech store in Prague gonna have them in stock, so I plan to go there and try them.
I already tried Pioneer before Christmass in Prague on event Furch On Tour, where they first introduced all new things that we could see on NAMM2025. But I had few minutes and there were to many people playing around.
Also about Violet and Blueā¦
That Violet deluxe with bewels looks really great and guys from Alamo Music recommend this as most valuable guitar for that price.
Hi Michal,
I havenāt tried the Pioneer, though the soundport does interest me. The Little Jane is useful to me (and it kind of has a soundport) as I travel to play live, and though I got my J-45 back, it cost me a nightās sleep and Iād already been awake for over 24 hours as the flight was massively delayed, do I went into a gig totally exhausted. Avoiding that drama again would be a good thing!
The bevels are great - so comfortable. I have them on my Furch Red Deluxe GC-SR - check out āMark Robinson Summer of My Dreamsā on YouTube and you can hear it. I donāt have a live in concert recording yet as Iāve only just bought this guitar, but itās the tone straight into a Boss Acoustic Singer Live using a K&K Pure mini pickup.
I think the Pioneer (which also comes with the CNR Active neck system) looks like a great choice. Let me know your thoughts when you get it - Iād be really interested to know how it works for you.
Best Wishes
Mark
