Hereās another great option if the idea of Carbon fibre attracts you, available as Acoustic, Electro acoustic and with built in effects (no amp required) from Ā£529 to Ā£699.
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Thatās an interesting one Darrell. Clearly carbon fibre is a developing market.
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Interesting demonstration of what you get!
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Wow the girl certainly makes it sound great. Although I always think the experts in these types of video could make a broom handle and a bit of wire sound good!
Perhaps the sound effect thing is a bit gimmicky?
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Looked pretty trick and Mary was certainly a happy bunny 
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Honestly Iāve come to realize that price is not always a good indicator of quality. It should be, but personal experience sadly shows otherwise.
Iāve played guitars that punch way above their weight class as far as price is concerned (Taylor GS Mini, Martin Djr., Art & Lutherie). I also played guitars which have absolutely no business costing as much as they did (Strandberg, Ibanez). Even my Gibson L-00 has some glue marks and blemishes which really shouldnāt be there but I let it slide since itās part of their whole āproudly hand-madeā gimmick. Or maybe Iām just overly picky 
Anyway when buying guitars online definitely make sure the shop has a good return policy, or if possible buy locally so you can try them first.
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My pal Chris (from OM fiddle fame) has a Furch and is well happy with it. Iāve played it a couple of times and it is a beautiful instrument.
Youāre a year or two ahead of me, Gordon, so Iām not sure how much time you have left 
If you have the dosh, Iād treat yourself now. (I never met anyone who regretted spending even a large amount of money if it brought them joy).
If youāre planning on playing it in a canoe, maybe the carbon fibre option would be betterā¦
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Brian if thereās one thing I know about canoes itās ādonāt stand upā. Just as well I can only play sitting down.
As for how long Iāve got leftā¦ā¦
I have a travel guitar that is actually named 'Travel guitar". Itās well made. It has a stethoscope headset that you plug in giving it some volume. I bought a tiny Marshal amp as it is electric for both acoustic and electric sound. It has itās pros, it disassembles and is very small for traveling. I always bring it on the plane with me. The cons are you must have a strap and for some reason i find barr chords difficult. I guess not having a full body. it does the job.
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As I said in the old thread, if you want a decent ābeaterā type travel guitar, then itās hard to go wrong with the Harley Benton GS Mini. Itās certainly made to a price, and the finish isnāt the best, but they play well and sound pretty good for the price. Especially when you consider that some travel acoustic guitars are 4-5 times the price have a similar construction.
But if you want something a bit nicer, I agree the LAG and the Cort posted by @DarrellW look great. I may consider one of those myself at some point.
by the way, Iāve done business with Richardās Guitars before (I bought my G&L from him). Heās a lovely man who only stocks products he likes and believes in, and gives great service.
For electric, the Traveller Guitars look very good.
Cheers,
Keith
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Iāve owned a Journey OF660 carbon fibre guitar for something like 5 years now and have been quite happy with it. We traveled from Australia to the USA back in 2016 and it was great having it along.
Because I play fingerstyle without finger picks, it was a bit quieter than I would have liked so I bought a VOX headphone amp and a JBL blue tooth speaker and used a 3.5mm headphone cable to connect the headphone amp to the speaker. Itās not what Iād call a gigging setup, it was just what I needed when playing outdoor to friends and family, just enough to boost the volume. Had I been playing with a plectrum, that probably wouldnāt have been necessary.
I was fortunate my guitar was fine out of the box. I had a friend who bought one and it needed a bit of attention, so the quality referenced in an early post, while not an issue for me has been an issue for people I know.
Now we are traveling around AU in our caravan, I have my daily play (conventional wooden guitar) with me and the Journey is packed as it takes up such little space so I have a backup available should something happen to my wooden guitar.
Another option for traveling is the Yamaha Silent Guitar. Itās normally played through headphones. I have a friend who uses his with the same sort of bluetooth speaker using the 3.5mm headphone cable.
I also have a Yamaha Silent guitar and love it for what itās good at, playing silently, yet I miss the feeling of the guitar body vibrating on my torso when I play it.
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As I am on the road a lot because of work, I have also tried out a lot of guitars that fit the description.
Right now I own a Ultra-Light Electric from Traveler Guitars (I think Justin also recommended that one on the old forum a long time ago) - but I have to say that it feels too small for me and it does not make me want to play. But: its very small size makes it possible to just throw it into your luggage or even checked baggage.
If size and space is not the biggest issue, and your not likely to travel by plane, I would also try out the Yamaha CSF3M. In terms of size its comparable to the Taylor GS Mini, but it is all solid at the same price. Tried it out in the store and immediately wanted to buy it. Since I am mostly travelling by plane I refused the urge 
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Bought a Journey and returned it. Sounded nothing like the videos.
Hate to bash any builder but just saying!
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Got a two week, cross country motorcycle trip coming up in late August, so Iāve been doing some research on electrics that are small enough to strap across the back of the bike. Has anyone tried Blackstar Carry On guitars? Theyāve got a short scale length, but at a bit less than 30" overall length, itād be ideal. Iāve also been looking at the Traveler series (Ultra-Light Electric, etc.), but figure that might feel really weird to play. Will use it with headphones and a Fender Mustang Micro. The hope is to get something short enough to throw into my dry bag as rain is to be expected.
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Scott
No serious answers but plenty of options. Hope you have a great trip later in the year and keep all the bikers here posted.
Cheers
Toby
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Thanks! Ha haā¦yea, noā¦no full-sized guitar on the trip, lol.
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A little late on my reply, but I bought a Journey Overhead+ in mahogany and I am very happy with it. IMHO, the tone is way better than the Taylor GS and Martin Mini I tried at a Guitar Center. Itās not a dreadnought, but itās really comfortable to play while sitting on the couch!
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@Fast-Eddie
Hi Eddie. Interesting how different people always have different opinions. Thereās never an easy answer. I still havenāt bought a travel guitar. The last time I was away I took my dreadnaught with me and as we went by car the size factor wasnāt important.
Itās more the potential for damage that worries me. If I do get a ātravelā guitar itās more likely to be at the lower end of the price scale.
I have a Traveler brand (Traveler Guitar EG-1 Custom - Full-Scale Electric Guitar) travel electric guitar (EG-1 Custom). Have had it for maybe a couple years. Pretty happy with it. I like the compact size when kicked back in recliner or take out on deck. Can hook it up to iPad and headphones for porch sitting. It has a small body and no headstock so feels small at first. Had a finish problem with my first one but they eventually came thru and exchanged it for there next higher model. All said and done, Traveler did me right. Based on my previous experience I would not recommend the model with flat black finish. Traveler may have corrected the problem by now, donāt know.
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I travel a lot and wanted a guitar that I could easily travel with and practice. I am an engineer by discipline so had to research this in great detail. I finally decided and purchased an Ultra-Light electric guitar from Traveler Guitar and could not be more pleased. It holds tune so well and takes up little room and sounds really good!. I am not a āTechieā but use it with a Digitech RP80 and a small Photive portable speaker (5"x2"x2").
Hope this help.Electric Guitars ā Traveler Guitar
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