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.
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
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.
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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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.
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
Iāve just ordered myself one of these, pending favorable results, itāll be upgrading to the electro-acoustic actuator-equipped Nova Go AI model once itās available in my local.
Wow thatās a great price! Iām traveling today and have mine with me! Mine was not a super high action but a lot higher than my electric which I knew it would be so I took a little off the bottom of the saddle block and it feels better to my liking. Although I would say the original action height wasnāt terrible. I donāt have a lot of acoustic experience but Iām sure like most things there are better ones and worse ones but Iām a fan and this one is mine!. Hope yāall like it too!ā¦.Rod
I use a Blackstar Carry-On, though itās the cheap-o version on Amazon, got it for Ā£120. Double checked with Blackstar to make sure it was really theirs and not a rip off. Carry-On on Amazon
It does the job perfectly well for me just to noodle on, keep the fingers going. My theory being Iām not away in the sun much so I wanted a cheapy one that was ok for a week away occasionally, I didnāt see the point of a more expensive one for just for a week or two of practice, and Iād be worried a more expensive one might get damaged. Anyway it did the job fine for me recently. I think itās too big to be actually ācarry onā luggage in the UK, so i threw it into a suitcase and wrapped it with clothes. Itās sturdy and survived the trip just fine (thereās no gig bag but i had something). And if it had broken it wouldnāt have been the end of the world.
I would have used it with my Fender Micro amp but i find that one fiddly, so I use a Spark Mini which does a great job as a travel Amp, and is rechargeable and quite light so very portable.
For acoustic, I have a Gretsch Jim Dandy to take about, but I have a soft spot for that guitar so in the end i donāt like to take it traveling
Hello to the travelling guitar player guild , having been travelling quite much for my work as well as during holidays (the ones below 4ā000m altitude ) I decided to go for a Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light Electric with a VOX AmPlug, so whether by plane, on my backpack, in my suitcase, my expedition duffle, it moved quite much. Then I switched to a Traveler Guitar Speedster to get the arm rest, which helped a lot and eventually changed to a EG-1 with an integrated amp, probably the most guitar shaped travel guitar existing. Always trusting Traveler Guitar for their compact sizes with full scale construction.
Since January, I am back again with the Ultra-Light Electric and a Positive Grid Spark GO amp. Extremely portable setting. Closing the circle over 15 years, having sold the other guitars to travelling friend who also got appealed by the Traveler Guitar brand.
These guitars deserve their name: sturdy, playable and very transportable.
Speaking of travel, anybody try a guitalele? The small size, but being able to use guitar chord shapes, seems like a fun idea for trips. Yamaha has one Iāve been considering. Itās a tiny little six-string, tuned in the same intervals as a guitar, but tuned up five semitones to A. Ibanez has a similar instrument, same tuning as the Yamaha guitalele, but call it a piccolo guitar instead.
. Hope yāall like it too!ā¦.Rod
, having been travelling quite much for my work as well as during holidays (the ones below 4ā000m altitude 
) I decided to go for a Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light Electric with a VOX AmPlug, so whether by plane, on my backpack, in my suitcase, my expedition duffle, it moved quite much. Then I switched to a Traveler Guitar Speedster to get the arm rest, which helped a lot and eventually changed to a EG-1 with an integrated amp, probably the most guitar shaped travel guitar existing. Always trusting Traveler Guitar for their compact sizes with full scale construction.
