Travel guitar - any recommendations?

I use a Blackstar Carry-On, though it’s the cheap-o version on Amazon, got it for £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 I’m not away in the sun much so I wanted a cheapy one that was ok for a week away occasionally, I didn’t see the point of a more expensive one for just for a week or two of practice, and I’d be worried a more expensive one might get damaged. Anyway it did the job fine for me recently. I think it’s too big to be actually ‘carry on’ luggage in the UK, so i threw it into a suitcase and wrapped it with clothes. It’s sturdy and survived the trip just fine (there’s no gig bag but i had something). And if it had broken it wouldn’t 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 don’t like to take it traveling :slight_smile:

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