[leadin]The guitar is the fundamental campfire musical instrument. Traveler makes guitars for the traveler in mind, with super light models that can go anywhere. We put a few to the test.[/leadin]
Traveler Guitar, founded in 1992, has a solid history in the music industry—making portability a focus while not sacrificing the sound quality of its instruments. It’s only in recent months that the brand pushed into what seems an obvious market niche in the outdoor industry.
Attending Outdoor Retailer’s Winter Market (ORWM) in January and securing a distribution deal with Liberty Mountain, it’s begun connecting with #VanLife-rs and #Dirtbag-s who seem to be receiving the ultra-portable guitars favorably.
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I’ve had the opportunity to test three Traveler Guitar products since ORWM — the AG-105 EQ Acoustic, the Escape Mark III Electric, and the Ultra-Light Electric guitars.
Style-wise, this one looks the most like what you’d expect when buying a guitar but with the tuning pegs moved to hand screws below the bridge and the head removed altogether. It feels small, certainly, but has a noticeably full sound despite the size. All three guitars feature a full fret board, pickups, and this one has a built-in tuner.
While Clapton might not choose this for an unplugged show, it’ll certainly do the job for campfire sessions and coffee shop gigs.
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The Escape Mark III, like the AG-105, doesn’t depart much from the traditional look of modern guitars but, with tuning keys moved into the body—facing up and recessed alongside the strings—it requires a bit of an adjustment for those of us who lazily brace our strum hands there.
It’s also a little more difficult to tune up if you have fat fingers. While the portability benefits and the less frequent need to tune (thanks to the fact that the keys don’t get bumped as often) outweigh the hassle, it’s important to note that bigger hands might do well to invest in a manual string winder in order to get a better grip on the keys.
The Escape Mark III probably won’t be a go-to axe for backcountry campfire jams because the AG-105 and Ultra-Light guitars are too perfect for that duty, but it would be a great fit for touring musicians, festival goers, car campers, and the like who may have room for an amp amongst the coolers and camp chairs. It retails for under $500 and has a comparable sound to other, full-size guitars in that price range.
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This one’s just stinking cool. It looks like a cigar-box ukulele, has a full fret board, rich sound, and weighs a paltry 3 lbs. 12 oz. including the gig bag (2lbs.14oz. without the bag). It’s 28 inches long and has the same playable area as any other guitar.
In order to properly test this little guy (read: I found a cool companion toy), I bought a tiny, $30 headphone amp from Amazon and dropped it in the gig bag pocket. The whole system then slid in my backpack and I carried it out on a day hike.
Once I got out into the woods, I realized one other perk of this system—you can rock as hard as you want and never disturb anyone. Conversely, you can rock as hard as you want and never get discovered by the producer camping two sites over but that’s a risk we all take in the forest.Got A Ukulele (or is that 'Not A Ukulele') has had a bit of a break from mini reviews of small guitars, but I'm back this week with another. The Washburn Rover RO10 Travel Acoustic Guitar.
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Washburn are a brand known to many in the guitar world and played by some pretty big names. This one was a review request from a reader as it seems to tick the boxes of 'smaller guitar that may suit a uke player wanting to explore the bigger guns'.. Or will it..
Saying all of that, the thing that is 'small' with this one is merely the body size as the scale length of the instrument is 23 3/4inches - that's a touch shorter than a regular dreadnought guitar, but not much!. They specifically bill it as a 'travel companion' but, much like 'travel ukes' (which tend to mean smaller or thinner body only) I have never been so sure where the travel advantage is - and the end of the day - tip to tail, this is still a guitar sized object and the fact that the body is smaller doesn't suggest a great advantage to me. Take flying for example - with UK carriers at least this is far bigger than cabin baggage maximum dimensions.. Hey ho..
This is a solid topped instrument with some nice appointments for not a lot of money. It comes in a range of colours and is on the street for about £200. But.. will that small body work on tone?
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If you enjoy this blog, donations are welcomed to allow me to invest more time in bringing you ukulele articles. Aside from the Google ads, I don't get paid to write this blog and for reasons of impartiality a not sponsored by brands or stores. Your donations all go back into the site to allow me to keep bringing you reviews, and in the end the ukuleles acquired are given to local schools and charities.
This one’s just stinking cool. It looks like a cigar-box ukulele, has a full fret board, rich sound, and weighs a paltry 3 lbs. 12 oz. including the gig bag (2lbs.14oz. without the bag). It’s 28 inches long and has the same playable area as any other guitar.
In order to properly test this little guy (read: I found a cool companion toy), I bought a tiny, $30 headphone amp from Amazon and dropped it in the gig bag pocket. The whole system then slid in my backpack and I carried it out on a day hike.
Once I got out into the woods, I realized one other perk of this system—you can rock as hard as you want and never disturb anyone. Conversely, you can rock as hard as you want and never get discovered by the producer camping two sites over but that’s a risk we all take in the forest.Got A Ukulele (or is that 'Not A Ukulele') has had a bit of a break from mini reviews of small guitars, but I'm back this week with another. The Washburn Rover RO10 Travel Acoustic Guitar.
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Washburn are a brand known to many in the guitar world and played by some pretty big names. This one was a review request from a reader as it seems to tick the boxes of 'smaller guitar that may suit a uke player wanting to explore the bigger guns'.. Or will it..
Saying all of that, the thing that is 'small' with this one is merely the body size as the scale length of the instrument is 23 3/4inches - that's a touch shorter than a regular dreadnought guitar, but not much!. They specifically bill it as a 'travel companion' but, much like 'travel ukes' (which tend to mean smaller or thinner body only) I have never been so sure where the travel advantage is - and the end of the day - tip to tail, this is still a guitar sized object and the fact that the body is smaller doesn't suggest a great advantage to me. Take flying for example - with UK carriers at least this is far bigger than cabin baggage maximum dimensions.. Hey ho..
This is a solid topped instrument with some nice appointments for not a lot of money. It comes in a range of colours and is on the street for about £200. But.. will that small body work on tone?
Klos Carbon Fiber Guitars
GOT A UKULELE IS NOT PAID BY BRANDS OR SHOPS - YOUR KIND DONATIONS ARE WHAT KEEP THE SITE GOING! THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
If you enjoy this blog, donations are welcomed to allow me to invest more time in bringing you ukulele articles. Aside from the Google ads, I don't get paid to write this blog and for reasons of impartiality a not sponsored by brands or stores. Your donations all go back into the site to allow me to keep bringing you reviews, and in the end the ukuleles acquired are given to local schools and charities.
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