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Travel guitar
I fly a lot when not in a pandemic. I used to have a Baby Taylor that was perfect because it fit in the overhead bins even while cased. Several years ago I lent the guitar to a friend and we all know what happened next.
So I am now looking for a new travel guitar that will fit in overhead bins. However, I have to rule out the Taylor because I want a cutaway body... The Breedlove Pursuit Companion and TakaMini both look good, but I have not found a local store that carries either... Thoughts? Also, is there any other small guitars with a cutaway body in the $500 I should consider? I have been following posts here for years and this is my first post... Thank you all in advance! |
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martin 000jre
all solid wood cutaway electronics 599
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Look at VoyageAir - you may be able to get a full size body and still fit it in the overheads. Others I can suggest are quite a bit more money than your budget.
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Journey Travel Guitar - it's a great guitar in it's own right but designed for travel and comes with a great backpack that becomes your carry-on.
https://journeyinstruments.com/produ...arbon-guitars/ |
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Voyage Air guitars are perfect for travel. But you cannot get a cutaway until you reach the all solid wood level I believe. I have a basic VAOM-02 entry level travel guitar because it's all I want in a travel guitar and it sounds good for an all laminate (top, back, and sides) guitar. It unfolds to a full size standard scale OM with 1 3/4" nut. I had a JJB-330 installed in mine and have played on mission trips. It's not gonna sound like an OM-18 but it's surprising good for what it is.
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Another vote for the Martin 000jr. Haven’t played it but if it is even close to the Dread Jr., Martin will have another winner.
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Check out the Crafter TRV23
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I bought a Gator travel case for my HD-28V. Of the four flight segments I've been on with it, I had to gate-check it once because the bins in the commuter plane were too small. In that case (no pun intended!) they delivered the guitar to me in the jetway.
Of course, I paid extra for early boarding ($15 on Delta) to make sure I could find overhead space.
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Yamaha SLG200S
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I own a travel guitar (and Eastman ACTG1), but I don't take it on flights b/c it has a soft gig bag case, and the recommendation is to take guitars in a hard case. My kids have taken their ukuleles in soft cases and stored them under their seats.
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I have travel guitars where the neck unbolts and slips inside the body - it's a hollow box, so why not? The largest is an harp guitar and the smallest is a parlor. Still need to do some traveling...
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I love my Journey Instruments OF660. But it is way outside your stated budget.
The FF412c meets your specs and is nearer your budget. https://youtu.be/OujLPlIBMks
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Yamaha APXT2. Smaller than a baby taylor, comes with a travel bag, and cheap enough you probably wont care if it gets damaged/lost.
Sound-wise, it's a toss up between it and my baby taylor for me. I'm happy I bought my apxt2. It's a great camping & front porch guitar. |
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I bought a Furch Little Jane,,, sadly it is sitting at a friends house in Prague due to extortion level "covid" shipping costs (I ordered it in anticipation of being over there working this summer)
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Check out the little Washburn, all mahogany with a "disappearing" cutaway... they sound surprisingly good, for their size and the money... cool little guitars!
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