Travel guitar choices
I t seems like travel guitar choices are few and ones that sound good are fewer.
Your choice of a travel guitar, most people choose small acoustic guitars, can bring fun, excitement and entertainment to what would other wise might be a dull vacation or trip.
To make the most of a trip, you need a guitar that sounds good. The problem is that quite a few of the guitars available in a travel guitar category are small acoustic guitars that sound more like a cheap ukulele than a decent guitar.
Another challenge is to find a acoustic travel guitar that can handle the stress of travel. Does a travel guitar have to be a small guitar? It all depends on the situation. Some people opt for a Electric travel guitar and a portable guitar amp . Sometimes if you have the room to bring it, all you need is a full size guitar durable enough to handle the trip and that opens up many more choices.
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Most of the time a person would not want to bring their expensive guitar on a road trip. That's the problem with expensive guitars, people can be intimidated by the thought of hurting them and that discourages whooping it out at a time of sudden inspiration. Here's 4 things to look for in a travel guitar.
No guitar is indestructible, care should be taken with any guitar. Some guitars can handle changes in temperature and humidity better than others. Always follow your guitars manufacturers guidelines for care.
Travel guitars can be subjected to extremes of heat, moisture and the rigors of travel.
The proper choice of materials used to build the guitar, protective cases and knowing how to care for your guitar on the trip, can save you from a expensive trip to the repair shop or the loss of your guitar.
This depends on how you are traveling. Traveling on airplanes, trains and buses can call for a small guitar easily stowed wherever they permit it to be stowed.
If you are backpacking its probably best that it's small and lightweight.
If you are making a road trip in the car and you have room for it, a durable full size guitar will give you the best sound possible.
It needs to sound as good as possible. This comes from material choice, design and craftsmanship.
No small travel guitar is going to sound like a full size guitar of course, but there are some really amazing sounding travel guitars made by very good companies at very reasonable prices.
Is it easy to play? In order to cut down on size and weight there are some very odd shaped travel guitars available. It can be a challenge to even hold them correctly. But its mostly just the backpacking guitars that really are a challenge and with a strap they really are not that bad.
GUITAR ACOUSTIC VALOTE VA-102W
So what is the solution? Just as there are many different ways to travel, there there are different guitars that can meet your needs.Here's some different categories along with my recommendations for each...
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A full size guitar made with materials that can better withstand changes in changes in humidity and heat better than a regular solid wood guitar will give you the most volume and the best sound. Here are some that I think are outstanding.
VALOTE VA series with full body for amazing durabilty and sound - The sound of a full size quality Valote guitar at a price that is way less than solid wood models. These a really unique guitars. They sound like a really great guitar because they are. Talk about durability! These things are designed to take it.
Buy a inexpensive, quality full size guitar and be careful with it. Take care of it - but if someone drops a watermelon on it, just buy another, at least it wasn't your $199 Valote. There is a difference between super cheap and an inexpensive quality built guitar. They are a great buy for the money. A proper setup by a guitar tech and they are great sounding inexpensive guitars.
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