February 6, 2007
Travel-friendly guitars make music on the road easy
Wouldn’t it be nice to strum a few chords on an island getaway, play your favorite song halfway across the world, or have a village jam session with the locals? If you have a travel guitar, that’s all possible.
Travel guitars are often funny-shaped little things which make for a lightweight, portable instrument that you can easily pack along on all of your travels. Don’t bother lugging around a heavy guitar – these play and sound much like their full-sized counterparts.
There’s a number of different companies that make travel guitars – check out some of the different versions available from Martin, Go Guitars, Washburn. There’s even one aptly named the “Vagabond.”
If you don’t already play guitar, why not try to learn while traveling? You can pluck away the minutes waiting in train stations or airports, and, if you get good at it, you might even be able to make some spare change by busking. I tried it in New Zealand with my Martin Backpacker and made some pretty decent money (well, beer money at least).
Comments (3)
Seems a bit difficult to lug around even a travel-designed guitar. I think I'll stick with the Jew's harp and kazoo.
Posted by George Stuart | February 6, 2007 9:21 AM
Posted on February 6, 2007 09:21
This ties in perfectly with the update on me and my fiddle vagabonding Ireland. I'd say bringing and instrument depends on the purpose of your trip. Many people wouldn't think of leaving their laptops behind. Alaptop is smaller but weighs about the same or less than a fiddle or travel guitar. The fiddle was central to my whole reason for my trip so obviously it had to come with me. The experience was rich beyond measure. Music opens many doors. It's changed my life, in fact.
Posted by Andrea | February 8, 2007 7:32 AM
Posted on February 8, 2007 07:32
I have to agree that it IS worth taking a travel guitar on trips. They can be designed to be very lightweight and compact, while having good tone. Having a musical instrument with you on a trip opens doors that would not otherwise be open.
My website (www.seatoskyinstruments.com) has a section 'around the world' showing various travel instruments on trips. I started building travel instruments because saw a need for better quality instruments than the mass produced models out there.
Rory
Posted by Rory Dafoe | December 6, 2007 11:34 AM
Posted on December 6, 2007 11:34