Traveler Guitar Pro-Series

You outta know that stuff already.
2005 us made etc
One single coil one piezo 1 volume for each. toggle switch to have one or the other or a mix of both .
For a guitar of that size pretty amazing.
Comes with a gig bag, stetoscope, lace and a pick.
Cool case candy !

I like the single coil the piezo is weak but interesting mix with the single coil blend.
Drive trought a marshall mini amp ... Amazing stuff.
Master tone would have been great...
kind of noisy like all single coils are.

Obviously a very well made instrument.
I travel with it trough all kind of weather and it barely comes out of tune once in a while.
Fast action . Nice neck.
Set up with acoustic light strings (high e .10)

My intention is to play on the street with it and i think it will do just fine .
I think it is reliable for that purpose .
Bad idea to go a gig without a backup ever...

Send a mail to know what year it was made trough the serial number, got a response within 12 hours .
Nice folks.
Go see a demo on you tube

Playing for 35 years .
Too many gears to mention.
Bought it cuz i 've never seen anything like it and it fit a project i had in mind for a long time.Playing outside on a street corner with a little amp.
It is a real attention getter. Folks are amaze at what i can get from that tiny piece of wood.
I don't agree with bad reviews send by some other users.
It is a great TRAVEL guitar.
Taking out of that context i can understand some of the bad reviews but it is not meant to get on a stage .
It is light, compact, well built, original it sounds great for what it is and it's beautifull.
Some arm rest would have been great cuz when u play while sitting for more than an hour or so it can get painfull.
Put a strap on it when u get tired.

Covered adequately by others

I'm an acoustic player, so the single-coil pickup holds little interest for me. However, electric players who've tried it liken it to a Squier Strat bridge pickup, unsurprisingly. The piezo pickup is bright and quite noisy. I have used the guitar with a Pandora PX4 just for fun, and the single-coil sounds much better to me than the piezo, but what do I know? I have never played the guitar through an amp. For me, the beauty of this guitar is the ability to take it anywhare and practice acoustic stuff without annoying those around you, and for this the stethophone system is excellent. Not the actual kit supplied, however - the tubing splits easily and the ear piecesare hard and uncomfortable. Go to a medical supplies website and get something better for ??25!

The guitar played perfectly out of the box. It holds tune very well, and its intonation is spot-on. The satin finish is durable and good-looking. There are (after 3 years) no buzzes or extraneous sounds. Excellent!

The knee rest is vulnerable if the guitar is dropped or leant on. Due to the hollows for the electrics, the sides of the rest are quite thin and the screw holes for the dust covers weaken the structure further. Mine broke right through the point where the piezo volume control fits. Fixed with regular wood glue. Otherwise, it's ok.

Never used

For sheer portability and novelty, nothing touches this guitar. It sounds good through the 'phones, and is potentially gig-able as an electric. I'm an airline pilot and I take it everywhere - and several of my colleagues have followed my example. I love it!

Finish and construction solid. Mine stays in tune just fine.

It works perfect for what I need it for, to keep at work so I can practice on breaks and between shifts. Throw a decent set ofearbuds on it, though. I have run it thru a few amps and it's not my favorite thing to do, but that's what I use my others for.

My action was set up by Elderly (they are geniuses). Couldn't be happier.

Feels very solid, I've had it 3 years, not even a hint of trouble.

Playing guitar on and off for 25 years, more intently the last 6 years for church. If it were swiped, I'd get another, naturally. One can never own TOO many instruments!

Not fantastic. It sounds as a tuna can with a guitar neck. The Hofner Shorty for example sounds about 10 times better and cost much less.

The action was allright but it become very high after a while.

The picksups are so-so. The acoustic one sounds pretty bad. The electric one is all right for half an hour playing.

The guitar doesn?t look very sturdy.

I have had it for a year and I am always afraid of dropping it. I think if I would it would bread to pieces..

I wouldn?t use this guitar as a backup guitar.

In my opinion is good only to show your friends that you have too much money to spend on stupids things.

The guitar is designed by an Airforce pilot. That explains lots of the problems...

It stays in tune for about 3 minutes (that if you manage to tune it at all).

Never had to contact them.

Not a fantastic guitar. Pretty badly made and looks very easy to break.

If I were you I would go for something else really.

The guitar sounds "dead". I mean the tone is very dark and muddy and not bright or "alive" at all.

I had had two of these guitars. In the first one the laprest broke in two pieces after about 5 hours use. I sent it back to the company and they sent me a second one with very high action.

This guitar is China made. I would say the wood used to make the broom stick I have in my kitchen is about the same quality than the wood used in this guitar.

I would never use this guitar to play live. Because of the design the guitar is never completely in tune. If I wanted to buy a travel guitar I would never go for this one (lots of other guitar manufacturers are making top instruments for half the price).

The only thing I can say it so so about this instrument. I got a second guitar after the first one broke in two pieces about a month after complaining about it. They were pretty polite too.

I have been playing for about 15 years. I own lots of guitars but I usually play with a SRV Signature Strato. My favourite amp is a Fender BLues deville 4x10.

I would never buy this guitar again if it were stolen (it is a piece of crap really).

I wish I hadn?t spent 500 bucks in this piece of shit.

Made in China. 22 fret 24 x 1 3/4 in Pao Ferro finger board. Satin finished maple body. Stethoscope bell in body allowing attachment of stethophones for silent wire free practise. Single coil and under saddle piezo 3 way pickup selector volume/volume no tone controls. Acoustic style bridge. Detachable lap rest which houses pickup selector and volume pots. Comes with stethophone padded bag and tools.

Quite bright sounding. Takes some knob twiddling to get it sounding good through a valve amp. Sound amazing through a Pandora PX4

Surprisingly good through stethophones.

If it was an ordinary guitar I think it would merit 6 but I'm giving it 9

Very well set up action and intonation perfect. It is a bit of a compromise between an acoustic and electric setup so if you're preference is for electric and wide string bends then the speedster will probably suit better. Sounds good with slide

Rock solid looks like it's built to last. Strap buttons are thumb wheels which hold the lap rest to the guitar. These can work loose

Haven't used them - 3 year limited warranty

Playing on and off 20 years for personal pleasure and others displeasure. I enjoy tradition ragtime and blues finger picking styles through to classic rock. This guitar covers these bases well.

I consider the aria sinsonido and yamaha silent guitars but this is more versatile and packs smaller.

I'd buy it again as it's such a convenient travel companion.

Guitar is a solid piece of Maple. Made in 2003 or 4 Has 22frets. 1 pickup. 3 way selector for adjusting pickup while playing through an amp. For more acoustic, solid, or combo sound. Body style is all it's own being 28" long 8" wide (without attaching arm) and headless as tuners are inclosed in body. In my opinion nothing beats it for traveling. Comes with truss rod adjuster, stethophone for private no battery necessary listening, and carry case with pocket.

In this area the only place that it is weak is in the amplified area. It sounds okay and I have used it for performances but it does have a weak sound due to the single pickup. Through my Marshal amp with some chorus and selector switch set to combo sound on the Traveler you can get decent sound. When you use the stethophone for personal listening it really brings out an acoustic balance. No it is not my Taylor 610CE ltd. But neither is it a Martin travel or Montana travel. I enjoy the sound that comes through the stethopone and even without amplification or stethophone it stills gives enough sound and balanced tune to hear and practice without disturbing anyone. Compared to the two travel guitars mentioned above and in some cases even the Taylor Baby I would want this guitar.

I had it dropped ship to me from the manufacturer in California by 8th Street on line. It was set up perfect. The action is great for playing and seemed to have no flaws.

I think this guitar will service me for the travel aspect for a long time. Everything on it appears to be great. It did have a problem after I had been playing it for a couple of months. See below. But other than that it has stood up to thousands of miles of travel and is still doing what it should

As I mentioned I had a problem three months after I got it. I was playing it for a gig when I begin to get unreal string buzz on the A string. I figured the nut had cracked. Emailed the company received a phone call next day with information on what to do. Shipped it back to them they fixed and had it back within 12 days. They also responded to a couple of follow up emails and kept me posted on when they shipped it back. I think their support was some of the best I have received in a world that sometimes seems to think that support is not necessary.

Also 8th Street.com the place I purchased the guitar were also very outgoing and helpful when I went to purchase this guitar as I was under a deadline for getting it and they went out of their way to make sure I did.

I have been playing for over 35 years. I have played semi-professionally(paid, but not richly if you know what I mean). I have done basically flat picking and some finger picking. I have done Gospel, Christian(every style), country, rock, jazz, and some blues. This guitar is great for practicing and even on occasion performing. I have owned or own a Taylor 610CE ltd (nothing I have ever played compares to this acoustically as far as I am concerned)a Martin Sigma from the 70's that was the greatest til I found my Taylor. Several lower end like Hohner, Harmony, Yamaha, Briarwood etc. Let's face it when you love guitars and have played this long you end up owning and selling or giving away many guitars and amps etc. Of the 3 travel guitars I have owned. This fits my needs and has the sound that is what I wanted for travel.

The only thing this needs if you are going to play it with or for a group is amplification. So it not sit around the campfire, hiking type of travel. But for all other aspects of travel it is the best. So overall rating is base on this.

This is a well, made, innovatively designed guitar nearly perfect for travel. The stethoscope listening system is ingenious but a bit awkward and uncomfortable. But that';s a small price to pay for the extreme portability and playability.

Plyed through the steth, it sounds just like an acoustic guitar. Plyed through a fender acoustasonic amp and using the undersaddle pickup it sounds great too. The single coil is thin, not useful.

It was set up perfectly. Tunes easily and stays in tune. Excellent action. You have to get used to holding it but once you do it's very playable...using a strap for stability helps.

Haven't delt with the company but Musician's Friend managed to send it without the manual or warrabty information. It's 10 days latter and they still haven't sent the material, despite contacting them. Never again...

This model, which has both single-coil and piezo pickups, has been described in detail below. Tuning is, as previously mentioned, somewhat awkward (but so what), as is replacing strings. It is rather clever how the tuners are tucked in where they are. One thing I don't like is the leg rest, which contains two volume controls and a switch to switch between pickups. The leg rest actually has a cable dangling from it that must be plugged into the guitar body, looking a bit slapdash. Still, the guitar is so tiny and yet full-scale--nothing feels nonstandard, unlike other small travel guitars.

As purchased, the sound of the single-coil was too thin. The piezo is thin too, with a crisp sound. I replaced the single-coil with a Seymour Duncan '59er humbucker and oh, what a difference. The '59er has treble too, but with power behind it. I also put much heavier acoustic strings on (13-58). I use a separate preamp to mix the two pickup signals together. My rating for sound is after modifications--before, it would have gotten a 5.

The construction is very good for a guitar of this price. The action is great (meaning low but not too low). I made myself a bone saddle, fine-tuning the action in the process. Relief is quite good. I prefer taller frets, but am living with the little ones. The frets are very even. A volume control in the leg rest went kaput. I don't use the leg rest ever, but don't need it because I use a strap.

Other than the failed volume control, this guitar has been like a rock. It takes strings way heavier than it was meant for.

I called and asked about good choices for replacing the single-coil pickup. I spoke to Corey, who was uncommonly helpful and generous with his time. Truly outstanding.

I've been playing for a few years and have a Gibson Les Paul and a Gibson L-7 (old archtop). I bought the Traveler for entertainment during business travel but have, after modifying it a bit, come to like it so much that I can't bring myself to bang it about in airports, planes, and taxis. I do haul it about in my car, though. What I love about it: it is the smallest full-scale guitar I've ever seen, and it feels plain good to play. What I hate: the leg rest. Lame leg rest aside, though, this guitar is well worth the money.

I bought this in January, I think it's a U.S. made model.
There's enough skinny on here regarding number of frets/switching configurations/etc already on here, if you reall want to know all the details check out their own website.

I play covers in bars & restaurants, quite a heavy gig schedule - normally four nights a week, playing for 2-3 hours per gig. I use this guitar pretty much exclusively, with a Martin Backpacker on the "sub's bench" in case a string breaks.
The Traveler neeeds a decent EQ pedal for live work, with the EQ in place the range of sounds/tones is endless.

I played mine live first day I got it, straight out of the shop and into a gig (with factory strings!!!).
The finish and setup are exemplary.
Intonation is accurate and it holds it's tuning fine (bearing in mind I use capo a lot, this is really saying something).

It's been gigging on average 4 nights a week since January, the haerdwear and finish show no sighne of deterioration.

Haven't needed 'em yet.

Prior to buying this I'd been gigging exclusively with a Martin Backpacker (still take it to gigs as a back-up) I love my Backpacker but The Traveler has a far better sound/feel/finish.
ONE BIG BIIIIIIIGGGG PROBLEM, changing strings takes ages, even replacing one snapped string takes at least 5 minutes, a disaster if you're mid-set, if anyone can suggest a set of replacement tuners that would ease this problem, I'd go out and buy 'em. I love gigging with this guitar but would not risk it without a backup/spare instrument.