Phil

Phil is a UK-based writer and editor with over 20 years in consumer media, including senior roles at the BBC, Travelzoo, and HolidayPirates. He runs Travel Guitars, checking every review against manufacturer specs and current UK pricing rather than relying on marketing copy.
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Pocket headphone amp roundup: 3 UK picks for silent practice

A pocket headphone amp plugs straight into your guitar's output jack, no…

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compact mahogany nylon guitar
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Cordoba Mini II review: a genuine nylon-string travel guitar

The Cordoba Mini II is a nylon-string travel guitar with a 22…

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A row of electric guitars in different colours and body styles hanging on a guitar shop wall
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Blackstar Carry-On ST review: a budget travel electric guitar

The Blackstar Carry-On ST is a travel-sized electric guitar with a full-size…

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Compact-bodied acoustic guitar resting on a sofa, illustrating the half-size dreadnought shape of a mini travel acoustic
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Baby Taylor BT1 and BT2 review: the original travel guitar

The Baby Taylor is a 3/4 size dreadnought with a solid top,…

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A small acoustic guitar body and neck resting on gravel outdoors
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Alvarez Delta DeLite review: a small blues acoustic with a solid top

The Alvarez Delta DeLite is a small blues-shaped acoustic with a solid…

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A cutaway acoustic guitar hanging in a guitar shop with other guitars blurred behind it
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Alvarez Little Jumbo LJ2 review: a solid-top travel guitar from around £299

The Alvarez Artist LJ2 Little Jumbo is a solid-top travel guitar that…

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A small-bodied acoustic guitar leaning against a weathered wooden door, showing its compact parlour-style proportions
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Martin LX1 and LXK2 Little Martin: UK buyer’s guide

The Little Martin comes in two current versions, the LX1 and the…

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A musician carefully fits an acoustic guitar body into a hardshell case, illustrating the packing problem travel guitars solve
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Folding travel guitars: how they work and where to buy one

Folding travel guitars are real, Voyage Air makes them, but they're not…

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Black hard guitar case standing against a white fence, the kind of case insurers expect an instrument to travel in
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Guitar travel insurance UK: what’s covered, what isn’t

Most UK travel insurance isn't built for a guitar. Read the baggage…

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Close-up of a sleek, modern carbon-fibre guitar body and soundhole, illustrating the LAVA ME Air's design
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LAVA ME Air review: LAVA’s thinnest carbon fibre travel guitar yet

No touchscreen, no app: LAVA's thinnest, lightest carbon fibre guitar swaps the…

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