Pocket headphone amp roundup: 3 UK picks for silent practice

A pocket headphone amp plugs straight into your guitar's output jack, no separate amp, speaker or cable needed. You get…

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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 7/8 inch scale and a wide 1 7/8…

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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 feeling neck, a 20.7 inch (527mm) scale and…

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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, a 22 3/4 inch scale and a padded…

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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 Sitka spruce top and a 600mm scale, from…

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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 costs from around £299 in the UK and…

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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 LXK2, and both cost from around £449 in…

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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 sold by a mainstream UK retailer. Here's how…

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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 section of a standard policy and you can…

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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 ME 4's chip-driven system for knobs and a…

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