Do travel guitars sound worse than normal guitars? An honest answer
Mostly, yes, though "worse" depends a lot on how you're listening to it. Unplugged, a smaller body moves less air…
Can a travel guitar be your only guitar? An honest answer
Yes, for a lot of players it genuinely can. Not as a compromise you learn to live with, but because…
Are travel guitars harder to play? An honest answer
Short answer: sometimes, but usually not for the reason people assume. Here's when a travel guitar genuinely is harder to…
Is a travel guitar worth it? An honest answer
Short answer: yes, for most people who actually ask this question. A travel guitar earns its keep when it replaces…
Ibanez Gio miKro review
Travel electrics get small one of two ways: a headless design that moves the tuning machines off the headstock entirely…
Best left-handed travel guitars UK: what’s actually available
Short answer: if you're left-handed and want a genuine travel guitar rather than a full-size left-handed instrument that's merely small,…
Traveler Guitar LTD EC-1 review: an ESP collaboration built to travel
Most headless travel electrics, such as the Anygig AGE TE, the EART GW2, the Donner HUSH-X and HUSH-I EVO2, are…
Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge review: acoustic amp off the mains
Most acoustic amps either run off mains power or trade battery life for a much smaller footprint. The Fishman Loudbox…
Yamaha SLG200SII review: a genuinely silent travel guitar
Most travel guitars solve the same underlying problem, how do you make an instrument small enough to carry. The Yamaha…
Yamaha JR1 review: the site’s cheapest steel-string 3/4 acoustic
The Yamaha JR1 is a plain, genuine steel-string 3/4-size acoustic with no electronics, the cheapest named guitar on this site…