Are you trying to find travel guitars among various brands on the market but aren’t sure where to begin? To assist you in finding the right one, we’ve put together a list of the 7 best to help you pick the perfect one!
We investigated and evaluated a number of the top-selling travel guitars on the market in order to create our list of the best. Making a decision among the many options available is never simple. There are an infinite number of models available, each with a distinct price. And as you’ll find out, the best options aren’t usually the ones you imagine! This comparison is rich and relevant because of the numerous factors that were employed. You will find products featured in this ranking not only based on their pricing but also on their features and other customers reviews. To write this review, we completed 15 hours of research and did 35 travel guitars tests. You won’t need to pick products at random any more. If you’re unsure of what to look for, browse our list and consult the buying guide!
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The best travel guitars you can buy today
- ♫ A TASTE OF CARBON FIBER - Carbon Fiber may have become a buzzword in the acoustic guitar world. You are intrigued. But the price of at least hundreds of dollars scares you off a little bit. Then you discover Nova Go. It's carbon fiber and less expensive. You are thinking about giving this a shot, right? This is what we intended: bringing quality carbon fiber acoustic guitar, that's of great value.
- ♫ WHY CARBON FIBER - Nova Go is made of carbon fiber composite material, which means it's impervious to temperature and humidity change. Taking it to chill on a beach with the hot bright sun up above, or to a hiking trip deep in a mountain, or even further to shoot some beautiful Instagram posts in a snow land, Nova Go would stay stable, with no warp nor cracks. That's the edge of carbon fiber acoustic guitars.
- ♫ SOLID BUILD & EASY TO PLAY - The body of Nova Go is 1/2 sized (35 in.), molded all in one piece, meaning that the bridge is a cohesive part of the top, not glued upon like traditional acoustic guitars. It would never snap or fall off. Meanwhile, we've put a truss rod into the neck, giving your more adjustability for the string action, even though the factory setup is already optimum.
- ♫ ZERO FRET - Also, the "Zero Fret" feature is added to this acoustic guitar for smoother tuning, and fret ends are polished to round edges for a more comfortable hand feel. 5 colors available: black, white, pink, blue, purple.
- ♫ PRACTICAL ACCESSORIES - This Nova Go acoustic guitar comes with a gig bag. The packaging is colorful and delicately designed. You can send it straight as a gift to someone you love or care about. A hexagon wrench is also included for you to adjust the string action.
- Solid Spruce Top
- Solid Tonewood Back and Sides
- Unique Contour Neck Shape
- Features 24-Inch Scale Length
- Features 15 Frets
- BUILT FOR TRAVEL: The Ultra-Light is a portable and travel-friendly version of your favorite at-home guitar that you can take anywhere and everywhere you go. Weighing 2 lbs 14 oz and measuring 28”, this will be your steadfast road companion.
- PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE: Our proprietary In-Body Tuning System eliminates the need for a headstock by relocating standard tuning machines into the body. Even though it’s small, it’s still crafted with a full 24 3/4" scale experience with 22 frets.
- COMPACT TRANSIT: Forget lugging around your full-sized acoustic electric guitar and worrying about it getting damaged. The detachable lap rest allows this to fit perfectly into the carry-on friendly gig bag and provides protection in an overhead bin.
- UNMATCHED FEATURES: Equipped with an acoustic piezo pickup and standard 1/4“ output jack for amps, recording devices, or headphone amps to practice anyplace, anytime. Solid American Hard Maple neck-through-body design. Gig bags included. Always.
- TRUSTED EXPERTS: For over 3 decades, Traveler Guitar has been providing reliable, quality travel guitars and is a brand that touring musicians trust. Traveler Guitar’s mission is to create high-quality and portable instruments for mobile musicians.
- [The Ideal Travel Guitar] Donner’s HUSH I portable guitar is as lightweight as a laptop. It features a headless design, button tuners, and removable frames. The provided gig bag measures 33.5"x 6.7"x 2.2" and fits inside airplane overhead bins. Take music on the go with you.
- [Practice Anytime, Anywhere] Ultra-quiet (30 - 45dB) pizzicato playing, equipped with a preamp system delivering a natural-sounding acoustic tone through headphones or the 6.35 output. Powered by a 9v battery, this acoustic electric guitar provides 50 hours of headphone use or 30 days of 6.35 speaker output. Enjoy your show on stage or practice quietly at home without worrying about running out of battery or disturbing others.
- [Superior Sound Quality] - The ideal electric acoustic guitar is equipped with an anti-phase botton for noise reduction, feedback elimination, and a purer sound. The 2-stage EQ and volume knobs allow for customization tones to build your acoustic guitar whether strumming chords or playing solos.
- [Make Practice More Comfortable] - The HUSH travel guitar acoustic has an asymmetrical guitar neck, which helps players perform better both in higher and lower neck positions while reducing wrist fatigue during long practice sessions. Customized round frets are beginner-friendly to prevent finger cuts during practice.
- [Hidden Tuning Key] An anti-drop magnetic tuning key is included for neck tuning, bottom tuners, and frame screw installation, and it lives in a hidden compartment so you’ve always got it at hand.
- BUILT FOR TRAVEL: The Ultra-Light is a portable and travel-friendly version of your favorite at-home guitar that you can take anywhere and everywhere you go. Weighing 3 lbs 2 oz and measuring 28”, this will be your steadfast road companion.
- PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE: Our proprietary In-Body Tuning System eliminates the need for a headstock by relocating standard tuning machines into the body. Even though it’s small, it’s still crafted with a full 24 3/4" scale experience with 22 frets.
- COMPACT TRANSIT: Forget lugging around your full-sized electric guitar and worrying about it getting damaged. The detachable lap rest allows this to fit perfectly into the gig bag that is carry-on friendly and provides protection in an overhead bin.
- UNMATCHED FEATURES: Equipped with an electric pickup and standard 1/4“ output jack for amps, recording devices, or headphone amps to practice anytime. Solid Eastern American Hard Maple neck-through-body design. Gig bags included. Always.
- TRUSTED EXPERTS: For over 3 decades, Traveler Guitar has been providing reliable, quality travel guitars and is a brand that touring musicians trust. Traveler Guitar’s mission is to create high-quality and portable instruments for mobile musicians.
- Main concept of Anygig design is "Simple", "Balanced design", "Portable" and "Stable function".
- We designed "Anygig" to keep general scale length. 25.5 inch scale length
- Feature : Add to String Tree. Anygig portable and durable.
- We provide 1 piece of Armrest Bone with screw & felt washer on unassembled condition and it is user-friendly.
- You can assemble the armrest bone by yourself on the position which you feel comfortable!
- FINALLY A FULL SIZE GUITAR THAT'S EASY TO TAKE WITH YOU - Our mini travel folding guitar with patented collapsible neck system allows you to quickly assemble and disassemble it in around 20 seconds, so you can carry it with you at all times.
- QUALITY SOUND SYSTEM TO AMAZE THE CROWD - Traditional sound-hole boasts a forward-shifted, tapered X-bracing which maximizes the resonance and volume of the soundboard. Whether you are performing for yourself, small crowd or a huge gig, your Journey Instruments Guitar is ready to deliver an epic performance.
- BACKPACKER’S HEAVEN - Fit our premium TSA compliant carry-on backpack on most airplanes in the overhead bin. The included ballistic nylon case will keep your guitar safe and the small sized backpack will fit everywhere while you travel.
- LIFETIME WARRANTY - Your satisfaction is guaranteed! Our stainless steel neck locking system is guaranteed for life! Enjoy your traveling with your guitar anywhere you can think of and just drop us a line if you ever need any help with it.
- CREATED FOR TRAVELING MUSICIANS - Journey Instruments is a company specialising in travel guitars, while focusing on the best overall travel experience possible for artists and musicians on the go. Created while listening to your feedback, designed by your needs to give you a tailored experience.
- Roasted Padauk Body with Burled Maple Veneer：Padauk has a luxurious reddish brown colour and provides a punchy tone.Rounded with a burled maple veneer, GW2 excels in both looks and tone.
- 5 piece Roasted Maple/Padauk Neck：Multi-piece neck construction ensures excellent stability for lower tunings and heavier gauge of strings.
- Hand Polished Stainless Steel Frets：Stainless steel frets provide unrivaled durability and smooth playing surface for nice and easy big bends. Each fret ends are also hand-dressed for playing comfortability.
- U to C Compound Neck Profile and Compound Radius: GW2 has a unique U to C compound neck profile with a thicker shoulder on the lower frets, slowly tapers down to a slimmer C to higher frets. Along with a 9.5” to 14” compound fingerboard radius, GW2 provides excellent playability for both chording and soloing.
- 【Excellent Material 】The Batking Travel Electric Guitar has a thru-neck design that is a one-piece hard maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. Reliable quality give you smooth touching feeling.
- 【 Simple Portable】The Travel Headless Electric Guitar net weight is just 1.6KG and is only 73cm long, Small enough to take on planes, trains and automobiles. Take it everywhere so you are ready when inspiration strikes!
- 【Adjustable Truss Rod 】The Travel Electric Guitar neck built-in adjustable truss rod can manually adjust the neck curvature to keep the Travel Electric Guitar neck straight.
- 【High quality accessories】The Travel Electric Guitar has the Double Locking Tremolo Bridge System and Dual Rail High Output Pickup to eliminate any unwanted feedback and noise.
- 【Merchant Guarantee】Batking Team always focuses on providing the best value to our customers. If you have any questions, We promise to answer your problems within 24 Hrs!
- Fender-exclusive Redondo Mini body shape
- Spruce top with scalloped “X” bracing; mahogany back and sides
- ½ body size; 22 ¾” scale length
- Nato neck with slim-taper "C"-shaped profile; walnut fingerboard and bridge
- 6-in-line headstock
- BUILT FOR TRAVEL: The Escape Mark III is a portable and travel-friendly version of your favorite at-home guitar that you can take anywhere and everywhere you go. Weighing 4lbs 3oz and measuring 30”, this will be your steadfast road companion.
- PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE: Our proprietary In-Body Tuning System eliminates the need for a headstock by relocating standard tuning machines into the body. Even though it’s small, it’s still crafted with a full 25.5" scale experience with 22 frets.
- PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT: This acoustic guitar includes a custom gig bag with storage pockets to protect your instrument. It measures 31.5” in the bag, so you can easily take it along—with help from the comfy padded shoulder straps.
- UNMATCHED FEATURES: Equipped with an under saddle acoustic piezo pickup, a custom onboard headphone amp, built-in tuner, 2-band EQ, and aux-in to jam with backing tracks. Mahogany body and black walnut fingerboard.
- TRUSTED EXPERTS: For over 3 decades, Traveler Guitar has been providing reliable, quality travel guitars and is a brand that touring musicians trust. Traveler Guitar’s mission is to create high-quality and portable instruments for mobile musicians.
- BUILT FOR TRAVEL: The EG-1 Custom is a portable and travel-friendly version of your favorite at-home guitar that you can take anywhere and everywhere you go. Weighing 4 lbs 13 oz and measuring 28.5”, this will be your steadfast road companion.
- PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE: Our proprietary In-Body Tuning System eliminates the need for a headstock by relocating standard tuning machines into the body. Even though it’s small, it’s still crafted with a full 24 3/4" scale experience and 21 frets.
- PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT: This electric guitar includes a custom gig bag with storage pockets to protect your instrument. It measures 31.5” in the bag, so you can easily take it along—with help from the comfy padded shoulder straps.
- UNMATCHED FEATURES: Equipped with our built-in 4-channel headphone amplifier, a custom tap-pot, a full-size alnico humbucker and a built-in chromatic tuner. Alder body, mahogany neck, and black walnut fingerboard.
- TRUSTED EXPERTS: For over 3 decades, Traveler Guitar has been providing reliable, quality travel guitars and is a brand that touring musicians trust. Traveler Guitar’s mission is to create high-quality and portable instruments for mobile musicians.
- Full 25 1/2" Scale Guitar
- 5 lbs. 3 oz. And 33 3/4" long
- 2-point fulcrum tremolo with steel saddles
- Poplar Body, Maple neck and Fretboard with bone nut
- Deluxe Gig Bag included
- BUILT FOR TRAVEL: The Ultra-Light is a portable and travel-friendly version of your favorite at-home guitar that you can take anywhere and everywhere you go. Weighing 3 lbs and measuring 28”, this will be your steadfast road companion.
- PERFORMANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISE: Our proprietary In-Body Tuning System eliminates the need for a headstock by relocating standard tuning machines into the body. Even though it’s small, it’s still crafted with a full 24 3/4" scale experience with 22 frets.
- COMPACT TRANSIT: Forget lugging around your full-sized classical guitar and worrying about it getting damaged. The detachable lap rest allows this to fit perfectly into the gig bag that is carry-on friendly and provides protection in an overhead bin.
- UNMATCHED FEATURES: Equipped with an acoustic piezo pickup and standard 1/4“ output jack for amps, recording devices, or headphone amps to practice anytime. Solid mahogany neck-through-body design. Gig bags included. Always.
- TRUSTED EXPERTS: For over 3 decades, Traveler Guitar has been providing reliable, quality travel guitars and is a brand that touring musicians trust. Traveler Guitar’s mission is to create high-quality and portable instruments for mobile musicians.
- B1 has a built-in wireless transmitter. The guitar sound can be transmitted to amp when the RX is inserted into amp. and the wireless working distance is about 10m.
- B1 is built-in 3 common effects: CHS (Chorus), OVDR (Overdrive) and TRE (Tremolo). MODE button is used to switch the effects.
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- Baby Concert style acoustic guitar featuring layered spruce top and layered mahogany back & side in natural satin finish
- Includes: premium gig bag and adjustment tools
- All Orangewood instruments receive a professional setup before they ship out to you
- Baby Concert style acoustic guitar featuring spruce top and layered mahogany back & sides in natural satin finish
- 【Silent Guitar】This acoustic electric guitar will not disturb others whether you are practicing late at night or playing in a home environment or you can play it on the train, hotel, or anywhere you don't want to disturb others.
- 【High-quality accessories】 Portable silent guitar/double-layer portable guitar bag/tuning tool/USB charging cable/support frame/pull sheet and box, it is good for guitar beginners or chindren.
- 【Portable Guitar】The size of this product is 16.5*3.5*2.5 inches and the weight is 4.4 lbs. It can be used as both a silent guitar and a performance guitar. Lightweight and compact, easy to carry, small and light, tailor-made for you, is your best companion on the road.
- 【High-quality material】Travel guitar is made of rosewood, uniform and dense texture, good low frequency, and high frequency; pickup technology, from a real perspective, a deep understanding of audio technology and recording techniques, to produce studio-level acoustic guitar timbre.
- 【Travel Guitar】Portable electric guitar, combining advantages: beautiful, easy to carry, Srt technology, headphone plug, fine workmanship, rechargeable, and good sound quality. With headphones plugged in, you can enter silent mode.
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- Fishman Isys Pickup System
- Solid spruce top
- CARBON FIBER and DURABLE: Never leave your guitar behind, whether you’re camping, hiking, backpacking or just taking a trip to the coffee shop with this travel-sized guitar made out of durable carbon fiber, which won’t warp or crack over time unlike wood instruments. Carbon fiber is tough, resonant, and resistant to temperature and humidity changes.
- SOUND: The KLOS carbon fiber travel guitar has a rich, loud and resonant sound with a nice balanced tone. KLOS guitars compare to acoustic guitars from all the top wood and carbon fiber brands. Plug into any amplifier or PA for more volume. The Fishman Sonitone Onboard Preamp System features a soundhole mounted preamp with controls for Volume and Tone.
- VERSATILE: At just 3.06 lbs, the KLOS Carbon Fiber Travel Acoustic Electric Guitar is the ultimate guitar for beginners, the intermediate and experts. While the KLOS Travel is a compact and small guitar, it boasts a full scale length with easy access to the upper frets that compliments a comfortable fingerboard width and body size. Our design makes the Travel a great guitar for adults and kids.
- UNIQUE and REMOVABLE NECK: Disconnect the neck in seconds by removing 4 screws. KLOS Guitars makes the only hybrid carbon fiber acoustic guitar with a premium mahogany neck. Our patented gig bag design allows the guitar to be worn like a backpack when assembled or disassembled to easily take on your next outdoor adventure. KLOS guitars are proudly designed and assembled in the USA!
- FULL KIT: Buy on Amazon to receive a full kit including a custom made gig bag, high-end cotton and leather no-slip guitar strap, custom neck sleeve for guitar neck protection, a custom fitted gig bag rain cover, a KLOS branded screwdriver for easy guitar disassembly, a KLOS branded aluminum capo, and a hex wrench for adjusting the neck truss rod.
How to choose a good travel guitars
Does the idea of finding a fantastic travel guitars make you anxious? When it comes to purchasing this product, specifically when deciding which model to select, has your head been spinning between options? You are not alone if that is the case. We are aware of the pressure involved in the purchasing process!
Your presence here indicates that you are interested in travel guitars. Before choosing which product would be the best for your needs after being inundated with information, locate a reliable source with genuine selections. You can get that information from a variety of sources, including buying guides and rating websites, word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and family, online discussion forums where users can share their own experiences, product reviews that can be found all over the internet, and YouTube channels. You can only get the right product through exhaustive analysis. But you realize that’s not always simple. In order to ease your concerns, we have taken the time to develop a list of the top travel guitars products available right now. You might be wondering how we came up with the list. How was this buying guide developed?
First, we used our algorithms to gather as much reliable data as we could about these products. To verify all the data gathered, we used both artificial intelligence and a lot of algorithms.
Then, our experts used criteria that are recognized in the business to evaluate them according to their quality to price ratio, allowing us to choose the top travel guitars on the market right now!
The selection of the goods is not arbitrary. Before creating a list, we take into account a number of factors. Below are some of the criteria discussed:
Brand Value: What happens if you choose a dubious brand just because it appears to be a good deal? So the likelihood of receiving a product with a short shelf life increases. That is due to the fact that well-known brands have a reputation to uphold, while others do not. Top travel guitars brands strive to provide some distinctive traits that set them apart from the competition. So, hopefully one or more of the items on our list will be perfect for you.
Features: Useful features are all you need, not tons of them. We consider the important aspects and select the top travel guitars based on those.
Specifications: Numbers always help you measure the quality of a product in a quantitative way. We try to find products with higher specifications, but with the right balance.
Quality: A product’s quality may always be quantified with the aid of numbers. We look for goods with better standards that strike the proper balance. The best quality product that gets highly appreciated and recommended by experienced users.
Customer ratings: Would it be accurate to suggest that the travel guitars were used by hundreds of customers before you? Superior ratings indicate that many customers had better service.
Customer Reviews: Like ratings, provide you with accurate and reliable information about the product from genuine customers. Customer ratings are very important to all of us because they contain accurate and reliable information about the customer service we received from several hundred customers.
Seller Rank: This is very intriguing! Not only do you need a good travel guitars, you also need a product with rising sales that is trendy. It accomplishes two goals. First, the expanding user base proves the quality of the product. Second, given that number, producers must be able to offer greater quality and after-sales support.
Value: You get what you pay for, they say, so consider the value. Cheap isn’t always good and expensive isn’t always bad. However, that does not imply that spending a lot of money on a product that is flashy but underwhelming is a good idea. Before adding them to the list, we make an effort to evaluate how much value you can get for your money from your travel guitars.
Durability: Durability and reliability are closely related concepts. You will benefit from a strong and long-lasting travel guitars for months and years to come.
Product availability: Products come and go, and new ones replace the old ones. Most likely, a few new features and required changes were made. What use is it to use a supposedly good product if the maker no longer supports it? We make an effort to highlight products that are current and offered by one or more trustworthy sellers, if not more.
Negative Reviews: Yes, we do take that into account as well! The goods with the majority of bad reviews are filtered out and disregarded when we choose the best-rated one on the market.
These are the standards by which we selected our travel guitars. Do we end our process there? Hell no. The most crucial fact about us that you should be aware of is that we regularly update our website with current and pertinent information. We have one more layer of filtration since we place the greatest importance on reader satisfaction. Please let us know if any product included here is incorrect, irrelevant, subpar, or simply out of date. We always value your opinions, and we’ll work hard to make any necessary corrections to our list in response to them.
Why should you believe us?
There are now thousands of possibilities for these products on Amazon, but choosing the best one can be difficult and time-consuming. And what travel guitars should you purchase in 2022?
This guide is the result of more than 10 years of experience in researching, testing and writing about many topics. Each member of our team is an authority in their area. We read every article we could find online and every consumer review on every retail website for seven hours. Additionally, we discovered a ton of websites that offered helpful resources, including buying tips and thorough information on travel guitars.
