The travel guitar market seems to be expanding as quickly as the guitars are shrinking, but Guild’s new offering – the name-it-as-you-see-it Traveler acoustic guitar – looks like it’s about to offer some serious competition.
It’s all-mahogany construction with a rosewood fingerboard and bridge (plus a gig bag) that comes in at just under $250 – which might well make it the best value travel guitar we’ve seen. (Guitarworld)
And we’ve seen it all in recent years: from James Bond-esque guitars that fold into suitcases, to Enya’s speaker- and effects-adorned Nova Go Sonic, right down to Harley Benton’s wallet-friendly carbon fiber TravelMate-E smart guitar.
A guitar “made for those who live life on the move”, it sports a mahogany body and neck for “rich, warm” tones, a rosewood fingerboard, a compact body with an open-pore natural satin finish, and an easy-to-play short scale length.
The Traveler has a 22-3/8" scale length and a provided image reveals that it should sit just below the nut of a standard-sized acoustic. It uses its D-55 Natural for comparison, which comprises a 25-5/8" scale length.
The open-pore finish meanwhile bolsters the guitar’s resonance. Guild is also talking up its “innovative archback design” that puts comfort front and center, and the Traveller’s sleek aesthetics, including an all-black headstock design and black bridge.
