GPOTD Stardate 7/10/2017

bsman

bsman

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I've not been authorized to do this, but since nobody else has stepped forward - BEHOLD!

(disclaimer -- I have an unhealthy obsession with travel guitars, having had TWO Go-Guitars and currently owning an Emerald X-7)

Voyage-Air Guitar VAOM-04BK - Black Top Folding Travel Guitar
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Voyage-Air Guitars are in stock now and shipping!!! New: look with a vintage vibe and featuring a gloss Jet-Black top. Here’s an upscale version of our best-selling Songwriter OM-style guitar: the VAOM-04. It’s the classic shape that fits easily on your lap, has a full 25.5” scale length, and an easy-to-play 1 ¾” neck. This guitar features a Solid Spruce top that adds brilliance, harmonics and sustain that really makes the most of each individual note – this is a great-sounding guitar!
The price includes the all-new Transit Bag carry case that is slim, lightweight and tough. It has a zippered pocket for a laptop computer, music books and your other musical needs. Students to seasoned pros all acclaim the rich tone and projection of the VAOM-04BK… one strum and you will too!

Now everyone can afford to take with them a great sounding, easy playing guitar wherever they might go. You can determine where to PICK WHERE YOU PLAY.

  • OM Body Shape
  • Thoroughly inspected and set-up in the USA
  • Select Solid Spruce Top w/ X-bracing and back bracing
  • Inlaid Soundhole Rosette
  • Black Top with Mahogany Back and Sides
  • Mahogany Neck w/ Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
  • Dot Inlay in Prewar-style staggered sizes
  • Compensated Saddle
  • Distinctive Voyage-Air pickguard in black
  • Proprietary Voyage-Air Captured Nut
  • Patented Voyage-Air Folding Neck-Hinge System
  • 25.5” Scale Length
  • Traditional 1 3/4” Nut width
  • Chrome plated die-cast tuners
  • Beautiful and Protective High-Gloss finish.
  • Phosphor Bronze strings.
  • Includes Carrying Case

 
I always figured that if I were desperate for a travel guitar, I'd buy a beater Strat and just take the neck off. Never really "got" these.
 
I have looked at those in the past, but don't have a need for such a thing. I have never needed to fly with a guitar and had a Luna Safari 3/4 size travel guitar at one time for day trips or hiking. Cool idea, though.
 
I know a guy that has this guitar (or something very similar...not sure what brand he has).
When I first saw this guitar my immediate thought was that it must be flimsy and cheap. But when I saw it in person and played it, it's anything but flimsy and cheap.
I'm not saying that this is a good guitar to take on tour but it's a great guitar to take on vacation....
All that said, I have absolutely no desire for something like this but for somebody that does, it's a great guitar.

@bsman...thanks for stepping up for the GPOTD. I look forward to it everyday. So, thank you!!!
 
I played a Journey carbon fiber travel guitar that did the same thing...the neck collapsed to stow away. It sounded ok, but the playability was meh at best. I'm sure if you try a bunch of them you can probably find one that's pretty decent.
 
Gary Blanchard said:
I have looked at those in the past, but don't have a need for such a thing. I have never needed to fly with a guitar and had a Luna Safari 3/4 size travel guitar at one time for day trips or hiking. Cool idea, though.
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My various travel guitars have flown hundreds of thousands of miles with me. I hate travel, and having a guitar with me makes me hate it slightly less. Last summer, my Emerald accompanied me to NYC, London, Devon, and Reykjavik.
 
Always wanted to check one out for curiosities sake but if I was looking for a travel guitar, Id be looking for something smaller/minimalist
 
Always thought that it was a neat system. First learned about these instruments from a buddy of mine who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro up to the 2nd summit armed with a Voyage Air guitars.

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The one thing I'd want is a pickup. If I am traveling with a guitar I might want to hit an open mic and would need that.
 
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