Author Topic: Travel guitars (Read 355 times)

jazzyvee · « **on:** July 02, 2013, 05:42:45 AM »

I'm in the middle of a two week holiday and being without my instruments ive been wondered if there is a cheap but useful double necked lightweight guitar/ bass that I could take on future holidays.

Jazzyvee

xlrogue6 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 02, 2013, 09:30:16 AM »

Your optimistic idealism is one of your most charming traits, Jazzy!

gtrguy · « **Reply #2 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:20:48 AM »

I had one of the little Martin backpacker guitars for a while and though it sounded tinny, it played nice. It recorded nicely as a high string guitar too for some reason.

Dave

lbpesq · « **Reply #3 on:** July 02, 2013, 12:47:14 PM »

For travel, the Baby Taylor kicks serious butt on the canoe paddle Martin calls the Backpacker. For electric, check out the Hofner Shorty - essentially a neck with pickups. The Fernandes Nomad is also a decent travel electric with a little built-in amp and speaker. Fernandes also makes a bass version of the Nomad. Perhaps two Nomads and a roll of duct tape might meet your requirements!

Bill, tgo

terryc · « **Reply #4 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:28:23 PM »

Sometimes it is better to have a break from playing..sort of cushions the blow when you get back from a great holiday when you pick your instrument up and play again...well it does for me

sonicus · « **Reply #5 on:** July 02, 2013, 02:43:51 PM »

As far as trumpet playing goes I sometimes keep a mouthpiece in my pocket and just proceed to BUZZ in a moments notice _____
Without the trumpet ,___just the mouth piece _____

I am still waiting for the Magic Alembic Pocket Size Collapsable Bass _____

jazzyvee · « **Reply #6 on:** July 02, 2013, 04:48:14 PM »

Hey Terry I think you have a good point. I have a festival gig when I get back so maybe I will be fresher. Jazzyvee

hodge · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2013, 05:30:13 PM »

jazzyvee..here in the uk there is a company called playaway guitars.com .uk phone number. 01273.423950 I have one of their minstar basses it realy is quite nice.

hodge · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2013, 05:30:31 PM »

jazzyvee..here in the uk there is a company called playaway guitars.com .uk phone number. 01273.423950 I have one of their minstar basses it realy is quite nice.

bigredbass · « **Reply #9 on:** July 02, 2013, 10:16:48 PM »

Put them in the cases, throw 'em under the bed and GO. You will have a fresh take on things when you've walked away for two weeks. How can you take your work with you and call it a holiday?

J o e y

pauldo · « **Reply #10 on:** July 03, 2013, 03:36:53 AM »

If one's career is their passion, then it is not work . . .

And I should be so lucky, got my termination notice 3weeks ago. What do I want to be now that I'm grown up???

Pardon the hi- jack, we now take you back to your regularly scheduled topic. . . .

jacko · « **Reply #11 on:** July 03, 2013, 06:21:40 AM »

I was missing my basses so much on last year's vacation I was forced to drop into Alembic to get a fix :-)

Graeme

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #12 on:** July 03, 2013, 07:40:17 AM »

That sucks, Paul; good luck on finding a new gig - which you like more & pays better!

Peter

811952 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 03, 2013, 07:55:47 AM »

I tend to drop into music stores to get a few minutes of string-rash when I travel. I actually bought a cheap acoustic bass guitar to take on vacations and have something to play at the campsite, but after taking it once I doubt I'll do it again because it's just kind of a pain to have to worry about one more thing when I should be not worrying about anything. Of course, re-routing to Santa Rosa has worked a couple of times as well..

Paul, I am so sorry to hear of your job situation. Welcome to the New Economy, right? I don't have any advice other than to suggest that this is a good time to evaluate where you want to be and what you want to do. If there is anything I can do to help, drop me an email (it's in my profile).

John

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2013, 10:35:12 AM »

However... on my latest travel to Spain (2009), I had intended to go to the todobajos.net store in Madrid to have a feast and possibly bring home one of their beauties (I had some Warwick in mind back then...). Instead, I got very sick and couldn't get there, nor buy my any kind of bass (although on the first day I tested a nice Sandberg jazz). Frustrated, I came back home in Venezuela, and a month later I finally got at home the bass I was hoping to buy there... only better: My Epic 5!.