I Tested the World's BEST Travel Guitars! Ultimate Travel Guitar Showdown

[@OilCanHarry2U]

Really well researched video…the added spreadsheet is clear and concise. Your demonstration of the guitars was consistent and well presented. Great stuff!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you Gordon!

[@Gandz4918]

​@GuitarZero2Hero could you please if you think it's okay with you a make you mine by public tutorial or fly love by Jamie Fox?

[@asapdumbcat]

@@Gandz4918 preach on make you mine

[@letsridehard]

Man you have one of the best guitar channels in KZbin. I appreciate the effort you put in making great content. Best of luck growing the channel, cheers from Miami, Florida- USA

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you so much :)

[@journeyinstruments]

Great video, Dave! Very happy to be a part of this huge project and in the company of so many other awesome guitars!

[@johndurrett3573]

I settled on the Donner Acoustic Electric Guitar HUSH I PRO. I'm a sucker for the built in tuning device, it just hands down makes my day.

[@vittoriolacerva9297]

Been playing guitar for over 50 years, starting with high school rock bands in the 60s....GREAT job: clear informative and lovely presentation. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[@CoIdy25]

Taylor is such a well balanced and crystal clear sound. I love Taylor.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Agree it is a very clearly defined guitar!

[@masterquan4891]

Yes, I have the the spruce top, and it is wonderful, punches well above it size. Very clear as well compared to the others.

[@enricofugazzi5206]

I own a Taylor GS Mini, a Guild Jumbo Junior, a Yamaha J1, a Harley Benton Travel GS. I owned many iterations of Traveler Guitars (the Mark III acoustic and the electric made in cooperation with ESP LTD), but I sold all of them. Tuning stability was always an issue and the sound was not on par with other guitars. Recently I added to my collection the Enya Nova Go Sp1 and the Enya Nova Go Sonic. Very affordable and the built effects are great.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks for sharing! Will have to check them out sometime!

[@Just_Areki]

Incredible video AND spreadsheet. Glad to find your channel!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you!

[@dominickmortellito4144]

insane video. crazy work was put in this one

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you!

[@Alex_Martz]

Great comparison but you didn´t mentioned one of the best selling and most used travel guitars: the Steinberger Spirit GT Pro

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Fantastic Review! This is great! Really enlightening and wonderful. Awesome! Thank you for posting this.

[@caryheuchert]

I’ve had a Martin Backpacker’s guitar for about 8 years. It’s been ideal for teaching guitar, as it saves me from lugging my regular acoustic guitar for in-home lessons. Thanks for making this comparison video. I’ve been thinking about getting a Donner Hush-X.

[@Chimp_No_1]

Really helpful and informative ! Much appreciated !

[@jimmyroberts3027]

Cheers Dave another great review personally own a GS mini Koa Taylor, it’s a beast, thou that Lava sounded pretty sweet, Martin’s always sound bright & punchy… for the overall sound, price & overall travel axe I’ll stick to the GS🤘

[@normalsosuke]

I use Traveler Ultra Light Acoustic but with electric guitar strings on for a couple of years. And i also use Vox Amplug 2 Classical Rock amp with headphones and i get a quite Good rock sound. When the amp is in clean tone mode with low gain, i also get a nice acoustic sound.

[@richardzilak5175]

WOW! The amount of work you've put in this video is just incredible, very appreciate it man! 🙏 I had three travel guitars, but finally find "the one" for me - as I am from Czech republic, the Furch Little Jane was my dream travel guitar. Found it second hand for a very good price and just recently got installed also the L.R. Baggs VTC electronics in it. Combined with the Positive Spark Go (that came to me just today 😀) it's gonna be a whole new dimension of playing guitar on the roads, campfires etc. 😁😁

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

It’s such an amazing instrument! Have fun on your travels!

[@Chimp_No_1]

This really is a benchmark video on KZbin ! Very informative and helpful ! Thank you for sharing !

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad you think so!

[@praisechorus1293]

superb job as always!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@edwardjavier3872]

I have the Martin 000-jr 10 and it sounds really good. Best sounding guitar among the above travel guitars!😊

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sachachanyan]

The Journey in my eyes looks terrific! I like the shape. It’s a little different to anything else but in a good way. This red is also great but I just found the faded blue one.... Gorgeous. I love your videos by the way. Real quality! 😃👌

[@rubentoro3305]

I have Taylor gs mini mahogany best of the group

[@cheryldavidson-Godandguitars1]

Me too!

[@bobbauer5933]

I owned 2 of those a few years ago. Had to send both of them back. Bad work on neck joint. Would not stay in tune. Hope they fixed that problem. Not sure I would risk owning another Taylor again.

[@hades0904]

Thank you for showcasing these guitars, Dave. I'm buying one soon, and this helps me. Love watching your tutorials and playthrough! I'd appreciate it if you upload a lesson to play There is a Light That Never Goes Out by The Smiths.

[@giosamigos]

32:00 My eyes POPPED on how it folded back like that🤯 Never seen one like it🤣

[@genekurish636]

A++ review, thank you!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

My pleasure!

[@kaycho-mf2dh]

thank u, fun to watching this comparisons... 😊

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

My pleasure 😊

[@karlcox662]

Awesome comparison, really useful. I am getting Traveler acoustic as I have to travel light

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ichibandude]

I own a Taylor GS Mini, and it just sounds so clear. It's a kind of black magic.

[@agentlkoi51_7]

love your tutorials, they've helped me through so much!!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks!

[@Mimi-vy6wd]

Thank you so much for putting this together! This was incredibly useful 🙏

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jf5578]

one of your best videos! more comparisons videos would be great!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thank you :)

[@emanigol64]

This was very helpful, thank you.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You're welcome!

[@FallNorth]

I've a yamaha apxt2, I play it more than full size guitars now, huge fun. I now want a similar sized electric I can just keep with me on the couch.

[@nickd.2172]

Very good video, plenty of information. Still, I think you should add the Lapstick and Minicorda, as these are even more portable guitars, fitting into a carryon luggage. Thanks for your hard work to make this video!

[@sachachanyan]

There is one more you could have included. The Steinberger Spirit (Electric). It has a regular scale, two humbuckers, a useable tremolo and is even shorter than the Donner probably. I have one. Once set up properly it’s great! Cost € 409. I‘ll be using it for busking.

[@guitarstella1]

after i bought the spirit guitar electric blue i got rid of all other electric guitars i agree the stienberger is great , i just love it

[@benja1378]

Furch is simply the best!

[@angetan207]

Thank you for an excellent presentation n comparison.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Glad you liked it!

[@phrenchphried]

Very nice video! Great work! Since you asked, you should check out the Hofner shorty and the Yamaha silent guitar

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

I will check them out for sure, thanks!

[@andrewh6337]

I love my Furch Little Jane in cedar and mahogany. Sounds like a big guitar, lots of projection and very rich tone - all fits in a backpack!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yup agreed - it's a stellar guitar!

[@OkinawanPride13]

I appreciate your in depth review! I’ve been waiting for this. Furch is looking to be my next guitar. My main guitar purchase. For now. I’m enjoying my Enya SE.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

No problems!

[@Mercury4952]

Excellent video!!! Thanks a lot. Although you made my plans for a HUSH-X crumble in favor of the Ciari. Just need to edge that through family budget priorities... ;)

[@michaelpGoSox]

Great video but I am surprised you left out the other options from Journey Instruments. I picked up the OG882C Overhead + Koa from Journey earlier this year and it's been FANTASTIC for my business trips. Less expensive than the carbon fiber at $850 and with a 24.5" scale. Great sound and playability, and super easy to travel on planes with. I even got to impress my coworkers with a rooftop jam/sing along. The other option that I'd add would be a Voyage Air. I also picked up one of those this year, a VAD-2. Harder to find them these days. Full sizes dreadnaught, but I ma still trying to dial in the action (it's a little on the high side). Also, the Voyage Air doesn't fit as well into overhead bins as the Journey. It fits, but takes up about two bags worth of space. It's a much bigger backpack. So the Journey Overhead + will be coming on future trips, until I pick up a Ciari at some point!!!

[@rickgiannone6304]

Voyage Air guitar!!! Blows away everything on your list.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

These are the most commonly available I could find. Very hard to find Voyage Air guitars where I live. I'll have to try one someday though, thanks for the suggestion.

[@AaronTALA2010]

Cool video!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks!

[@michaelf6602]

I loved my Yamaha SLG200 when i needed a silent guitar for practicing while traveling.

[@phillipwareham]

I like this crazy idea of trying to get clicks and views by actually doing tons of useful leg-work researching and preparing stuff and then presenting it clearly and concisely.

[@philippreichen4463]

You should try Strobel Guitar. For me the best travel electric Guitar

[@everythingbobbywolfe]

I'm making a prediction before finishing... Taylor GS mini!! I could be biased , though 😉

[@Mcdonaldrod75]

Lava guitars with touch are region locked in a way. If you register with a phone number in one country, then move to another, you may have to restart the software. If you do, need access to the phone where it was registered. Not always possible.

[@TurboGuitar_]

Thanks for another great video. If you are interested in hearing a totally new approach to acoustic guitars, check out the classical guitar set up with steel strings and the TurboTail. It beats most regular steel steel string guitars, hands down.

[@mrodriguez4879]

Did not expect that great sound from the Furch! I wish I could try one; I don’t have any nearby music stores that carry them.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yeh it's quite surprising when you play it. Hopefully you can come across one at some point. Thanks for commenting!

[@richardzilak5175]

I have one second hand and daaamn it is definetly the best travel guitar I have ever had :D Just love to play it. It travels with me a lot 😊

[@dareelevi9945]

Thank you so much for this! The martin 000jr 10 sounded the best for me.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You're welcome!

[@tubelight542]

I was honestly surprised by the martin backpackers loud and brightness. Damn.

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Yeh it’s a surprising guitar! Certainly quieter than the others though

[@harshvijaykamble5011]

Yo Dave love your videos I wanted to ask if you could make a tutorial on Notion by the rare occasions.

[@mootal2812]

Please review Bromo BAR3 Travel guitar. Thanks

[@derekcorcoran5129]

This is quite amazing, have you tried the Enya nx2?

[@JF098]

I was looking for a good quality 3/4 acoustic(small hands, literally cant even hold down an F chord on a full size) but they were all toy quality so I couldnt find any. But these seem great!

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

You’re welcome. If possible try them in person to see how you like the feel of them. If you’re looking for something with that small scale the LX1 or Gs mini might be the best choice here for you

[@gduquesnay1]

I'd like to get your opinion on the 'lapstick'. It looks like an interesting option that has some features that none of the others do mainly designed to be small enough to play WHILE traveling.

[@FallNorth]

There is a proper manufacturer case you can buy for the Blackstar.

[@ilesfogo]

I'm not gonna lie you had me on the edge of my seat waiting to hear how the Journey guitar was going to sound, every video cut you had while describing it I was like O!! He's gonna play it. O!!... damn.. O! O! nope. :D

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

There's a sound demo midway through the video where you can hear them all played :)

[@darrylday30]

A friend bought a Martin Backpacker and it was unplayable in less than a year. Just wasn’t strong enough to stand up to the string tension.

[@LuckyAlann]

Blackstar Carry-on ST has a much better sound that you rate it. It is the smallest travel guitar, and overall, the best electric travel guitar considering price, size and sound quality.

[@rockydaleo6998]

Thanks for doing this review. I’ll be traveling to Europe and I think the traveler guitar will work for me. Is there any advantage from the acoustic version to the electric version?? Thanks again!!

[@alexzanoni1112]

Great stuff! love the spreadsheet as well. Did you have the chance to try the Vox SDC-1 Mini? would be keen to know your opinion when comparing to these. Thanks heaps for recording and uploading this

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Haven’t tried that unfortunately!

[@aprilgracemagarzo8474]

great job

[@joshuanniestorba6151]

Review the yamaha silent guitar slg200

[@leodileodileo]

I have the solution after I’ve tried and own most of those travel bastards , I really think that the best option for a travel guitar is The Yamaha csf1m that I’ve buyed at launch for 380€

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Thanks for sharing! I'll have to take a look

[@gerryr8713]

Try a McPherson Carbon Fiber Touring is tough, good sound, and CF ignores humidity and temperatures

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

I'll check it out!

[@brandonkriegerKNSS]

It appears you did not test the Yamaha SLG200S Acoustic Silent Guitar series? What are your thoughts on this model as a travel guitar?

[@ReapRReal]

Hey Dave! Was wondering if you could please do an tutorial on Nina by Ed Sheeran? It’s such a good song and I enjoy your tutorial’s so much!!❤

[@pitbullgeorgeblack]

Hello. I have question for you. I was playing on acoustic long time. Now I need to switch to travel guitar. What do you think, the Donner Hush X can create sound like acoustic guitar and replace it?

[@mishy4992]

Hey, I am looking for a new travel guitar- what are your thoughts on the Baby Taylor?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

It’s similar to the Martin LX1 in this video but with a bolt on neck

[@elius2132]

For anyone wondering the travelar guitars with the piezo pickup do not work with the fender mustang micro 😢

[@dvpzy]

I wonder if the electric TravelerGuitar® ultra-light will make a sound similar to the acoustic version as an unplugged silent guitar. Thank you!

[@harrisonevans772]

I love my GS mini e Koa plus. Had to save for a bit but worth every penny. Any suggestions on a good travel acoustic amp?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

The Positive grid spark go works for acoustic as well! Would probably suggest the Spark Mini though if you're ok with something a little bigger as it's a lot louder! They all work with acoustic :)

[@sonoma_s]

The spark mini and GS is what I travel with. Great combo.

[@XGCPolaris]

Why no Steinberger?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

I did think about including that however - it was quite difficult to find anywhere near me that sold it. So I tried to focus on those that are fairly widely available and most common. Would love to test one someday!

[@shobaaddai6004]

So why would you personally not use the Donner Hush X live?

[@harrietgyasi7498]

What are the songs that you used to test the acoustic guitars

[@lborgesmoraes]

Hi. Did you try Enya Nexg 2?

[@dwonner]

what is the cheapest 1 out of all of them

[@AlexMR]

30:57 what was that

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

Audio glitch from my audio interface, you can ignore that. It’s not because of the guitar

[@Purcx547]

What would you say is the best acoustic guitar?

[@GuitarZero2Hero]

In general? That’s really too difficult to answer as it depends on the context, what’s being played and the player :)

[@PotatoFace3946]

You should do one on starman

[@u_g763]

Hope Takamine P7NC soon !

[@DylanPrince-zy9do]

Can you do an “out the blue by John Lennon “ guitar tutorial

[@DylanPrince-zy9do]

Please

[@pnkotima]

PLEASEE I need a tutorial for "It's been a long time " by kitty kallen PLEASEEEEEEEE😭😭😭

[@insomnia40]

@GuitarZero2Hero please can you do a review on the Orangewood "Dana" mini guitar its there Playa collection

[@darylfortney8081]

For a travel guitar I would also add ruggedness and atmospheric stability to your triangle... i've played the martin backpacker and it sounds like junk

[@Tanzan316]

Could you do the song line without a hook?

[@donkarenwarren9825]

Traveler guitar acoustic is almost impossible to tune! Strings catch on the bridge and slowly release as you play. The electric version completely solves this issue with a roller bridge. The electric is a great guitar!!!

[@jsmith1899]

Peopl;e must not be all that interested in travel guitars, thought this video would have more views, I've looked at a lot of youtube videos on travel guitars just now and this one is easily the most well made put together of them.

[@trogytrog3558]

There are many videos on silent guitars

[@MrKockabilly]

If they are required to be checked in during flight they are not travel guitar IMO

[@ZachAttack-f9j]

Can u do a lesson on your man by Josh turner on acoustic plz

[@OkinawanPride13]

Donner Hush-I survivor here: that guitar was so awful. It was the first time I ever had to return a guitar, the action was so high, even when put down, I still could not do a simple F Chord without feeling like I’m pressing against metal pipes. Highly do NOT recommend Donner. I fell for the ads. Don’t fall for it.

[@danielledorchester9739]

Do you think the Donner Hush-X is equally bad probably?

[@OkinawanPride13]

@@danielledorchester9739 since I never got it or tried it before, I can't give an answer, I wouldn't trust the brand in general, I would rather pay extra for better quality than settle 🤷🏻

[@DayOneAdeleFans]

@@danielledorchester9739Just got my Hush X two weeks ago. For what it is, I love it! Probably my only complaint is no on/off switch. You have to put a battery in every time you go to use it. Sounds great coming through my amps. My buddy has the first Hush and I did not care for it so very glad to have held out for the X.

[@OkinawanPride13]

@@DayOneAdeleFans I'm glad the Hush X is good!

[@DayOneAdeleFans]

@@OkinawanPride13 Yeah, for what it is it is def decent. I’m totally with you on that first one. My friend had one and I was like NOPE and didn’t get it.

[@postoffice146]

I was expecting string bending to hear how they stay in tune.

[@bt1163]

Be better to test travel guitars with pickups so they can be plugged in too.

[@blakej1311]

please do cover me up by morgan wallen

[@natebrook]

No Yamaha? Too bad.

[@cedricfreiesleben8290]

Not well researched because the Yamaha silent guitar is not included. It is one of the best and most popular.

[@CoIdy25]

First Meow

[@TreySauna]

do i’ll never get out of this world alive by hank williams