Traveler ULE Review - The Ultimate Backup Guitar?

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On my quest to make the most portable guitar rig ever, I've started to look at my backup guitar and consider alternatives that are much smaller and lighter. In a pinch, could the Traveler ULE fit the bill? Can I live without a volume control..? Or perhaps there's a way to fix that?
Timecodes:
0:00 Intro and First Thoughts
3:13 Accessories
3:27 Limitations
4:14 Modding a Volume Control
10:34 Demos
11:55 Modding Thoughts and Pickup Fix
13:03 Road Test
16:45 Review Conclusion
Equipment Used:
Sony A7c with 18mm Samyang f2.8 Lens
Tamron 28-200 Lens
Sennheiser MKE200
iPhone 12 Pro Max

Пікірлер: 21

@charlesflint9048 10 ай бұрын

Mine just arrived in red today. It is so small, but I’m already getting big sounds from it. I’ve had this for an hour now and really love it already. I need to be away from home for 7 days at a time and this is perfect for taking up no space while I’m away with it

@goog646 6 ай бұрын

Excellent review, thanks for your effort.

@richardcopperwaite4333 9 ай бұрын

I've had this guitar for a while, I love it dearly, but it is my first guitar, I fell in love with its looks over its practicality, and you're right, it does suffer from a lot of the issues you mentioned, particularly weight distribution. As my first guitar though, it also puts me in the position that I feel I need to keep practicing and get better at playing this one before I invest in yet another one. I guess I'm "playing on hard mode".

@DavidAddis 9 ай бұрын

Hah! Well it will be interesting to go the other way - maybe other guitars will feel a bit unnecessarily bulky to you after learning on a Traveler? Despite my criticisms, it's still coming on tour with me in November. :)

@lgovantes1 2 ай бұрын

Great video, but all that work may have been avoided with the Donner Hush X! Cheers!

@DavidAddis 2 ай бұрын

That guitar looks amazing, I probably would have got that if it was an option in 2021!

@experiencevr 2 жыл бұрын

My Traveler Speedster has been awesome in four countries and six states, highly recommend the brand.

@DavidAddis 2 жыл бұрын

That’s well Travelled! I think I will always be an Ibanez fanboy at heart, but I do love my Traveler for the convenience. 👍

@experiencevr 2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidAddis Same! If you watch my vids, the one I play most lately is an old Roadstar, detuned for chunky lows.

@DavidAddis 2 жыл бұрын

@@experiencevr I shall take a look!

@wielandgmeiner 7 ай бұрын

Doesn't the tip of the armrest stick into your ribs? For me the armrest is too short and the tip hurts.

@wielandgmeiner 7 ай бұрын

I'm just in the process of evaluating it, and the thing I really miss is an armrest. With that added it would be perfect for my use case (traveling). Just wonder if it would be possible to add a custom one. Did you talk about that with Kev it it's possible? I'm also evaluating the Traveler guitar Speedster because of the armrest, but the damn thing hurts because the armrest is too short and the tip presses into the ribs.

@DavidAddis 7 ай бұрын

I didn't discuss that specifically with Kev, sorry. By armrest do you mean an attachment like the one at 2:26, but would stick out of the top instead? That would be very handy.

@wielandgmeiner 7 ай бұрын

@@DavidAddis Exactly. They have some models that do have an attachable armrest, like their Speedster or Pro Series ModX, but those are bad designed as the armrests are too short and their tip presses into the ribs. I really like the Ultra Light but for me it gets uncomfortable after some time because I like to rest my arm on the body and without armrest I have to actively hold my arm in place what is, well, uncomfortable. Will consult some local guitar builder about adding an armrest to the Ultra Light. Btw, cool video, super interesting.