What types of travel guitars are there?
Acoustic travel guitars
Acoustic travel guitars often have a shorter scale length than standard acoustic guitars. The scale length – the vibrating string length between the nut and the bridge – typically measures between 630 and 650mm on full-sized acoustic guitars. Many travel guitars have a scale length of less than 600mm and, therefore, a slightly shorter neck. These guitars are tuned in exactly the same way as all others but have narrower spacing between the frets. Acoustic travel guitars with a shorter scale length and shorter body are often called 3/4 guitars.
Electric travel guitars
Electric travel guitars are typically constructed to a standard scale length for electric guitars of between 628 and 648mm and largely owe their compact design to their smaller body size. For example, guitar bodies from Höfner (Shorty) are just large enough to accommodate the pickup, bridge, and potentiometers. The company Traveler Guitar takes this a step further with its headless designs, where the tuning mechanisms are integrated into the body, and the addition of fold-out arm and leg supports ensures an authentic playing experience while seated. Electric basses are also manufactured according to this principle (e.g. Traveler Guitar TB-4P Bass).
Electro-acoustic travel guitars
Thomann also offers a wide range of electro-acoustic travel guitars from Traveler Guitars, which are remarkably similar in appearance to their electric counterparts, but come with thicker steel or nylon strings. Instead of a magnetic pickup, electro-acoustic guitars are fitted with a piezo pickup, delivering the unmistakable sound of an amplified acoustic sound. Electro-acoustic travel guitars are particularly suitable for use with an acoustic guitar amplifier, PA system, or recording interface.
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