Travel Guitar thread..

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:40 pm

I want to buy a travel sized guitar to go camping and for travel. I dont want to spend more than 250$, but I might if thats what it comes down to. I have looked at three models.

Martin Backpacker - http://www.music123.com/Martin-Backpack ... 0037.music

Washburn Rover - http://www.music123.com/Washburn-Rover- ... .music?t=1

Wechter 1600 - http://www.music123.com/Wechter-1600-Se ... 7657.music

After looking at these for a while, most people seem to think that the washburn looks the best and is a steal for 150$.

Does anybody have any experience or opinions on this? Has anyone tried any of these models? Is there any models out there that I should check out?

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:50 pm

the martin one is so awesome. I played i like it. it has good tone, but not a lot of warmth due to its size. i like the martin tho. but at that price, washburn is def a must get. i want a travel guitar too.

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:54 pm

yea i have talked to a few people who have played the martin and the washburn and they say the washburn is so much better in every way...

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:17 pm

I despise the Martin backpacker. I haven't played any of the others.

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 8:34 pm

Don't get the martin. They make great fullsizes, but that backpacker has some of the worst tone and playability ever. In my opinion. I haven't tried the rest.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 9:21 pm

rovers pretty cool, i dont like the backpacker

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:49 pm

dont go with the martin. im pissed, its the only martin guitar my local music shop is offering at the moment

GuitarGuy305 · Post by **GuitarGuy305** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:16 pm

I owned a backpacker for about a week after Christmas about 5 years ago. It sucked. The tone sucks. Imagine hollowing out a baseball bat, and stringing it up. That's how it sounds, and its awkward as hell to play. You can't sit and play the thing, you must stand.

Adam

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:34 pm

aww. so you guys dont like the martin thats alright.... thats alright. the one i played must be extra special then...

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:57 pm

Just get a crappy dreadnought or folk guitar and use that as your beater.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 5:08 pm

jeffro wrote:Just get a crappy dreadnought or folk guitar and use that as your beater.

ya, you could drop 99 on musicians friend and get a dreadnought and a mandolin

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:21 pm

I like my backpacker.

Tranman66 · Post by **Tranman66** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:26 pm

yeah but a full size dreadnaught is not... travel convenient

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:18 am

backpacker isnt great, sounds bad, weird feel. just all around akward, the rover and dean are decent.

GSR · Post by **GSR** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:00 pm

the rover looks cool.