Re: OT: Traveler Guitars?

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

Excellent! The tone sounds good enough for me.  I would run it through a 
LR 
Bags Acoustic preamp to re-condition the tone, etc.

Daryl, when you get the guitar please let me know how you like it, how it 
feels, etc.  This may be my next purchase.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 



> Well, this is timely, I just ordered a Traveler Escape nylon-string. The 
> nylons are the only models I researched, but I've actually heard very 
>good 
> things about them, particularly the new MK-II. I decided to go with the 
> older model as it's a tiny bit smaller and I found one on Ebay for $280 
>US 
> (and I dig the minimalism of the Steinberger-esque body). It's mainly as 
>a 
> replacement for my Martin Backpacker, which has intonation problems and 
>a 
> smaller scale which I dislike (I'm fascinated by Krispen's move to 
>mini's, 
> though...), and the Traveler is 9" shorter even though it has a full 
>scale 
> length. Though I'd love to use a guitar this size as my main axe for 
>ease 
> of travel, I'm using the guitar body more and more as percussion and so 
>I 
> need to stick with a full-size acoustic for serious gigs.
>
> Here's a video of someone using one of the new nylons:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO7bs2sQ5Cg
>
> Sounds pretty good to me, you can tell it's a piezo but I use flamenco 
> strings which seem to reduce the piezo honkiness, at least on my 
>Takamine. 
> I'll give a review when I finally get to play the guitar in June, I'll 
>be 
> in the States then to pick it up.
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
>
>> Anyone using one of these?
>> http://www.travelerguitar.com/
>