Recently I've had travel guitars on my mind - I'm taking two trips this summer, one to Colombia for two weeks, the other to Oregon and then Mexico for two weeks. (yes, lucky me! Some of it is work, though). Next year I'll be traveling as much or more too.
My problem is: nearly all the travel guitars out there are small enough to go in an overhead bin. But as we know, that means you'll need to check the rest of your luggage, usually at $30 each way. At eight unique flights, that's $240 this summer in bag fees to be avoided, and anyhow I ALWAYS try to travel with just one carry-on size bag to avoid hassles. So, what I'm thinking is - is there a travel guitar out there small enough to go IN my carry-on luggage with the rest of my stuff?
My thoughts: What about a small light, simple warmoth with neck bolt inserts, so the neck can be taken off and bolted on backwards and upside down, then fit the whole "real guitar" in the bag. A pack of strings is cheap, the guitar could be gig-worthy and light, throw in a gig bag and take to open jams etc. In other words, a worthy guitar that can be disassembled for airplanes, instead of a weird, cheap guitar that I would only use traveling.
So - 7/8 scale tele? or an LP flat top deluxe, musiclander, or mustang? Has anyone done up a guitar with traveling in mind?
My problem is: nearly all the travel guitars out there are small enough to go in an overhead bin. But as we know, that means you'll need to check the rest of your luggage, usually at $30 each way. At eight unique flights, that's $240 this summer in bag fees to be avoided, and anyhow I ALWAYS try to travel with just one carry-on size bag to avoid hassles. So, what I'm thinking is - is there a travel guitar out there small enough to go IN my carry-on luggage with the rest of my stuff?
My thoughts: What about a small light, simple warmoth with neck bolt inserts, so the neck can be taken off and bolted on backwards and upside down, then fit the whole "real guitar" in the bag. A pack of strings is cheap, the guitar could be gig-worthy and light, throw in a gig bag and take to open jams etc. In other words, a worthy guitar that can be disassembled for airplanes, instead of a weird, cheap guitar that I would only use traveling.
So - 7/8 scale tele? or an LP flat top deluxe, musiclander, or mustang? Has anyone done up a guitar with traveling in mind?
