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Old 01-06-2015, 02:42 PM
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Well, seeing as how travelling is about to become a much more frequent part of my life I'm thinking about buying a more suitable guitar for my small vw golf. This means I need a guitar that is no longer than 40" in a case (padded gigbag is also an option). Also I'm not looking to spend more than 200 bucks so the Taylor gs mini is out. I play mostly country blues, older country music, and some folk stuff. The gretsch Jim Dandy is high on my list depending on what answer I get back from gretsch concerning total length.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:48 PM
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I absolutely love my Eastman travel guitar. So much that I keep it next to my desk as my daily player. It's 37" long and probably slightly smaller than the mini.
It's like a 12 fret 00. There was one in the buy and sell for $200 a while back. I posted some comments on his posting.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:57 PM
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I went through the same thing and narrowed it down to the Jim Dandy, the Yamaha APXt2 and the Yamaha Jr1.

I ended up finding a late 60s Stella for 50 bucks.
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Old 01-06-2015, 02:59 PM
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I absolutely love my Eastman travel guitar. So much that I keep it next to my desk as my daily player. It's 37" long and probably slightly smaller than the mini.
It's like a 12 fret 00. There was one in the buy and sell for $200 a while back. I posted some comments on his posting.
That would be perfect if I could snag one in my price range.
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Old 01-06-2015, 03:22 PM
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If you really want a small one, you might want to look at a Go Guitar. I think the least expensive start around $215 or so. They're very small, but well-built, nice necks and fun to play.
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Old 01-06-2015, 03:32 PM
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That would be perfect if I could snag one in my price range.
I have the Voyage Air and had the Martin LX1 and I would pick the Eastman over them for my travel instrument. Gave the Martin to my grandson when I got the Eastman. The used one was listed for a while and might still be available. New they are $300.
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Old 01-06-2015, 03:40 PM
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A used Art & Lutherie Ami may fit your needs, if you can find one.
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Old 01-06-2015, 03:47 PM
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All the ami's I've seen were out of the price range. Just got a call that my dealer was able to snag the electric I want so I have to wait a bit longer on this but I should be able to push the budget closer to 3 although I'm still really digging the gretsch idea at this point. The Eastman and Alvarez travel guitars are also interesting.
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Old 01-06-2015, 06:12 PM
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Check out the Walden T550. I've heard good things about it and they can be found used for under $200.
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Old 01-06-2015, 06:12 PM
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Why not just get a parlor? Recording King RP-06 can be had used for around $200.
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Old 01-06-2015, 06:18 PM
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Go Guitar. Made in San Diego,CA. I love mine. Very affordable hand built solid wood guitar.

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Old 01-07-2015, 07:47 AM
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Why not just get a parlor? Recording King RP-06 can be had used for around $200.
The rp-06 would be cool if it was under 40in long but I believe it's to large unfortunately. I could be wrong though guess I'll fire off an email to rk.
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Old 01-07-2015, 09:03 AM
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After a lot of searching for a travel guitar I've just bought a Sigma Travel guitar which is a little Martin copy. Comes with a good quality gig bag too.
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Old 01-07-2015, 09:27 AM
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What kind of traveling are you doing and where are you playing? if it's airplane and car travel for work and playing for yourself in a hotel room, then maybe an unplugged electric will do for you. If you're camping and playing songs for people around a campfire, you want something rugged and can project. Maybe a backpacker type guitar.

Still there's not a lot of attractive options for a $200 limit.
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Old 01-07-2015, 12:53 PM
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I'll be mostly travelling by car and my trusty Yamaha apx500ii doesn't fit well in the small hatch area of my golf much less my rk rd-10. I play mostly fingerstyle old country blues, country, and old folk music.
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