Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light 6 String Acoustic-Electric, Right-Handed, Maple, (ULA MPS)

This will fit in an airline overhead. Mine fits (without the gig bag) diagonally in my 25” roller suitcase. It is quiet enough for a hotel room. I can play it in the den while my wife watches TV. It is full scale (on the long side) so it is good for practice. It sounds great with my Vox amped headset. The quality is good. It buzzed at first but I cured that with a truss rod adjustment (included wrench). The action is good. If your goal is a practice guitar on the road or if others are nearby, it’s a great choice. I wouldn’t use it as a performance guitar though it might work with a small speaker/amp but it doesn’t have the resonance of a “real” guitar. For the reason I bought it - quiet practice and portability - I’d totally buy it again. I think the price is reasonable given the quality.

For the price its not a cheap little toy so I do expect this to be fully functional, which it absolutely is, when unplugged its as quiet as an unplugged electric guitar, theres no real "acoustic" unplugged sound to it, so for me its nice for practicing without bothering people.The reason I got it is for travel, going to the beach, flying to another state, I dont have to worry about taking one of my $1k guitars and something happening to it.Its definantly more sturdy than a hollow acoustic guitar thats for sure, like im not afraid of accidently smacking It on something and breaking it.The tuning knobs are OK, could be better but it holds its tune very well, just feels like the strings are a little grippy probably from the acoustic bridge, and the fact that they are being tuned across backwards, pulling the string across the piazo to tune. Intonation and action are set pretty perfectly right out of the box, mine even came perfectly in tune which kinda made me laugh.I was considering the electric version vs the acoustic version because of the adjustable bridge and ability to set intonationI originally ally chose this acoustic version thinking it was going to be louder acoustically without any speaker, the video is a bit misleading on that part, in my mind it doesn't sound anywhere near as loud as in the video.The input jack does in fact need to be opened up and tightened , its loose from the start and ive experienced this before as a beginner that even 1 twist to tighten without gripping the nut under the plastic plate can break the wires inside.Plugged in using my small rock on amp it sounds good, theres definantly some minor "fuzz" id guess you'd call.it, not feedback but almost like if a pickup was trying to read 2 strings ar the same time and kinda blending them when chords are playedAnd the output from the low e seems to be lower than the other strings so its a touch quiter.The leg rest at first confused me because theres a notch on the end of the first bat which slides into the body of the guitar so I figured it must like "pop" into some kind of locking mechanism that would prevent it from sliding out but theres definantly no "locking" feeling when its put all the way itBUT I do think it has something to do with holding it in because once its in you can hold the guitar without supporting it and it doesn't just slide out but when intentionally pulling it out there zero resistance so kinda nice.Neck plays like a low actioned acoustic, it has the thickness of an acoustic guitar neck but the strings are easier to press than my personal acoustic guitar yet haven't had any buzzing problems on 3rd fret buzz testThe case is a simple over the shoulder/ handle caseI will say the handle needs to be about 2 inches further forward for the weight to be correctly distributed and carried properly, as it is the weight it forward and makes the neck hang down which is awkward and the reason I will never carry it this way but it comes with a cross shoulder strap which fits perfectly comfortably across my back.All in all I only gave 4/5 stars on value for money, because I really feel this should be more around $200-$230 , vs the $300+ i paid for itBUTThat said, I'd easily purchase this again seeing as theres nothing that is quite like it and theres nothing about it that stands out as a blaring issue, looking forward to having it wherever I go!

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I was intruligued by this guitar. How could an instrument this small and lightweight put out good sound? The sound quality was amazing. It was easy to tune and stayed in tune. Unfortunately, I had an issue with it and had to return it. Something in the mechanics changed and I was getting a lot of scratching sounds in the pickup. It is a great guitar for travelers and you can plug it in to headphones for nearly silent playing.

Being an airline pilot I have been on a quest to find the perfect travel guitar and my quest has ended here, this thing is fantastic! For traveling it really doesn’t get any better. Since I spend lots of time in hotel rooms it’s important that it’s not too loud. With the headphone amp and headphones or my Bose bluetooth speaker I can customize the sound as to not bother whoever is in the next room (some hotel walls are better than others!) and being it full scale and just a high quality instrument the sound quality is way better than any of the mini travel guitars I’ve owned. It’s also nice at home to be able to play and not bother my wife or kids if they’re still sleeping.I know other reviews have mentioned the quality and action being really good and that is definitely true. I made no adjustments to this out of the box and the action is really low, it’s really easy to play. It would be great to learn on for that reason.With the lap rest on it’s easy to balance it on your left leg so it’s not neck heavy like a lot of reviews have said. I like using a strap because it’s easy to position it right where you want it. I know it’s closer in to your body than a full size guitar but I actually kind of prefer the way this plays.I have tried both the acoustic and electric headphone amps by traveler. The electric one is fun to play with but the acoustic definitely sounds the best. The only negative I’ve encountered so far is that sometimes the headphone amp can have some sort of internal vibration that’s kind of annoying. It happens with both my headphone amps so I don’t think it’s a defective unit. It only happens sometimes and seems to correct itself if I rotate the headphone amp a bit. I know some sort of plug in extension cord would take care of this too but I haven’t tried that yet.It also holds its tune really well, even with all the traveling it seems like I very rarely need to touch the tuners.Overall this thing is great I highly recommend it.………A few years in. This thing is still great. I was given a traveler pro series and I still tend to play this one more. A while ago I decided to modify it to fit in my roll aboard suitcase. I cut off the top four frets (so like it’s capo’d on 5). I just cut the truss rod too and re-installed the headstock piece and tuned it only two steps up from standard. It still sounds and works great. I’m glad I did it.

Perfect size for RV living. Great sound.