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Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light Electric - Natural Maple

Solidbody Electric Travel Guitar with Eastern American Hard Maple Body, East American Hard Rock Maple Neck, Black Walnut Fingerboard, and 1 Dual-rail Humbucker Pickup - Natural Maple
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A Seriously Portable Full-scale Guitar

The Ultra-Light is the smallest and most compact full-scale and full-featured electric model from Travel Guitar. When traveling, the Ultra-Light Electric will fit almost anywhere — even in the overhead compartment of a plane. At less than three pounds, this axe can go where you go. And when it's time to play, you'll love the Ultra-Light electric's solid 1-piece hard maple design and full-scale 24.75-inch black walnut fingerboard. When you travel with the Ultra-Light Electric, you'll always be ready to kick back and play!

Exceptionally compact design, even for Traveler Guitar

Traveler Guitar is well known for their transportation-friendly designs, but the Ultra-Light model takes this mobile frame of mind to the next level. Its 28-inch frame is the smallest in the Traveler Guitar stable. You aren't, however, asked to sacrifice anything for this trimmed-down body. The Ultra-Light even comes with a low-profile leg rest that can be attached and detached very quickly and easily for playing while seated. And when you're done, just break it down, put it in the included gig bag, and away you go.

It's still a full-scale electric guitar

Even with its diminutive size, the Traveler Guitar Ultra-Light is a full-size electric guitar with a 24.75-inch scale length. The only time you should notice the small size of the instrument is when you're relieved you can carry it right on the plane instead of gambling with the potentially guitar-destroying airline or fitting it in your luggage at the last minute.

Great electronics offers professional-level tone

One place where the Ultra-Light isn't small at all is in the tone. The humbucking pickup in its bridge position offers a full tone with plenty of output for any situation. With as much attention as has been given to this guitar for its ease of travel, thanks to this humbucker, it's a fully capable electric guitar for rehearsal or live performance with a full band. Driven, clean, effected, or dry, you can get the tones you love with this instrument.

Travel Guitar Ultra-Light Electric Features:

  • Compact and travel-friendly yet full-featured electric guitar
  • Even more trimmed-down design than other Traveler Guitars
  • Full 24.75-inch scale length means you don't have to compromise on feel
  • Eastern American hard maple neck-through body delivers awesome sustain
  • Dual-rail humbucker offers a full tone with plenty of output
  • Leg rest frame, truss-rod wrench, owners manual, and warranty card included
  • Comes with a heavy-duty travel bag

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Ultra-Light Electric
  • Body Material Eastern American Hard Maple
  • Body Finish Satin
  • Color Natural
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Eastern American Hard Maple
  • Neck Joint Neck-through
  • Radius 15.75"
  • Fingerboard Material Black Walnut
  • Fingerboard Inlay Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.75"
  • Nut Material Micarta
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece Adjustable bridge
  • Tuners Chrome Closed-gear, 14:1 gear ratio
  • Electronics
  • Bridge Pickup Dual-rail Humbucker
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings D'Addario, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag
  • Manufacturer Part Number: ULE MPS

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Rated 3.5/5

Overall I'm really happy with the instrument

Overall I'm really happy with the instrument, the neck (playability) is great, has excellent tone, hot pickup (humbucker). On the downside I could not get the instrument to stay in tune without a great deal of fiddling with and that was frustrating. I tried the usual remedies, change the strings (change gauge), nut sauce, string stretching, tightening / adjusting the tuners.
I did some research on Youtube and it seems better tuners are the fix. I ordered some Grover Mini Locking tuners (adds $70 cost of the guitar) I have yet to put them on but I'm expecting good things (next step would be a GraphTech nut). Also... be aware that there are no volume or tone controls- no issue for me as in most (but not all) cases I play with volume wide open. The small body takes a bit to get used to but not bad. Considering this cost of this guitar I can't complain.
Music background: Guitar player since 1968, play bass, other stringed instruments (Banjo, Mando, Resonator). Producer, music studio owner / operator
Rated 2.5/5

Not a guitar that I enjoy.

The positive: It is small and it plays, well, okay. It is also a decent price. If you need something quite or something that will fit in your suitcase, this may be the one.

The negative: I don't enjoy playing this guitar. It may be subjective, but it feels cheap. I much prefer my Yamaha Silent Guitar steel string. Yes, the Yamaha is twice the price, but it feels nice.

Would I recommend it? If you need a travel guitar and cannot afford the Yamaha, go for it. It is a decent guitar. Do not expect to sing songs around the campfire with this unit. It is no louder than an electric guitar that is not plugged in. It does have a built in pickup for amplification. The build is simple but solid. It is about as small as you can make it. If your goal is small and quiet, this may be the guitar.
Music background: Retired
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