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For all those ramblin’ musicians out there, taking your instruments on the road with you can be difficult, especially for those trying to find the best travel guitar for airplane transit.
At Strobel Guitars, we believe that any “ordinary” travel guitar won’t cut it. That’s why we’ve dedicated ourselves to making exceptional portable guitars that aren’t just convenient to travel with but that also offer the superior sound quality and playability you expect from any guitar, portable or not.
When you buy a travel guitar from Strobel, you get a high quality, detachable headless guitar that doesn’t compromise when it comes to playability and sound. As for why that’s so important, keep reading to find out.
Choosing a travel guitar that’s convenient for the air starts with choosing a quality product. That being said, you’re not looking for the exact same things that you’re looking for in a full-size guitar, and it’s important to know the differences. Here are some additional specifications to keep in mind when you’re shopping for a travel guitar instead of a standard guitar:
Portability. A great portable electric guitar or portable bass guitar isn’t just small — it’s also designed specifically for travel. For example, our travel guitars feature removable necks and compact bodies so your guitar isn’t taking up all of the room in your suitcase.
Weight. A big consideration with choosing the best travel guitar for travel is weight. A heavy guitar will weigh you down in more ways than one and could become a burden to lug around.
Playability. What’s the point of having an easily portable guitar — or any guitar — if it doesn’t play great? Playability and sound quality are key considerations with any travel guitar, and shouldn’t be sacrificed for the sake of convenience.
As for how Strobel Guitars compare, we’re proud to say that our guitars aren’t just inherently portable and light (our Rambler Classic Travel Guitar weighs under 5 pounds), but they’re also as high quality as they come. It’s big sound out of a small guitar, and a reliable companion for taking on the road and in the air.
If you’re unsure about whether to invest in a travel guitar, keep this distinction in mind: a travel guitar is worth it when it’s a good guitar on its own. A sub-standard guitar is a sub-standard guitar, whether it travels well or not.
At Strobel, we’re musicians making guitars for other musicians. Our travel guitars are totally gig-ready and designed to do a whole lot more than just fit snugly in your luggage. Unlike most other travel guitars, we started with sound quality and playability and worked backwards from there, creating custom guitars that are effortlessly easy to take on the road. They’re guitars that are worth buying whether you’re traveling or not, but especially if you intend to take your guitar with you wherever you go.
We’re confident that we make the best guitars for travel, and we want you to discover the Strobel difference for yourself. Browse our website to learn more about our travel guitar collection, including the fan-favorite Rambler STROBELCASTER and our completely optimized Rambler Travel Bass Guitar.
Captain Rusty Larsen has led an interesting and adventurous life. He discovered our Strobel Travel Guitars from a fellow sailor that had a Rambler® at the marina in San Diego. As they say, word of mouth is the best advertising! Rusty has been around ships and sailing for most of his life, starting as a mate on Swedish merchant ships and oil tankers running out of California. Somewhere along the way, he picked up and learned to play a Gibson B-25 acoustic. He wound up in Ketchikan, Alaska, becoming a Captain with Alaska State Ferries for many years.
On the bow with his Rambler Jammin’ on Deck The Crew gets to play!
Rusty was carrying his full size Strat from ship to ship, but it was always a challenge to carry aboard. The transfers were especially difficult, climbing up and down the ladders with his gear and guitar. He enjoyed having a guitar with him to jam in the coastal towns and on-board jam sessions, but needed something that played and sounded like a real guitar and would be easier to carry around. Then he discovered our Rambler® guitars from another sailor tied up along side him in San Diego!
Now around age 70 and retired, Rusty built a sailboat and commenced his Ramblin’ saga from Alaska, British Columbia, California, Mexico, Marquesas, Cook Islands to New Zealand. His Rambler® travel guitar is his trusty musical companion. He finds the musical talent out on the water is amazing; and being able to jam and play with music lovers all over the world is a big part of why he loves his vagabond life.
Rusty says the “Rambler® is one hell of a good boat guitar! The Rambler® has such wonderful sustain and tone, it sounds great!!” No more having to schlep around a full-size guitar, the Rambler® fits anywhere, only weighs about 5 pounds, and does everything you need from an electric guitar! Check out Rusty’s videos…
Sliding with a Rambler ! Ramblin’ on the boat!
Stay tuned for more Ramblin’ stories. We’d like to hear yours! Please email us your Ramblin’ pics, comments and videos to [email protected]!! And visit our Facebook page for more stories and info from Strobel Guitars. If you haven’t visited our YouTube channel lately, please see our latest videos about how to take care, set up and intonate your guitars. You can find pics of our latest Custom Rambler® guitars and basses in our picture gallery.
Since we met at NAMM earlier this year, we’ve really enjoyed getting to know Elliott Randall and getting his thoughts on the Rambler Professional Electric Travel Guitar.
Below is a snippet from his review of the Rambler, in case you haven’t seen it yet.
Below Elliott is trying out one of our first Rambler STROBELCASTER prototypes at the NAMM show…
Oh, and if that isn’t enough, it comes in a case about the size of a viola (so I wouldn’t feel out of place walking into Abbey Road for a string session), it can be easily disassembled so that it fits into your …wait for it ….. computer bag!”
“Here’s a most interesting twist on the concept of the “carry-it-anywhere guitar”… The back-end story: as an electrical engineer with Motorola, Russ Strobel did his share of traveling – and he always missed his guitar. So utilizing his exceptional engineering skills, he came up with a revolutionary new design for this totally delightful mini. Following extensive trials, I can say that it sounds great (sporting a pair of fab-sounding humbucker pickups), plays great (a lovely comfortable and resonant neck) – and I couldn’t help but notice how the wood of the body vibrates beautifully even when unplugged. That is a great sign. And with utmost respect, it’s not a bad thing to call this instrument “cute”. While it mightn’t be out of place featured in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue (at a much higher price), it would be equally at home in the finest music emporia (for a most reasonable price). At the time of this writing, they are available from the Strobel Guitars website only.
And, we even got a great testimonial from Nigel (Elliott’s guitar tech), so we thought we’d share his thoughts with you too…
“I think your travel guitar is great!! I just did a little finishing of the frets for Elliott – a light fret dress to even the tops and I rolled the edges of the fingerboard to give it a vintage feel. This is something I find I do a lot for customers on guitars of all prices!! I’ll certainly have a think about any improvements you could make, but nothing springs to mind immediately. Congratulations on a great little guitar!!”
Nigel Stockbridge
nigelsguitarworkshop.co.uk