Travel guitar... what do people think?

[MoJoKe]

This is the new beast from DV Mark, albeit with a custom "Sebo Xotta" paint job (He is obsessed with cows....  perv!).  Its a full scale professional instrument, just one small enough to fit in an overhead locker...  anyone touring overseas this year and flying?

 https://www.facebook.com/stefano.xotta/videos/1655751397839900/

(Ahem, and yes, no need to ask, there are basses on the way too......  )

 

[MoJoKe]

PS.  Please forgive the utterly shameless commercial plug!  Many of you already know that I do a bit of work with MSL, I was sent the first UK demo one of these a couple of days ago, and it seems to have got stuck to my hands, and I have wee'd a bit..... 

[MoJoKe]

This pic of a pre-production sample 5 string was on Marco's FB page a couple of days ago...

[Bassassin]

One day I'm going to get a cheap Strat & take a bandsaw to it!

[Cato]

52 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

One day I'm going to get a cheap Strat & take a bandsaw to it!

I actually really like that.

Is that photoshopped or is it something that someone has actually made?

I'm rubbish at spotting the difference.

[MoJoKe]

Its real! A strat that forgot to put on its trousers! 

[MoJoKe]

I rather like it but there's something about that floating bridge that just looks a bit vulnerable... 

[MoJoKe]

This is the DV Mark one... 

 

[MoJoKe]

The colour is called pre-fresian (you'll need to have seen the video to get that...!)!...  Or Caribbean green.... 

Edited April 27, 2018 by MoJoKe

[mikel]

4 hours ago, MoJoKe said:

This pic of a pre-production sample 5 string was on Marco's FB page a couple of days ago...

It has more control knobs than strings, always a deal breaker for me. Simple is best, a bit like me really. 

[MoJoKe]

I know exactly what you mean!  Jazz or precision all the way normally!

I know that MB make a Preamp for some Cort basses, but having googled it, that has one less knob, so its something different again....  If they work to their usual processes, it probably won't get launched until Winter NAMM so we might have a while to find out what they all do!

 

[Bassassin]

4 hours ago, Cato said:

I actually really like that.

Is that photoshopped or is it something that someone has actually made?

I'm rubbish at spotting the difference.

It's an actual thing:

Travelcaster

There are basses too, but they're just... wrong.

[Cato]

7 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

It's an actual thing:

Travelcaster

There are basses too, but they're just... wrong.

Brilliant cheers.

I never thought I'd end today gassing for two thirds of a Stratocaster.

Edited April 27, 2018 by Cato

[Bilbo]

I saw Gordon Giltrap last night and he played one of those Paul Brett Vintage Viator travel guitars. It sounded beautiful. I am gassing for the 12 string version now.

Edited April 27, 2018 by Bilbo

[MoJoKe]

13 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

I saw Gordon Giltrap last night and he played one of those Paul Brett Vintage Viator travel guitars. It sounded beautiful. I am gassing for the 12 string version now.

Mini acoustics do seem to be great, useable instruments, the Paul Brett looks really cool, I would never have thought the tension on a 12 string would work on something so small...  gonna have to hear one of those...  have you any links for the 12 string?

Edited April 27, 2018 by MoJoKe

[Bilbo]

There is stuff on YouTube. 

[mikel]

Ian Anderson has some travel sized acoustics made by Manson. They sound fantastic. Manson's thought a guitar that size would sound poor but they were proven wrong. Anderson's excuse is "A tiny guitar makes a little guy like me look bigger".

[MoJoKe]

On 28/04/2018 at 16:02, mikel said:

Ian Anderson has some travel sized acoustics made by Manson. They sound fantastic. Manson's thought a guitar that size would sound poor but they were proven wrong. Anderson's excuse is "A tiny guitar makes a little guy like me look bigger".

...and makes Sebo from DV Mark (in the vid) look like a bloody giant!

[MoJoKe]

The guitarist in my band was quite impressed....  Crap video, but you get the point hopefully!